);
}
function WorkScrollGallery({ items, onOpen }) {
const pinRef = React.useRef(null);
const trackRef = React.useRef(null);
const introRef = React.useRef(null);
React.useEffect(() => {
const pin = pinRef.current, track = trackRef.current, intro = introRef.current;
if (!pin || !track) return;
// Mobile keeps the same vertical-drives-horizontal pin scroll as desktop
// (mobile pin tuning lives in css/responsive.css).
const reduced = window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches;
if (reduced) return;
let current = 0, target = 0;
const computeTarget = () => {
const rect = pin.getBoundingClientRect();
const total = pin.offsetHeight - window.innerHeight;
if (total <= 0) { target = 0; return; }
const progress = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, -rect.top / total));
const maxScroll = Math.max(0, track.scrollWidth - track.parentElement.clientWidth);
target = -progress * maxScroll;
};
// This used to run unconditionally for the page's entire lifetime —
// a forced getBoundingClientRect() every frame, 60x/sec, even while
// scrolling through totally unrelated sections. Now gated by an
// IntersectionObserver so the loop only runs while this (tall,
// 160-320vh) pinned section is anywhere near the viewport.
let rafId = null;
const loop = () => {
computeTarget();
current += (target - current) * 0.08;
if (Math.abs(target - current) < 0.05) current = target;
track.style.transform = `translate3d(${current}px,0,0)`;
if (intro) {
const fadeDist = 260;
const opacity = Math.max(0, 1 - Math.abs(current) / fadeDist);
intro.style.opacity = opacity;
intro.style.pointerEvents = opacity < 0.05 ? 'none' : '';
}
rafId = requestAnimationFrame(loop);
};
const startLoop = () => { if (rafId === null) rafId = requestAnimationFrame(loop); };
const stopLoop = () => { if (rafId !== null) { cancelAnimationFrame(rafId); rafId = null; } };
const io = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
if (entries[0].isIntersecting) startLoop(); else stopLoop();
}, { rootMargin: '50% 0px 50% 0px' });
io.observe(pin);
window.addEventListener('resize', computeTarget);
return () => {
stopLoop();
io.disconnect();
window.removeEventListener('resize', computeTarget);
};
}, [items.length]);
return (
/ SELECTED WORK
Websites, Built to Perform.
A look at the sites I've designed and developed — fast, modern, and made to convert.
SCROLL →
{items.map((item) => (
))}
/ AND MORE
More Than What's Shown.
The projects featured here are only a small selection of my work. I've built 10+ additional websites for clients over the years. Some are no longer online due to expired hosting, domain renewals, or business closures.