I made my personal website
mandar.fun
mandar.fun
And just a couple of days back, there was Neat - a rapid prototype style for simple and minimal websites. [2]
Of course, these days, there are many classless CSS frameworks available to help you start (or even stay) your websites lean, clean, and simple. [3]
A few weekends ago, I decided to re-do my personal website without aiming to make a template, replicate it, or do anything with a raw CSS budget of 25KB. Like it or not, I realize that CSS has become boring these days—it just works! No more browser hacks, no more shims, no nothing. Flexbox and grid have made life so bland. [4]
One should try to have their personal website hand-coded and enjoy the process. For your website, I suggest looking at options to stay away from absolute numbers for sizes, spacing, etc. Try looking at proportional rhythms with the spacings, typography, etc. Best of all, have fun. [5]
1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40992982
2. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41134536
https://github.com/mandarwagh9/Portfolio-Homepage
I had recently (months ago) rewritten my personal blog to nextjs from wordpress, and the part I struggled the most was with the editor. It was so painful that I stopped at the last 20%, so I don't have any new posts on it... Maybe it's time for a new rewrite.
This site also features a similar effect https://www.sixthtone.com/