Redesign homepage Professional and Recent Work sections

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Homepage "Professional" and "Recent Work" sections were stale and visually weak — skill percentage bars and unrelated placeholder images (Fox Album, Ript icons) with no connection to the actual portfolio.

Recent Work

• Replaced hard-coded images with cards sourced directly from the shared portfolioItems array in const.ts (single source of truth, no duplicate asset definitions)
• Cards display project thumbnail, title, and subtitle with a hover lift + green border accent; each links to /portfolio

Professional

• Replaced 7-bar percentage chart with a dual-row infinite CSS marquee as the single motion piece:
  • → Row 1: Core stack — React · TypeScript · Next.js · Node.js · Redux · XState · Express · PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Figma · CSS3 · HTML5
  • ← Row 2: Career history — TD Bank · Care/of · Comcast Business · American Express · AllSocial · Attck/TimeRepublik · Crane.ai
• Animation triggers on scroll via the existing IntersectionObserver pattern; respects prefers-reduced-motion

CSS

• Added .tech-ticker* and .recent-work-card* rules with responsive overrides for tablet/mobile (horizontal scroll on small viewports)
• Removed now-dead bar-chart rules (#apps, .grid, .bar, #scale, v-divider) from all breakpoints
• Adjusted section heights to match the lighter content

Original prompt

Try this again in the cloud. You are just spinning on my local. I need to see some progress

[Chronological Review: The conversation began with the user requesting updates to the homepage sections "Recent Work" and "Professional" on their portfolio site, emphasizing a need for a more polished and senior-level appearance. The user provided detailed requirements for both sections, including specific design and content expectations. The user later requested a simplification of the design, focusing on minimalism and elegance, and reiterated the need for a strong visual impact without clutter. The most recent request was for the agent to execute tasks in the cloud rather than locally, indicating a desire for progress.]

[Intent Mapping: The user explicitly requested updates to the "Recent Work" and "Professional" sections, specifying that the "Recent Work" carousel should reuse images from the portfolio page and that the "Professional" section should feature a strong motion piece. The user later emphasized the need for simplification and minimalism in both sections, aiming for a premium and design-forward portfolio. The final request was to execute the work in the cloud to see progress.]

[Technical Inventory: Technologies and frameworks mentioned include a portfolio site likely built with HTML/CSS and possibly JavaScript for animations. The user emphasized the importance of performance, accessibility, and responsiveness in the design.]

[Code Archaeology: Specific files or functions were not detailed in the conversation, but the focus was on the homepage structure and the carousel functionality. The user requested to avoid duplicating image definitions and to maintain a single source of truth for assets.]

[Progress Assessment: The user has provided detailed requirements and design principles for the updates, but no actual implementation has been confirmed yet. The user is awaiting progress on the tasks.]

[Context Validation: All critical information for continuation is captured, including the user's design philosophy, specific requirements for each section, and the overall goal of creating a premium portfolio.]

[Recent Commands Analysis: The last agent command was a request to execute the tasks in the cloud, indicating that the user was not satisfied with local execution. There were no tool results to summarize as the command was a request for action rather than a tool execution.]

1. Conversation Overview: - Primary Objectives: The user requested updates to the homepage sections "Recent Work" and "Professional" to reflect a more polished, senior-level portfolio. They emphasized minimalism and elegance, stating, "This portfolio site is intentionally minimal, clean, and design-forward." - Session Context: The conversation evolved from detailed requests for specific updates to a focus on simplification and minimalism, culminating in a request for cloud execution to see progress. - User Intent Evolution: The user initially sought updates with specific requirements but later shifted to a more stringent focus on minimalism and elegance, indicating a desire for a refined design.

2. Technical Foundation:

• HTML/CSS: Used for the portfolio site structure and styling.
• JavaScript: Likely involved for animations and interactivity, with a focus on performance and accessibility.

3. Codebase Status:

• No specific files were modified yet, but the focus is on the homepage structure and carousel functionality.
• The user emphasized the need for a single source of truth for images and minimal text in the "Recent Work" section.

4. Problem Resolution:

• Issues Encountered: The user expressed dissatisfaction with local execution, indicating a need for progress.
• Solutions Implemented: No solutions have been implemented yet; the user is awaiting action in the cloud.

5. Progress Tracking:

• Completed Tasks: No tasks have been completed yet.
• Partially Complete Work: The user has provided detailed requirements for the updates but is waiting for implementation.
• Validated Outcomes: No outcomes have been validated yet.

6. Active Work State:

• Current Focus: The user is focused on updating the "Recent Work" and "Professional" sections of their portfolio site.
• Recent Context: The user requested a simplification of the design and execution in the cloud to see progress.
• Working Code: No specific code snippets were discussed recently.
• Immediate Context: The user was actively seeking progress on the updates when the token budget was exceeded.

7. Recent Operations:

• Last Agent Commands: The last command was a request to execute tasks in the cloud.
• Tool Results Summary: No tool results were returned as the command was a request for action.
• Pre-Summary State: The agent was preparing to execute tasks in the cloud when the token budget was exceeded.
• Operation Context: The user requested cloud execution to see progress on the updates to their portfolio site.

8. Continuation Plan:

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Project	Deployment	Actions	Updated (UTC)
dansbands-github-io	Ready	Preview, Comment	Apr 8, 2026 6:12pm