DS-08 — Podcast Page Alignment Notes

DS-08 — Podcast Page Alignment Notes

Status: Complete
Branch: agent/ds-08-podcast-alignment
Pull request: #16 — DS-08 Align Podcast page and correct About image scaling
Merged: 2026-07-16
Merge commit: c5c33115d5b54589bd8b3b5a2a1aaf761fdca235

DS-07 corrective follow-up

  • Replaced breakpoint-specific minimum heights on the About hero image with intrinsic proportional sizing.
  • Set the About hero image to render at its natural 1900 × 1501 aspect ratio without stretching or forced cropping.
  • Optically scaled and repositioned the olive-branch author mark within its transparent square canvas.
  • Added a small scoped override partial so the correction remains isolated to the About page.

DS-08 implemented

  • Migrated /podcast/ from the older standalone page system to the shared editorial landing-page archetype.
  • Standardized the formal name as Just A Thought — The Podcast in page metadata and reader-facing content.
  • Replaced the old hero with a framed split editorial hero and intentional podcast photography.
  • Removed Get Notified, launch-update, and email-list language because no notification mechanism or signup form exists.
  • Consolidated repeated pre-launch messaging into one honest In Development status.
  • Reorganized What to Expect into one concise panel with four restrained content cards.
  • Replaced the sample-direction section with one structured episode-format panel.
  • Added an empty episode-library state that can later accept real episode cards without another full page redesign.
  • Added one closing panel directing readers to current reflections and Series.
  • Added fully scoped responsive, dark-mode, and keyboard-focus styles.
  • Added explicit image aspect ratios for desktop, tablet, and mobile presentation.
  • Added Podcast image assets to the rendered-site validation artifact.

Validation completed

  • Protected Jekyll and Sass production build.
  • About hero scaling at 1440px, 768px, and 390px.
  • About olive-branch mark scaling and optical centering at desktop, tablet, and mobile widths.
  • Podcast visual review at 1440px, 768px, and 390px.
  • Podcast light- and dark-mode review.
  • Podcast hero and episode-format image crops and aspect ratios.
  • No horizontal overflow at the tested widths.
  • Keyboard tab order and visible three-pixel focus rings for every Podcast action.
  • One h1, one main, four h2 elements, one active Podcast navigation state, unique IDs, and no empty links.
  • No Get Notified, email-list, or unavailable launch-notification promises remain.
  • Posts, Series, navigation, and footer destinations resolved in the rendered artifact.
  • Podcast and About selectors remain scoped to their page classes.
  • Home, Resources, About, Professional Background, navigation, and footer regression review.

Evidence

  • Merged pull request: #16
  • Merge commit: c5c33115d5b54589bd8b3b5a2a1aaf761fdca235
  • GitHub Actions: protected Jekyll build run 49 passed on the exact review commit.
  • About hero metrics: approximately 1.265 width-to-height ratio at 1440px, 768px, and 390px, matching the source image ratio.
  • About source images: bg-about.jpg is 1900 × 1501; jat-olive-branch.png is 1024 × 1024 with a smaller transparent-bounded design area.
  • Podcast image ratios: hero 4:5 desktop, 16:10 tablet, and 4:3 mobile; format image 5:4 desktop, 16:9 tablet, and 4:3 mobile.
  • Keyboard test: navigation, hero, and closing actions all received the expected three-pixel gold focus outline.
  • Structure test: no empty links, no missing page-specific destinations, and no unavailable notification language.

Deferred

  • Publishing episodes, podcast hosting, feeds, platform links, and analytics remain out of scope.
  • Email signup or launch notifications remain out of scope until a real provider and form exist.
  • Episode cards will be added only when actual episodes are published.
  • A separate podcast cover-art asset is not being introduced in this work item; current editorial photography remains in use.