When making games, I stumbled across a video talking about making a game feel 'juicy'. The idea was that 80% of the work was in the polish of the game, making things shake, stretch, bounce, pop, and generally feel good to interact with. This concept immediately resonated with me, and I started trying to implement it in my games straight away.

As I saw the fruits of this labor, I started thinking about its application in areas outside game development and realized the same principles applied pretty much anywhere but were obvious in the world of web development. Not everything needed to shake and beep, but crafting a UI that was satisfying to use is the holy grail of UX.

I started looking for libraries I could reach for and documented them in a public Github repo called "Pulp" (despite hating juice with bits, I couldn't resist the pun).

When Hacktoberfest rolled around, I realized it was an excellent, low-pressure candidate for people new to the Git process to collaborate on. Not only could people get a feel for open-source contribution in an easy to implement way, but they would also be encouraged to explore new libraries that might help them in the future.