National Donut Day (June 7th)

This is a submission for Frontend Challenge - June Celebrations, Perfect Landing: June Celebrations

What I Built

I created a delightfully fun landing page celebrating National Donut Day (June 7th)! This playful site combines the sweet history of donuts with practical information for donut lovers everywhere.

The page balances entertainment with useful content, making it both engaging and informative.

Features include:

• Interactive donut fact generator
• Step-by-step donut recipes with visual guides
• Local donut shop finder (simulated)
• Donut history timeline from Dutch settlers to modern day
• Social sharing features for donut photos
• Accessibility-focused design with keyboard navigation

Demo

Journey

This project was pure joy to build! I wanted to capture the whimsical nature of celebrating a food holiday while still creating a professional, well-designed user experience. The challenge was balancing fun visual elements with readability and functionality.

Development highlights:

• CSS animations for floating donut decorations
• Interactive recipe cards with step-by-step progression
• Local storage for saving favorite donut shops
• Responsive grid layouts for the recipe gallery
• Optimized images and lazy loading for performance

The most enjoyable part was creating the animated donut elements that don't overwhelm the content but add personality to the page. The recipe section uses progressive disclosure to keep information digestible while still being comprehensive.

I learned a lot about food photography presentation in web design and how to make instructional content more engaging through micro-interactions.

Next, I'd love to add a user-generated content section where people can share their own donut creations and a real integration with local business APIs.

This project reminded me that even the silliest celebrations deserve thoughtful design and that web development can bring joy to people's everyday experiences.