I Built My First Dev Portfolio โ€“ Feedback Welcome

Orlando AscanioOrlando Ascanio
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After weeks of constructing projects and other portfolios with different styles, learning, and fighting with layout bugs, I finally built and launched my first developer portfolio.

๐Ÿ”ง Tech Stack:

React

TailwindCSS

Framer Motion

Formspree (for the contact form)

๐Ÿ” Features:

Fully Responsive UI

Smooth scroll-based and interactive animations

SEO-ready structure (meta tags, proper semantics)

A working contact form

Simple, clean design โ€” focused on clarity, not fluff

๐ŸŽฏ Why I built this: I wanted something simple but sharp. A space to introduce myself, show my work, and grow from here. Every detail was a lesson in real-world frontend dev, from accessibility, to animation timing, to deploying with Vercel and setting up form submissions without a backend.

๐Ÿšง Challenges:

Making Framer Motion not feel over-the-top.

Preventing form spam while keeping the UX smooth.

Not vibe-coding โ€” I wanted every part to be intentional and clean.

๐Ÿ”— Live Site: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://portfolio-orlandos-projects-8aa08152.vercel.app

๐Ÿ’ป Code: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://github.com/Gojer16/Portfolio

๐Ÿง  I'm open to all feedback, from code structure to accessibility tips to design critiques. This is just the first version, and I'm treating it like a product that will evolve as I grow as a dev.

Thanks for checking it out!

#portfolio, #webdev, #react, #tailwindcss, #frontend

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