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Yasser.

夜

The builder who answers at 2 a.m. — and the black cat who decides if it's good enough.

tired eyes · big ideas · same energy.

VOIDSPLUNKER.std is the character bible of Yasser and Kūro: a personal project of the founder of Numidea Labs, made without a client and shown here as a portfolio piece. It holds a live rig of twenty frames, a profile and the rules of the silhouette, twelve faces, twelve poses, ten cards for Kūro, the way Yasser talks and a behaviour sheet. The page is in English.

Yasser sitting cross-legged on the floor in his oversized cream coat, a coffee in his hand; Kūro, the black cat, sits beside him and glares at you.
Yasser & Kūro · at rest
00 /

He's alive

move your cursor · click him
StateIdle · coffee no.1

Twenty drawn frames, one rig. Only the face swaps between frames, so nothing else jitters. Breathing, lean, steam, speech and the two-frame squash are code. He talks, follows you, and settles when you stop.

Gaze
Cursor left third → glance ←, right edge → glance →, top of screen → looks up. 110 ms dwell so he never flickers on a line. His whole body leans toward you.
Talk
Click him, or press "Say a line": the marker bubble types at 38 ms a character, the mouth flaps between three frames and shuts on punctuation. One line in three starts with the glasses push.
Click
Once: a two-frame squash and a line. Twice within 2.5 s: he laughs, Kūro goes wide.
Rest
He breathes and blinks for five seconds after your last move, then settles on his base frame. Nothing on this page moves on its own for longer than that.
Drowsy
"Go idle": a yawn, then heavy eyes; Kūro yawns three seconds later. Any move wakes him with a blink and a smirk.
Kūro
Follows your cursor 320 ms late, watches Yasser while he talks, flicks an ear, goes wide-eyed on a fast scroll.
01 /

Who he is

The profile sheet: who the character is, what he wants and fears, and where he sits on six axes.

Name
Yasser Hamisse
Role
Founder · creative director · the one who actually ships it
Base
Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria — the studio roof at dawn
Seal
夜 yoru — night. He does his best work after everyone logs off.
Fuel
Black coffee, the Numidea mug, never a fancy order
Partner
Kūro クロ, a black cat with taste and no patience
WantsTo build the thing your business has been waiting for — and see you use it.
FearsBeing one more middleman. A client who calls and nobody answers.
FlawSays yes to the impossible, then sleeps on the keyboard proving it.
TellPushes his glasses up with one finger before he says "ok, watch this".
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The silhouette

readable at 24 px or it's not him

The seven marks that make the character readable, and the six colours he is drawn in.

Pixel Yasser standing, arms crossed. Pixel Yasser standing, a hand in his coat pocket. Pixel Yasser standing, holding his coffee. Pixel Yasser standing, pushing his glasses up.
  1. 01High ponytail + two hair sticks — the crossed sticks are his crown; never drop them, even in pixel.
  2. 02Round thin glasses — pushed up when thinking, slid down when tired.
  3. 03Oversized cream coat — sumi-red lining, NUMIDEA patch on the left sleeve, hood always down.
  4. 04Black turtleneck + ring pendant — the ring is the "O" — it catches light in every frame.
  5. 05Wide black cargo + straps — utility, not costume; one strap crosses the chest.
  6. 06Cream sneakers, red heel tab — the red tab is the only red below the waist.
  7. 07Tired eyes, under-eye line — never fully wide-awake except in "shocked".
03 /

Twelve faces

each one has a job

The twelve faces of the bible, each with the moment it was drawn for and the line that sets its tone.

04 /

What he does

Twelve poses, each drawn for one moment of a website: where it appears, and what it says.

04b /

Head to toe

no more cut-off sneakers

Six full-body poses, each drawn twice, so he moves once when you scroll to him and again when you hover or tap. Feet always land on the floor line — nothing is cropped.

05 /

Kūro

the quality gate has whiskers

Yasser builds. Kūro judges. He is the client's taste made visible — if it's sloppy, he walks off the screen; if it's good, he loafs on it.

  • · Never speaks. Reacts.
  • · Never cute on purpose — loyal by accident.
  • · Yellow eyes are the only warm colour on him.
  • · Red collar tag = the hanko. He stamps the approval.
  • · Always lower in frame than Yasser, never centred alone in the hero.
  • Judge
    JudgeHovering a CTA
  • Loaf
    LoafGood section, settles
  • Smug
    SmugCase study result
  • Stamp
    StampApproval · hanko
  • Peek
    PeekScroll-in from edge
  • Shook
    ShookPrice shock
  • Hiss
    HissMiddlemen
  • Love
    LoveForm sent
  • Leave
    LeaveIdle · walks off
  • Mug
    MugSting · dawn
06 /

How he talks

The six lines the character says, in French with the English beside, and the rules of his voice.

  • Tu parles à celui qui code. Pas à un commercial.You're talking to the one who codes. Not a salesman.
  • Je te montre une démo qui marche avant de parler argent.I show you a working demo before we talk money.
  • Prix fixe. Si ça change, c'est écrit avant.Fixed price. If it changes, it's written first.
  • Il est 2 h. Oui, je réponds encore.It's 2 a.m. Yes, I'm still answering.
  • Ça, c'est un bug à moi. Je le règle.That one's my bug. I'll fix it.
  • Ok. On le construit ?Ok. Shall we build it?

He does

He never

Speaks in short sentences that end with a full stop.

Uses "synergy", "solutions" or "leverage".

Owns the mistake before the user notices it.

Blames the client, the browser or the server.

Mixes French and English the way BBA actually does.

Fakes slang or forces darija for flavour.

Lets Kūro deliver the joke.

Winks, thumbs-up or emoji at the camera.

Shows a receipt: a number, a demo, a link.

Claims "best", "fastest" or "#1" without proof.

07 /

A day on a site

the behaviour, beat by beat

The behaviour sheet: how the character was written to act on a website, section by section.

  1. 00 StingDawn · coffeeMug steam writes NUMIDEA LABS, Kūro stamps 夜, paper wipes into the hero.
  2. HeroSmirk · eyes followGlasses glint tracks the cursor; blink every 4–7 s; a two-frame squash when the sting lands.
  3. ServicesFocus · laptopKūro peeks from the right edge as rows scroll in.
  4. PricingDeadpan · receiptMarker note writes itself next to the total: "c'est tout."
  5. WorkKūro smugLoafs on whichever case tile you hover longest.
  6. FAQThink · shrugSwitches face each time an answer opens.
  7. ContactPoint · lovePoints at the field you're typing in; laugh + Kūro heart on send.
  8. After 23:00Tired · napScene goes night; idle 60 s and he dozes, Kūro walks off.
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Back to the Studio

dossier 06 · end of file

That was the character bible, a personal project. Numidea Labs is the studio that builds for clients: the Studio page holds the other projects, and a Preview is how a project starts.

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