- Published on August 7, 2025
- In AI Features
How a 19-Year-Old’s Side Project Got Vercel’s Attention
Creating something useful and sharing it with the world could take one further than any business plan.
- By Ankush Das
At just 19, a frontend developer from India launched a side project to improve background design on websites. He didn’t expect it to go viral. And he certainly didn’t expect Vercel, the platform it was built on, to sponsor it. But a post on X drew in a wave of support, and a message later, his side project became a decently recognised tool for the web design community.
What started as a simple CSS library to enhance portfolios is now backed by one of the biggest names in web development.
PatternCraft is a Side Project
Megh Bari, 19, a front-end developer, said the idea was born out of his endeavour to build clean and visually impressive websites. “But one thing I constantly struggled with was finding the perfect background — something that actually stood out and made
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Ankush Das
I am a tech aficionado and a computer science graduate with a keen interest in AI, Coding, Open Source, Global SaaS, and Cloud. Have a tip? Reach out to ankush.das@aimmediahouse.com
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