This Site

How it started

I needed a portfolio live before April 18 — the date I planned to go live on LinkedIn and X. I had a week. The constraint was useful: no frameworks, no overthinking, just ship something that looks good and represents the work accurately.

I built it the same way I build everything else — with RIGGS as the execution layer. Designed in conversation, iterated in real time, deployed to Netlify. The whole site went from blank file to live in a single focused work session.

What's in it

• Particle network hero — canvas-based animation, 100 nodes, custom color system via CSS properties
• Animated project cards — inline SVGs with CSS animations: CPU chip TX/RX streams, live log feed, radar sweep with angle-synced blip pulses
• Dark mode — CSS custom properties throughout, consistent across all pages
• Project detail pages — each project gets its own page with origin story, how it works, and tech stack
• Netlify Forms — contact form with intent dropdown, no backend required
• Mobile responsive — grid layouts collapse cleanly on small screens

Technical decisions

No frameworks was a deliberate choice. React or Next.js would've added setup time, build complexity, and dependencies for a site that doesn't need any of them. Vanilla HTML/CSS/JS ships instantly, loads fast, and has no supply chain risk.

All card visuals are inline SVG — no image files, no external assets, styled via CSS custom properties. The radar and chip animations run entirely in CSS. The particle network and log feed are small, self-contained JS functions.

Tech stack