--- title: "My posts on design." url: "https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/page/2" description: "In-depth articles and insights about design, dev, growth, journal: hands-on build guides, essays and opinions, and the latest technology trends." image: "https://sarthakmishra.com/sarthak-og-image.webp" --- [View HTML](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/page/2) ยท [Site index](https://sarthakmishra.com/llms.txt) # My posts on design. I write about anything and everything that interests me. [design](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/tag/design)[dev](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/tag/dev)[growth](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/tag/growth)[journal](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/tag/journal) [![Pixel-art blue orb floats above a reflective lake beneath a starry, moonlit sky, with cursor.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/building-interactive-svg-avatar-hero-BFowlMS5.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/building-interactive-svg-avatar) [Oct 13 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/building-interactive-svg-avatar) ## [How to build an interactive Grok Bot-like avatar](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/building-interactive-svg-avatar) [Build a Grok Bot-like avatar with SVG, Astro, and React. Add cursor tracking, expressive eyes, protective winks, and natural idle animations.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/building-interactive-svg-avatar) [![Person holding a glowing string connected to floating star, moon, and cloud-shaped balloons in a blue sky.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/imitation-vs-inspiration-hero-Bmux0o4R.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/imitation-vs-inspiration) [Jul 04 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/imitation-vs-inspiration) ## [Where to draw the line between Imitation and Inspiration?](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/imitation-vs-inspiration) [AI commoditized execution, so "taste" is the new moat. The programmer's version: imitation is copy by value, inspiration is copy by reference.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/imitation-vs-inspiration) [![Hands reach toward a glowing vintage computer enclosed in a glass dome, surrounded by stars.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/managed-endpoints-hero-ClXGqE6Q.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/assume-the-endpoint-is-hostile) [Jun 27 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/assume-the-endpoint-is-hostile) ## [Assume the Endpoint Is Hostile](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/assume-the-endpoint-is-hostile) [Lakhs of government PCs can reach the core, each trusting whoever sits in front of it. Borrow Apple's closed model and make the wrong move unavailable.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/assume-the-endpoint-is-hostile) [![Illustrated workers pass bricks up a ramp while building a red domed structure with scaffolding.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/github-for-government-hero-BW6GuQu-.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/github-for-government) [Jun 25 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/github-for-government) ## [GitHub for Government Work](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/github-for-government) [The multi-year, single-vendor RFP is the root cause. Treat the core platform as an open commons: small priced tasks, paid per merged pull request.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/github-for-government) [![Vintage red-and-cream technical illustration of interlocking gears, clockwork mechanisms, and circular engineering diagrams.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/building-govtech-hero-BHBXrU9-.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/building-govtech-that-lasts) [Jun 24 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/building-govtech-that-lasts) ## [How I'd Build Government Software That Doesn't Fall Over](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/building-govtech-that-lasts) [You don't fix a meltdown with experts parachuting in after the breach. You fix it with defaults: a federated core, HTML-first frontends, private storage.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/building-govtech-that-lasts) [![A towering server building drips pink goo as paper airplanes fill a vivid city sky.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/bts-of-cbses-infra-meltdown-hero-SjBYkPkA.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/bts-of-cbses-infra-meltdown) [Jun 23 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/bts-of-cbses-infra-meltdown) ## [BTS of CBSE's Infra Meltdown.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/bts-of-cbses-infra-meltdown) [CBSE called its result-day collapse a cyberattack. The numbers say plain demand, the kind monolithic, one-vendor government IT can't survive.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/bts-of-cbses-infra-meltdown) [![A worker climbs a massive riveted steam machine beneath swirling orange clouds and flying papers.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/stop-fixing-exams-hero-vtYq0lDG.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/stop-fixing-exams) [May 30 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/stop-fixing-exams) ## [Stop Fixing India's Exams](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/stop-fixing-exams) [NEET leaked, CBSE's new marking system melted down, and 23.6% of young Indian graduates are jobless. We keep debugging an exam machine we should replace.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/stop-fixing-exams) [![Four tech-style logos displayed atop classical stone columns against a starry cosmic backdrop.](https://sarthakmishra.com/assets/astro-search-comparison-DwmFHGL2.jpeg)](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/astro-search-comparison) [Jan 26 2026](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/astro-search-comparison) ## [I Tried 4 Search Engines So You Don't Have To](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/astro-search-comparison) [Here's the definitive guide to choosing between Orama, Pagefind, Meilisearch, and Google for your static site.](https://sarthakmishra.com/blog/astro-search-comparison) ## Subscribe to my newsletter You'll get two emails initially: a confirmation link to verify your subscription, followed by a welcome message. Thanks for joining! 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