Personal Site Design Considerations
Introduction
[Introduce the site and explain what prompted you to build or redesign it. What do you want visitors to understand about you?]
Why a dual-sided homepage?
Work and life belong together
[Explain why you wanted the site to represent both your professional work and your life outside work. What does work-life balance mean to you personally?]
Two sides, one person
[Describe what belongs on the professional side and what belongs on the life side. Why did you choose two distinct panels instead of a conventional navigation menu or a single long page?]
Interaction and trade-offs
[Describe how the panels expand and what you hope that interaction feels like. What trade-offs did you consider, including small screens, discoverability, and keeping the design easy to use?]
Choosing the tech stack
What I chose
[List the tools and technologies used to build the site. For each, briefly explain what it does in this project.]
| Tool or technology | How I use it | Why I chose it |
|---|---|---|
| Astro | [Role in the site] | [Reason for choosing it] |
| TypeScript | [Role in the site] | [Reason for choosing it] |
| CSS | [Role in the site] | [Reason for choosing it] |
| Markdown / content collections | [Role in the site] | [Reason for choosing it] |
What mattered in the decision
[What mattered most when choosing your stack: performance, simplicity, content authoring, learning goals, deployment, or something else? Mention alternatives you considered, if useful.]
What comes next
[Describe the next changes you hope to make. Consider content, projects, photography, accessibility, responsive behavior, performance, or visual refinements.]
Longer-term direction
[What would you like this site to become over time? Which ideas are definite, and which are still experiments?]
Closing thoughts
[Summarize what you learned while designing the site and invite readers to explore or share feedback.]