Alright, let me tell you about this fun little thing I whipped up called the “yes or no tarot wheel.” It was a total weekend project, born out of sheer boredom and a weird fascination with tarot cards.
So, it all started with me scrolling through some design inspiration. I stumbled upon a cool spinning wheel animation and thought, “Hey, wouldn’t it be neat to make a digital tarot card reader, but like, the super simplified ‘yes or no’ kind?”
First, I sketched out the basic design. Just a circle, divided into sections. Half the sections would have “yes,” and the other half would have “no.” I wanted it to look a bit mystical, so I added some simple celestial-themed graphics – little stars and moons, nothing too fancy. I decided on a color palette, too: some deep blues, purples, and golds for that mystical vibe.
Next, I fired up my go-to design software (it’s nothing special, just something I’m comfortable with) and started creating the actual wheel. This took a while, ’cause I’m a bit of a perfectionist. I spent ages tweaking the fonts, the colors, and the spacing. I also made sure that the “yes” and “no” sections were evenly distributed, didn’t want to accidentally rig the results!
Then came the coding part. This is where things got a little hairy. I’m not a pro coder by any means, more of a “copy-paste-and-pray” kind of person. I found some code snippets online for creating a spinning animation and then started adapting them to my design. Spent a good few hours wrestling with JavaScript, trying to get the wheel to spin smoothly and randomly stop on either “yes” or “no.” There was a lot of trial and error, let me tell you.
Finally, after much fiddling, I managed to get it working! I added a little button that says “Ask the Tarot,” and when you click it, the wheel spins and then lands on your answer. I even threw in a cheesy sound effect – a little chime – for added drama.
Tested it out a bunch of times, asking all sorts of silly questions like, “Should I order pizza tonight?” and “Will I win the lottery?” (The tarot says no to the lottery, by the way. Figures.)
- First problem: The wheel was spinning way too fast. Had to slow it down with some code adjustments.
- Second problem: It kept landing on “yes” more often than “no.” Turns out, my random number generator wasn’t so random after all. Fixed that with a different function.
- Third problem: The chime sound effect was way too loud. Nearly blew my eardrums out. Turned the volume down.
Added a simple background, nothing distracting. Made sure it was mobile-friendly, ’cause who uses desktops anymore? Double-checked all the code for any obvious errors. Uploaded it to my little personal website.
It’s nothing fancy, but it’s a fun little distraction. And hey, maybe it’ll actually help someone make a decision (though I wouldn’t rely on it for anything important!).
Basically, I just wanted a simple project to keep myself busy and learn a few new things. And the “yes or no tarot wheel” definitely ticked those boxes.
Shared it with a few friends, and they actually seemed to enjoy it. One of them even suggested I add different tarot card designs to the wheel, which might be my next project. We’ll see!
So that’s the story of my “yes or no tarot wheel.” A silly, simple, and slightly buggy creation, but I had a blast making it.
