diff --git a/examples/vector-widget/.gitignore b/examples/vector-widget/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c96c5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vector-widget/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# See http://help.github.com/ignore-files/ for more about ignoring files.
+
+# dependencies
+node_modules
+
+# testing
+coverage
+
+# production
+build
+
+# misc
+.DS_Store
+.env
+npm-debug.log
diff --git a/examples/vector-widget/README.md b/examples/vector-widget/README.md
index 2dfbfd6..cf793eb 100644
--- a/examples/vector-widget/README.md
+++ b/examples/vector-widget/README.md
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
To try this example, run:
```
-npm install
-npm run build
+$ npm install
+$ npm start
```
-in this directory, then open index.html in your browser.
-
-**Note:** If you have any issues, ensure that you ran `npm install` from the root of the `react-art` project first.
+in this directory, then open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) it your browser.
diff --git a/examples/vector-widget/app.js b/examples/vector-widget/app.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c981fa..0000000
--- a/examples/vector-widget/app.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-
-var React = require('react');
-var ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
-var VectorWidget = require('./VectorWidget');
-
-ReactDOM.render(, document.getElementById('container'));
diff --git a/examples/vector-widget/index.html b/examples/vector-widget/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 51e085a..0000000
--- a/examples/vector-widget/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
- VectorWidget
-
-
-
-
-
If you're seeing this message, it means you haven't generated the bundle file for this example. Try running:
-
-
- npm install
- npm run build
-
-
-
then reload the page.
-
+
If you're seeing this message, it means you haven't built this example. Try running:
+
+
+ npm install
+ npm start
+
+
+
Then open http://localhost:3000 to view it in the browser.
+