# Ahad Sheikh - Portfolio

> Frontend Developer Specializing in Interactive UI & Performance
> Building digital experiences with clean code and thoughtful design

# Website
https://ahadsheikh.vercel.app

# Important Pages
https://ahadsheikh.vercel.app - Homepage
https://ahadsheikh.vercel.app/about - About page (3+ years experience building on the web)
https://ahadsheikh.vercel.app/projects - Projects showcase
https://ahadsheikh.vercel.app/blog - Blog posts
https://ahadsheikh.vercel.app/resources - Curated resources and tools
https://ahadsheikh.vercel.app/contact - Contact form (open to freelancing)
https://ahadsheikh.vercel.app/ai - AI page

# Projects

## AHs Lab
https://ahs-lab.vercel.app
UI Components for Developers. Cut boilerplate, ship faster with AHs Lab.
A curated collection of accessible, high-performance React components designed specifically for Next.js developers.
Technologies: Motion, Tailwind CSS, Next.js, shadcn/ui
Source: https://github.com/ahadsheikh1814/AHs-Lab

## Treefy
https://treefy-three.vercel.app/
All your links. One smart tree. Share everything you create with one simple Treefy link.
Technologies: Tailwind CSS, Next.js, Prisma, Clerk
Source: https://github.com/ahadsheikh1814/Treefy

# Blog Posts
https://ahadsheikh.vercel.app/blog/AHs-Lab - Introducing AHs Lab: A Modern Component Library for Next.js (Oct 26, 2025)
https://ahadsheikh.vercel.app/blog/Spotify - Building a Spotify Now Playing Widget for Your Portfolio (Oct 27, 2025)
https://ahadsheikh.vercel.app/blog/Unique-visitor-counter - Building a Real-time Unique Visitor Counter with Next.js and Upstash Redis (March 8, 2026)

# Technologies & Skills
- Next.js - https://nextjs.org/
- React - https://react.dev/
- JavaScript - https://www.javascript.com/
- TypeScript - https://www.typescriptlang.org/
- Tailwind CSS - https://tailwindcss.com/
- Vercel - https://vercel.com/
- Bun - https://bun.sh/

# Resources & Tools Used

## UI Components
- Skiper UI - https://skiper-ui.com - Un-common UI components for shadcn/ui
- Tailwind Components - https://tailwindcomponents.com - Free Tailwind CSS UI components and templates
- UIVerse - https://uiverse.io - Beautiful, open-source UI elements made with HTML & CSS
- Shadcn UI - https://ui.shadcn.com - Official shadcn/ui library for building modern apps
- Radix UI - https://radix-ui.com - Accessible, unstyled UI components for building React apps

## Icons
- Heroicons - https://heroicons.com - Free MIT-licensed SVG icons for frontend projects
- Lucide Icons - https://lucide.dev - A clean and consistent icon toolkit based on Feather Icons

## Design Tools
- CSS Gradient - https://cssgradient.io - Generator for creating custom CSS gradients
- Haikei - https://haikei.app - Generate unique SVG shapes, backgrounds, and blobs
- UIColors - https://uicolors.app - Color palettes & gradients for modern UI design

## Learning & Development
- Frontend Mentor - https://frontendmentor.io - Real-world coding challenges to improve frontend skills
- CodeSandbox - https://codesandbox.io - Online code editor to build and share web apps fast

# Author Information
Name: Ahad Sheikh
Role: Frontend Developer
Focus: Interactive UI & Performance
Experience: 3+ Years Building on the Web
Tagline: Building AHs Lab and other cool things
Availability: Open to freelancing offers
Philosophy: "The expert in anything was once a beginner." — George Savile

# Social Links
Twitter: https://x.com/AhadSheikh1814_
Peerlist: https://peerlist.io/ahadsheikh
GitHub: https://github.com/ahadsheikh1814

# About
Ahad Sheikh is a frontend developer with 3+ years of experience specializing in interactive UI and performance optimization. He builds clean and interactive web experiences with a focus on performance and detail. He is the creator of AHs Lab, a modern component library for Next.js developers. His work focuses on building accessible, high-performance React components and tools that help developers ship faster.

He cares about the small details — that's what makes great products stand out. He builds modern web experiences with clean UI, smooth animations, and performance in mind.

# Additional Information
- Portfolio inspired by: Manu Arora (https://manuarora.in/)
- Built with: Next.js
- Crafted with precision
- GitHub Activity: Active contributor (https://github.com/ahadsheikh1814)
- Copyright: © 2026 Ahad Sheikh. All rights reserved.