clark newell

portfolio

The first iteration of my personal website was created with an early version of Gatsby and a template from HTML5 UP.

Version 3.0 of my personal website presents the following features:

Built with Gatsby, a frontend framework based on the opensource React library. Gatsby is a blazing-fast static site builder that comes out of the box with SEO and image handling. This UI stems from the default starter
Taking advantage of modern jamstack technology, the frontend is hosted by Netlify with CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment) via Github commits. Netlify also provides the honeypot and data transfer for the contact form
Custom backend and CMS (Content Management Studio) built with and hosted by Sanity.io
GraphQL is implemented to traverse the Gatsby and Sanity APIs
Sass, Styled Components, Typography.js, React Syntax Highlighter, and a custom responsive grid are implemented for CSS styling
Light and dark "star" modes are implemented with context and state management via React hooks, and the useDarkMode plugin. P.S. The dark "star" mode is meant to be a whimsical gimmick and does not represent my idea of a serious, functional dark mode 😉 ✨
Testing created with Jest
Accessbility audit performed with WAVE
This solo project features custom self-designed logo/branding and original blog content

Already in progress, the next iteration of my site will be rebuilt featuring an expanded portfolio and a more commercial feel and fuctionality.

Completed the entire Master-Gatsby course from Wes Bos and this is the resulting demo.

Completed the entire Udemy React course from Maximilian Schwarzmueller and this is the resulting demo.

Very first CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) application completed while at Galvanize using Vue.js.