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Readable Theme

I'm trying out something new on the website! I've recently switch to using a super minimalistic theme based off of the wonderful readable.css. I wanted to try and design a thoroughly unopinionated theme that utilized custom CSS as little as possible while retaining a simple, maybe even retro look. No columns, no sidebars, just text. Interestingly, it even implements some basic dark mode support and reduced animation support, for folks who use those features.

Judith Bicking Portfolio

Judith Bicking, a local illustrator in Asheville, North Carolina, reached out to me looking for a portfolio website that helped her organize and display her artwork. In her work as an illustrator, she has used dozens of third-party portfolio hosting services, but none of them quite lived up to her expectations. They were difficult to maintain, often charged a fee to host her art, didn’t always have a full-featured or intuitive image gallery, and they didn’t always help generate client leads. She also paid for a hosted domain that she wasn’t using, and the semi-monthly charges were beginning to add up.