As a community banker by trade, Tim wanted to explore modern, frictionless digital banking UX while creating a distinct, satirical brand that keeps corporate day-job work completely separate. That brand became Big Beaver Bank—a fictional financial institution "backed by Beaver Enterprises."
Rather than spending weeks setting up boilerplate, routers, and static assets, the entire application was built using 100% vibe coding—collaborative AI pair programming using natural language prompts to design, code, iterate, and deploy in real time.
Build Timeline (0 to 120 Minutes)
1. Satirical Brand & Identity
Designed the forest emerald & gold color palette, corporate disclaimer banners ("NOT FDIC-INSURED"), and typography system.
2. Core Product Suite
Engineered interactive checking & savings comparison tables, loan calculators, and personal/business banking landing pages.
3. Digital Portal & Admin CMS
Mocked up a full online banking login flow and an admin dashboard (`admin-cms.html`) for content management.
4. Disclaimers & DNS Deployment
Added legal fine-print satire, operational alert bars, blog engine, DNS records, and deployed live to `bigbeaverbank.com`.