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assoli.site

My previous portfolio: one animated page, driven by a command menu.

Role
Solo
Year
2026
Discipline
Web
Status
Live
assoli.site

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The idea

The portfolio that came before this one: a single animated page with a command menu, built to be looked at rather than read, and to make the first two seconds count.

A portfolio is the pitch, not the reference. This one is animated, opinionated and built to be looked at, with a command menu instead of a navigation bar so the whole site is one keystroke deep.

Keeping it apart from the résumé meant it never had to compromise: it can be heavy on motion without making a recruiter fight it for the facts, because the facts live on their own site.

Next.js / TypeScript / React / Framer Motion / Tailwind CSS / SEO

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Challenges

Motion that does not cost the first impression

The challenge

A portfolio is judged in the first two seconds, and that is exactly the window that heavy animation and font loading spend on themselves.

The approach

Content is readable before the animation resolves rather than gated behind it, so a slow connection degrades to a plain page instead of a blank one.

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Results

  • A motion-led single-page portfolio, navigable entirely from the keyboard.
  • Now being replaced by this bilingual rebuild.
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