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Apr 09, 2026 - Present(6 months)1 min read

Illustriober Creatives Platform

The studio's public site and a gated client portal that follows each project from first enquiry to completion.

Visit site
Home page of the Illustriober Creatives site with a serif headline, a short pitch and a collage of website mockups.
Services page showing the studio's four-step workflow of define, design, build and ship.

Core Functionality

  • Public marketing site for the studio
  • Gated client portal that covers a project from enquiry to completion
  • Sign-in with refresh-token rotation
  • Transactional email
  • Live project updates in the portal

Technical Stack

  • Frontend: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, hosted on Vercel
  • API: Express, Prisma, PostgreSQL 15
  • Hosting: API on a self-managed Linux VPS
  • Auth: JWT with refresh-token rotation

Key Features

  1. Client portal
    • One place for a client to follow their project
    • Invitations sent by email
  2. Security
    • Access tokens with rotating refresh tokens
  3. Media
    • A pipeline for uploading and serving media
  4. Realtime
    • Project updates appear without a refresh