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Building the Portfolio

This site is my personal playground. Rather than using a generic template or a heavy CSS framework, I wanted to craft something unique that reflects my love for sci-fi interfaces and clean, performant web standards.

The LCARS Aesthetic

Designing a usable interface heavily inspired by Star Trek's LCARS was a fun challenge. It required breaking away from standard boxy layouts and using CSS grids, precise flex alignments, and carefully crafted SVG-like border radiuses (like the main swooping header) to achieve the iconic look while remaining fully responsive on mobile devices.

Why Astro?

I chose Astro because it ships zero JavaScript by default while still allowing me to use a component-based architecture. The View Transitions API integration makes navigating between the matrix grid and these subpages feel like a seamless native application without the overhead of a large React bundle.