Hi, my name is Reksa Andhika. I’m an independent creative developer based in Indonesia, specializing in building websites with motion and interaction. I work with companies, agencies, studios, and individuals from all over the world.
Selected Works
TrueKind
This e-commerce skincare project was a passion project, created in collaboration with Abhishek Jha, a talented designer from India.
I truly enjoyed watching every step of progress we made. It was an exciting journey from start to finish. We discussed and brainstormed everything from design and functionality to motion, aiming to make the project as polished as possible and highlight its beauty. The challenge of this project was to create a floating layout and motion effects that were not distracting, but instead made the website come alive using parallax and motion. We crafted engaging micro-interactions to enhance its visual appeal. My favorite part was the seamless page transition when entering the product detail page.
We are really happy, people’s response is positive, we received awards & recognition, such as Awwwards Site of the Day & Developer Award, Awwwards E-commerce Honors Nominee, GSAP Site of the Day, Muz.li Picks Honor, Made With GSAP.
Tech stack: Nuxt 3, Prismic, GSAP, Lenis.
ELEMENTIS
Luxury health & wellness resorts and residences. I had the pleasure of working with Fleava, an agency based in Bali, Indonesia.
I thoroughly enjoyed working on the ELEMENTIS project, especially with the stunning assets and content they provided. The motion elements were thoughtfully aligned with the brand logo, ensuring a cohesive and harmonious visual identity. One of the challenges of this project was creating a clean layout and minimalist motion, leveraging the brand identity to craft a unique motion experience.
ELEMENTIS received several awards and recognition, including Awwwards Site of the Day & Developer Award (my first SOTD!), GSAP Site of the Week, and GSAP Showreel 2024.
Tech stack: Nuxt 3, GSAP, Vold (Internal Fleava CMS), Lenis.
FIFTYSEVEN
This is the portfolio website for FIFTYSEVEN, a studio based in Serbia. What makes this project special is that each case study is custom and carefully crafted, making every project unique. The challenge was to build different layouts, colors, and motion effects for each case study, but it was a fun and rewarding experience.
Tech Stack: React, GSAP, Lenis.
Understanding Neurodiversity
This is an interactive website about neurodivergence. The site was designed to tell a story through interactive scroll, hover, and click elements. We aimed to deliver the message beautifully, using colorful vector assets. The challenge of this project was controlling the animation timeline, ensuring it worked smoothly both forwards and backwards.
Understanding Neurodiversity received recognition as CSSDA Site of the Day and was nominated for CSSDA Website of the Month.
Tech Stack: Vanilla HTML, CSS, JS, GSAP, Lottie.
About Me
I’ve been passionate about programming since I was 15, starting with desktop software, mobile applications, and websites. Eventually, developing websites became the most comfortable and fulfilling part of my journey.
I started freelancing by helping friends with their projects while constantly improving my programming skills. Back then, I was only familiar with traditional, static websites.
In 2020, my partner, Ala, introduced me to Awwwards, and I discovered that websites could be incredibly creative, with dynamic layouts, rich motion, and interactive elements. That moment sparked my interest and curiosity in creative website development.
I began creating experimental projects, recreating entire websites for learning purposes, and later started working on client projects that featured rich motion and interaction. I learned the most by working on real projects, whether for clients or personal experiments.
Philosophy
I draw a lot of inspiration from internet culture, especially memes. They can be funny, satirical, and often deeply relatable.
“It Ain’t Much But It’s Honest Work” (from a simple meme farm guy) – I always want to keep these words in my portfolio and in my mindset. As long as I’m proud of the work and know that I put real effort into it, that’s what matters most. Even if a project feels small or insignificant, honest work has its own value.
I believe there’s always someone out there who will appreciate it; we just never know who that might be.
Tools & Workflow
When exploring the tech stack for projects and their requirements, I mostly use and feel comfortable with Nuxt.js for the frontend, SCSS for styling, Prismic for headless CMS, GSAP for motion and interaction, Three.js / OGL for WebGL, Lenis for smooth scrolling, and Shopify for e-commerce projects.
Currently Learning
Currently diving deep into learning WebGL and motion concepts.
Current Challenges
Finding and crafting the most efficient workflow.
Final Thoughts
As a developer, I believe curiosity and consistency are key to thriving in the industry. It’s important to learn the fundamentals to build strong knowledge, stay focused, avoid distractions, and create something experimental or a passion project. Publishing it can be a powerful move.
Thank you to Codrops and Manoela for the opportunity and spotlight – it’s truly an honor! Codrops is one of the best resources for creative designers and developers, and I’ve learned so much from the site.