Project: portfolio-rebuild

Project

Project: portfolio-rebuild

Notes from rebuilding this site into a static, local-first portfolio system with admin tools, structured content, and AI-assisted development.

Entries: 2
Latest: August 16, 2026
Type: Project

August 16, 2026

Everything Old Is public_html Again

Project: portfolio-rebuildweb-designlocal-firstresponsible-web 5 min read

Everything Old Is public_html Again

An overdue hosting update and a limited expression of remorse regarding the GIF situation.

Rebuilding My Portfolio With AI, Static HTML, and Stubborn Taste

web-developmentapplied-aiProject: portfolio-rebuildweb-designai-workflowscraftlocal-first 10 min read

Rebuilding My Portfolio With AI, Static HTML, and Stubborn Taste

The original version of my portfolio was built in 2021 from downloaded themes, hand-edited HTML, layered CSS overrides, and an unreasonable number of animated GIFs. The visual identity still felt right, but the underlying structure had become difficult to maintain and extend. This rebuild became an experiment in preservation through reconstruction: using AI-assisted workflows, static publishing, structured content, local admin tooling, and a lot of small human judgments to modernize the system underneath the site without sanding off the parts that still felt personal.