Rebuilding My Site

Published Sep 21, 2025 • by James Crowe

Hello and welcome to my new personal site! I overhauled the old one and incorporated a dark palette and crow-styled theme. I created the site using tools similar to the old version such as Next.js (App Router), Tailwind, Framer Motion, and small UI primitives.

Goals:

  • The main goal of this overhaul was to make my personal site more visually pleasing as well as contain more information.
  • Showcase projects and write posts without a heavy CMS.
  • Touch up on html, css, and various React libraries.

Tech stack:

  • Next.js App Router + Route Groups
  • Tailwind (custom CSS variables for colors)
  • Framer Motion for micro-interactions
  • Next/Image for optimized media

What’s next:

  • Since this is my first blog post I will keep it short!
  • The next steps for this website is to consistently add new content and write blog posts on a regular basis.