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Show Notes

03:59 - cudd.io

Shared component animation between home / about really nice
Readable, clear
Simple
Check the contrast ratio on the white text on light blue: https://coolors.co/contrast-checker/ffffff-56ccf2
Nice SSR from Next.js
CSS vars
Very tall cards without much text, looks like a mistake
Better on a short browser window - peep the tall and skinny
Card heading should be h3 or h4

10:35 - damonbolesta.com

Nice design = super fun!
Good color palette
Shows your skills straight up
Animation
Not accessible - EASY fixes with Axe Dev Tools
Text on background images hard to read
White text on buttons
Bold some words in your bio
Border radius

21:52 - walterkjenkins.com

Map is fun
Contrast issues with the color choices
Transparency not needed on body content
Cursive font for links / buttons is a no for me dog
Labels on social media icons
Hero overlaps section below it
Maps data processing should be h4

29:40 - suhit.me

This is an example of a really good one
Wicked domain name
Design is ON POINT, like this is the type of polish I like to see - I’d hire on this
Can’t get enough Inter font
Fun little animation
I’d go a little easier on the box-shadow
Github even has a custom readme
Resume
- Very modern - JS, TS, Bootstrap
- TypeScript A+
- Drop the “5” and “3” from “HTML” and “CSS”
- I’d add color to the resume, its likely not printed
- Don’t need to say Github and LinkedIn in front of the URLs

37:20 - jacobpawlak.com

Initial loading is great - transitions are hot
Typography looks nice - not sure about those serif all-cap nav items
Slider not very usable
View circle on hover is cool, but I’m not sure about following your mouse, covers text
T-shirt portfolio is awesome
Fun little bits in the footer
SSL is broken - fix that sh!t
Links don’t show over background images - common issue today
External links should probably be indicated as such
HTML, paragraphs as h3 & h4, h5, should be
- (i.e. “here are a few of my recently completed…” should be a

)
Design of resume is KEY - different colors, eh?

47:04 - mrtnvh.com

This is a good example of subtle flex of skills
FAST AF
Makes you say “Ohhhh” when you click a link (something that’s missing from a lot of these single page sites)
Personal Photo A+
Position sticky
Love the skills layout on the about page
Email is a button
- I can’t copy your email
- We have mailto links - don’t reinvent
A+

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