Conceptual kitchen environment
John Hughes Wilcox / independent practice
JohnHughesWilcox
I make ideas interactive.
I design and build interactive web experiences and AI-assisted prototypes. My background in hospitality shapes how I think about people, systems, and the details that make an experience work.
Selected work / Design and technology
Ideas in motion.
From a platform for businesses to interactive worlds and open-source tools, each project brings an idea into use. Explore the full creative portfolio ↗
Archon.tools
A connected business platform with web experiences for different audiences.
Select a project to explore it on the stage.
Current stack / mise en place
Everything within reach.
A working mix of visual design, frontend craft, and AI-assisted building. The tools change with the brief; the focus is making ideas useful and tangible.
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Visual thinking
Shape the idea: visual direction, responsive layouts, and clear interactions.
- 02
Interactive web
Build the experience: React, Next.js, TypeScript, motion, and 3D.
- 03
AI-assisted making
Explore quickly, review generated code, test behavior, and refine the details.
Tools in the mix
- Figma
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- GSAP
- three.js
- LangChain
- MCP
- v0
- Firecrawl
Design & interaction
How the experience takes shape
- Figma
- Responsive design
- Accessibility
- GSAP
- three.js
- Adobe Creative Cloudfamiliarity
Frontend & web
What makes it work
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- HTML & CSS
- Tailwind CSS
AI & systems
Tools for exploration and building
- AI-assisted development
- MCP servers & clients
- LangChain integrations
- API & tool integrations
- Firecrawl
- v0
- 21st.dev
Generative media
Tools for visual and audio exploration
- ComfyUI
- ElevenLabs
- Runway
- Higgsfield
- Kling 4
Product & commerce
Platforms that bring ideas to life
- Supabase
- Stripe
- Shopify
- Webflow
- WordPress
Engineering & delivery
From prototype to usable work
- Git
- Vercel
- Playwright
- Python
- FastAPI
From the kitchen to the screen
What the kitchen taught me.
In a busy restaurant, every handoff matters. Teams work together through changing demands, tight timelines, and the unexpected. That experience shapes how I design and build digital work.
I bring the same attention to clear communication, thoughtful preparation, and the people who use what we make.
Service runs on handoffs between people who trust each other.
Before the doors open, the team gets the plan straight.
Standards are taught one person at a time.
My work in web development began in 2004. An independent web and commerce practice grew alongside two decades in hospitality, leading to Archon Digital.
The first websites
A web-development internship in Kansas City introduced me to building websites for clients.
Learning through service
Two decades in restaurants taught me to balance quality, timing, and the needs of a team.
An independent web practice
Alongside restaurant work, I scoped, designed, built, launched, and maintained client websites and e-commerce storefronts using tools from hand-built HTML to WordPress, Shopify, and Webflow.
Leading across restaurants
At Flagship Restaurant Group, I led teams from eight to more than eighty, managed P&L, and helped run a seven-concept food hall.
Building with AI
Experiments with generative AI grew into multi-agent systems, security tools, and market-intelligence APIs.
Archon Digital
I founded Archon Digital as a home for the products, web experiences, and tools I build today.
For teams making something meaningful
Let’s make something work.
I’m interested in creative technology, interactive web, and AI-assisted product work—projects that bring visual thinking and practical building together.
johnhugheswilcox@gmail.com↗