🕷️ I Built a Spider-Themed World Clock with Next.js

Hey DEV community! 👋

I’m Tawhed Islam, a Full-Stack Developer, and this is my first post on DEV.to.

Recently, I built a Spider-Themed World Clock using Next.js and TypeScript. I wanted to create something different from a traditional clock while also practicing real-world frontend development.

🕷️ What is Spider Clock?

Spider Clock is a modern world clock that lets you view the current time in different cities and time zones through a spider-inspired interface.

The goal was simple:

Make a useful clock, but make it fun and visually interesting.

⚙️ Tech Stack

• ⚛️ Next.js
• 📘 TypeScript
• 🎨 Tailwind CSS
• 🟢 React
• 🌍 JavaScript Time Zone APIs

✨ Features

• 🌍 Multiple world time zones
• 🕐 Real-time clock
• ⏰ Alarm functionality
• 🎨 Theme controls
• 🖥️ Fullscreen mode
• 📱 Responsive design
• 🕷️ Spider-inspired UI

🧠 What I Learned

While building this project, I practiced several things that are important for real-world development:

• Managing React state
• Working with time zones
• Creating reusable components
• Building responsive interfaces
• Working with TypeScript
• Structuring a Next.js project
• Improving UI/UX through iteration

The biggest lesson was that even a simple idea can become a great learning project when you build it from scratch.

🚀 Live Demo

You can try the project here:

🕷️ Spider Clock — Live Demo

💻 Source Code

The complete source code is available on GitHub:

GitHub — tawhed08/spider-clock

📸 Project Preview

Add your Spider Clock screenshot here.

I’m planning to keep building more projects, learning new technologies, and sharing what I learn along the way.

This is just the beginning. 🚀

What do you think of the Spider Clock concept?

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