THE PROCESS, NOT JUST THE RESULT

Notes from the workbench.

A small, evolving record of design choices, technical trade-offs, and lessons learned while building.

02 entriesEntries are dated; updates should reflect real work.

October 22, 2026Design

Designing a portfolio where the 3D has a purpose

The portfolio's visual center is an interactive universe, but project information must remain easy to find without it.

Keep the primary introduction and project links available as normal page content.
Give the 3D scene its own route so it can load independently.
Represent real projects and clearly distinguish prototypes from live work.

October 22, 2026Engineering

Choosing a static-first architecture

Astro serves the content pages, while React Three Fiber is reserved for the interactive universe.

Avoid a backend until the portfolio has a real need for one.
Use structured project data to keep cards, case studies, and universe nodes in sync.
Deploy the generated dist directory through Cloudflare Pages.

Keep it real. This log starts with the portfolio's design and architecture decisions. Future entries should be added when a real milestone or lesson occurs, not to make the timeline look busier.