Date
May
2026
Portfolio v3 — Bento Grid System
Rebuilding from scratch with Next.js 16, Framer Motion physics, and an Apple-quality bento layout. Adding dedicated Labs and Log pages.
After three iterations I finally landed on a layout that feels right. The bento grid gives every section its own room to breathe without losing the rhythm of the page. Most of the time went into the spatial Z-depth — getting the layered glass cards to feel like they exist on different planes took dozens of micro-adjustments to backdrop-blur, shadow, and translateZ values.
The new Labs and Log pages are first-class routes now, not anchors. Each gets its own header, status bar, and visual language.