Art Blog | jmks.jennie-chen.com

Overview

In addition to my personal website, I wanted to created a blog that was more art-centric. Just like the main site, the art blog is also ongoing and is currently in its initial stage. You can check it out by clicking my logo in the top right corner :)

Design

Initial Launch

The first version of the website has only basic functionalities:

• A landing page to introduce the work
• A blog page and blog posts

The design started as a sketch, then prototyped in Figma:

Many components were recycled from the main website for branding consistency, such as the header, footer, table of contents, etc. The main color (forest green) was also kept across the two websites as a constant.

Technical Implementation

As of the initial launch, the art blog uses the same technical stack as the main website:

• Astro for static site generation
• Vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Deployed via Netlify

The technical stack was chosen to stay lightweight and flexible.

Future Work

In terms of technical aspects, a lot of features are planned for the art blog, including:

• Adding search and filtering functionalities to the Blog page
• Creating a shop page for online orders and custom commissions
• Web apps for generating pottery tools These features will each go through their own design and implementation phases, which will be detailed here.