The Path I Chose
The Journey
Art school to animation.
University of Hartford Art School for Printmaking and Illustration. Animation training under DreamWorks, Blue Sky, and Sony Imageworks professionals. I learned to see and tell stories.
Code became canvas.
Full-stack development changed everything. React, Node.js, TypeScript—each technology became a new medium. Technical precision met artistic vision.
AI opened every remaining door.
For 3+ years, I've pioneered "Context Engineering"—moving beyond prompts to intelligent environments where AI and humans collaborate authentically. Published books on it. Built systems around it. Live it daily.
The Choice
Five years ago, I had ideas I couldn't execute. Projects died in the gap between imagination and ability. Then tools caught up to curiosity, and "I wish I could" became "let me try."
I chose curiosity over comfort. Creation over consumption. Possibility over perfection. Exploration over expertise.
This isn't about being good at everything. It's about being brave enough to learn anything. About choosing a life where passion dictates projects, where "what if?" becomes "let's find out."
Most days: building across whatever medium the idea demands. Some days: helping others do the same through consulting, teaching, architecting solutions.
AI didn't make me a better creator. It made me a braver one.
What That Means
Ship before ready.
Done beats perfect. Built platforms for aerospace giants and children's books about JavaScript. Led AI strategies for teams and created community platforms. None waited for perfect.
Iterate publicly.
Share the first draft, the messy middle, the refined version. Transparency breeds connection.
Stay curious about everything.
Trail running solves coding problems. Surfing informs design. Cooking teaches iteration. Mountain climbing reveals persistence. Every experience feeds the work.
Let interests collide.
Animation training informs web development. Printmaking shapes interfaces. Outdoor adventures become connecting stories. Your scattered interests aren't weakness—they're advantage.
Come back to what matters.
First pass is courage. Second pass is craft. Ship first, then refine. Both require fervor.
The Work
Full-Stack Developer, Artist and AI Strategist.
3+ years pioneering frontier AI models.
Stack
React, TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, Python, PostgreSQL, Supabase, Tailwind CSS, Tauri, and more.
AI Tools
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Midjourney, Runway ML, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Suno, and more.
Published
- Context Engineering for Real People
- Creative AI Ninja
- Baby's ABC's of AI
Led digital transformations. Built platforms for high-profile clients. Established new paradigms for AI partnership.
Credentials matter less than the curiosity driving them.
The Tools
Both feed each other. Both make the other possible.
For Speed
Technical barriers fallen. What matters now: taste, courage, something worth saying.
For Depth
Life experiences: the raw material giving voice and authenticity to everything made.
The Manifesto
Living with Fervor means:
Choosing curiosity over comfort. Creation over consumption. Possibility over perfection. Exploration over expertise.
Asking "what if?" and following through to "I actually did that."
Not waiting until qualified. Trying, failing, learning, trying again.
Letting passion dictate projects and tools serve vision.
Creating across every medium that calls, even with no business being there yet.
Sharing the messy middle because someone else's beginning starts with your honesty.
AI removed barriers. The doors opened. Curiosity walked through.
This is my proof. Your invitation. Our path.
The Promise
When you combine curiosity with creation, when AI removes barriers while passion provides direction, when you ship before ready and refine as you go—that's when you create work that matters.
Not because it's perfect. Because it's real. Because it came from someone living the questions, not just answering them.
Your turn. What medium are you curious about? What project have you been avoiding? What would you build if curiosity was enough?
The Fervor Universe
Fervor Life is part of a larger ecosystem dedicated to living with curiosity, creating with passion, and sharing the journey
Fervor Books
fervorbooks.com
Transformative books on AI, creativity, and programming.
Fervor Life
fervorlife.com
Kristopher's creative journey, personal manifesto and products.
Fervor Coding
fervorcoding.com
Code with passion through tutorials and dev tools.
Fervor AI
fervorai.dev
Explore AI tools and experimental projects.
Connected Universe
Fervor Life doesn't exist in isolation. It's part of Kristopher Dunham's larger mission to democratize creative tools and empower humans to live boldly with AI. Whether through books that teach frameworks, coding tutorials that build skills, AI experiments that push boundaries, or the personal journey shared through Fervor Life—every piece of the Fervor universe shares the same core belief: curiosity is the compass, and fervor is the fuel.
Let's Connect
Whether you're looking for a collaborator, want to discuss creative process, or just want to chat about adventures and AI—I'd love to hear from you.