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How this site was built.
A working surface for the designer-developer claim. Built solo. Shipped from the same toolchain the case studies reference.
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The build itself
FrameworkStatic HTML, hand-rolled CSS, no build step
StylingCSS custom properties, zero utility framework
SansInter Variable (Google Fonts)
MonoJetBrains Mono
HostingVercel, cookieless analytics
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Built withClaude Code as pair, spec to code to audit to fix
Tokens
Studio Workbench palette
--bg#F4EBD9, newsprint paper
--fg#111111, true ink black
--accent#8B2418, Marvel/MTG ruby
--accent-strong#5C150C, body links
--success#1E5A3A, metric numbers
--border#DAD2BD, hairlines
ShadowsNone. Anywhere.
GradientsNone. Anywhere.
CornersSquare. 4px on small chips only.
What this site refuses to do
The negative space
The brief is anchored as much by what it leaves out as by what ships. The discipline is keeping the list short.
- No greeting hero. No "Hi I'm Brian."
- No portrait, anywhere
- No skill bars, no logo soup, no testimonial wall
- No "passionate" / "human-centered" / "world-class" / "rockstar"
- No magnetic hover, no scroll-jacking, no parallax
- No emoji. Anywhere. Including commit messages.
- No glass morphism, no backdrop-blur
- No shadows. No gradients. No browser chrome on screenshots.
- No newsletter signup, no contact form, no chat bubble
- No GA4. Cookieless analytics only.