Shubham's Portfolio
The personal portfolio you're looking at right now. Built from scratch with the App Router, Framer Motion, and Tailwind to showcase projects with rich, scrollable timelines and an automated daily blog pipeline.
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Project Timeline
Initial Concept
Mar 2024Decided to build from scratch rather than reach for a template. Researched modern portfolio designs for inspiration and locked in the feature set.
Design System Creation
Apr 2024Established the visual identity: dark-mode-first, gradient accents, Geist font family, and smooth Framer Motion animations throughout.
V1 Static Build
May 2024Built the initial static version with hero, about, and a basic project listing. Deployed to Vercel for early feedback.
Blog Integration
Jul 2024Added a blog section with Markdown-based content, syntax highlighting for code blocks, and category-based filtering.
Project Detail Pages
Aug 2024Created dynamic /projects/[slug] pages with individual timelines, tech stack badges, and GitHub + live site links.
Animation Polish
Sep 2024Added scroll-triggered animations, page transitions, and interactive hover effects. Tuned timing for a premium feel.
Dynamic Project Loading
Nov 2024Refactored to load projects from a centralised data file. Built the responsive card grid with gradient text headers.
Custom Domain & SEO
Dec 2024Connected shubhamsingla.tech, added proper meta tags, Open Graph images, and canonical URLs.
V2 Major Upgrade
Jan 2025Integrated dynamic project loading, timeline views, GitHub repository links, and live site buttons. Full compliance audit against engineering standards.
Daily Blog Automation
Apr 2026Added a scheduled pipeline that generates a fresh cybersecurity blog post each day via Gemini with a Groq fallback, committing the result through GitHub Actions.
Project Curation
May 2026Pruned retired projects, expanded descriptions and tech stacks for the active set, and tightened unused imports across the components.