DS-07 — About Page Redesign Notes

DS-07 — About Page Redesign Notes

Status: Complete
Branch: agent/ds-07-about-redesign
Pull request: #15 — DS-07 Redesign About page
Merge commit: 3aa761146c7e0b8bee8ca35f42b770ae083fe093

Implemented

  • Replaced the generic long-form page layout with the shared profile-page archetype.
  • Added a split narrative hero introducing Just A Thought with the existing About image as a decorative reflective panel.
  • Preserved the core About-page writing while reorganizing it into clearer editorial sections.
  • Added a publication-mission section with a highlighted humility statement.
  • Added a distinct Hi, I’m Jeff author section with personal context, an author facts panel, and secondary Professional Background and Contact actions.
  • Presented Why I Write as a framed editorial section.
  • Presented What You’ll Find Here as a restrained six-topic grid.
  • Presented What I Believe About This Space as a full-width parchment statement.
  • Retained the closing …just a thought. and added direct paths to Posts and Resources.
  • Added fully scoped About styles with responsive, reduced-motion, dark-mode, and keyboard-focus treatments.
  • Removed the old inline olive-branch presentation from the page.
  • Added the two About image assets to the compact rendered-site artifact for future visual review.

Validation completed

  • Protected Jekyll and Sass production build.
  • Desktop visual review at 1440px.
  • Tablet visual review at 768px.
  • Mobile visual review at 390px.
  • Light- and dark-mode review.
  • No horizontal overflow at the tested widths.
  • Actual bg-about.jpg crop and caption review at all three widths.
  • Actual author-mark asset review.
  • Keyboard tab order and visible three-pixel focus rings for every About action.
  • One h1, one main, unique IDs, current-page navigation state, headings, landmarks, lists, blockquote, and decorative-image semantics.
  • Posts, Search, Professional Background, Contact, and Resources destinations resolved in the rendered artifact.
  • Topic cards remain intentionally non-interactive.
  • All 79 About presentation selectors are scoped beneath .jat-about-page.
  • Professional Background and shared navigation/footer regression review.

Evidence

  • Merged pull request: #15
  • Merge commit: 3aa761146c7e0b8bee8ca35f42b770ae083fe093
  • GitHub Actions: final protected Jekyll build passed before merge.
  • Rendered image assets: bg-about.jpg is 1900 × 1501; jat-olive-branch.png is 1024 × 1024 with transparency.
  • Responsive metrics: document width remained within the viewport at 1440px, 768px, and 390px.
  • Keyboard test: all six About-page actions received the expected three-pixel visible focus outline after the scoped Bootstrap override.
  • Structure test: one h1, one main, seven h2 elements, no duplicate IDs, no empty links, and aria-current="page" on About.

Deferred

  • No new portrait is being added; the existing About image is used decoratively.
  • A complete personal biography timeline remains out of scope.
  • Professional portfolio content remains on the Professional Background page.
  • Topic archive pages remain out of scope; the topic grid is informational rather than interactive.