TapiKat Artifacts

Overview

I created TapiKat from the ground up, taking the concept from an original idea to a complete physical and digital product ecosystem. My role spans product invention, industrial and visual design, UX/UI, full-stack development, 3D modeling and fabrication, e-commerce, production workflows, branding, and deployment. I designed the physical artifact itself—including the process for transforming real-world cycling, running, and endurance routes into dimensional pieces that combine custom 3D topography, route geometry, printed artwork, ride statistics, and NFC-connected digital experiences. Each artifact is produced through a hybrid creative workflow that combines MCP-connected AI tools, generative systems, geospatial and 3D data, CAD/3D production techniques, and traditional Adobe Photoshop workflows, allowing technology and hands-on craftsmanship to operate as one production system. The digital platform behind TapiKat.com was built using an equally AI-native, agentic approach. I architect and direct specialized AI agents—including ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, and v0—across product strategy, UX, interface design, software engineering, content, debugging, and production. AI and MCP-connected creative tools extend that workflow into imagery, video, asset generation, and artifact design, while the application is deployed through Vercel's cloud infrastructure with a Git-based CI/CD pipeline connecting the local development environment to automated builds, preview environments, and production releases. The result is more than an AI-built website: TapiKat is a vertically integrated product system where physical product design, software, 3D fabrication, generative AI, traditional design tools, e-commerce, and automated cloud infrastructure converge in a single human-directed, agentic workflow.