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+# Portfolio Site Integration - Implementation Complete
+
+## Summary
+
+Successfully implemented the V7 Industrial Dark Mode design system for Nicholai Vogel's portfolio site, integrating all components from the reference `index.html` into the Astro blog template.
+
+## Completed Tasks
+
+### Phase 1: Foundation Setup ✅
+- **Updated `src/styles/global.css`**: Configured Tailwind v4 with V7 design system tokens
+  - Brand colors (dark, panel, accent, cyan)
+  - Font families (Inter + Space Mono)
+  - Custom utilities (grid-overlay, text-massive, text-stroke, skill-tag, btn-primary, btn-ghost)
+  - Scrollbar styling, reveal animations
+  - Prose/blog content styles
+
+- **Updated `src/consts.ts`**: Added site metadata
+  - Contact information (email, phone)
+  - Location and timezone
+  - Availability status
+  - Social links (website, Instagram, LinkedIn, Biohazard)
+  - Navigation links
+
+### Phase 2: Core Components ✅
+- **Modified `src/components/BaseHead.astro`**:
+  - Added Google Fonts preconnect and stylesheet (Inter, Space Mono)
+  - Added Lucide icons CDN script
+  - Removed old Atkinson font preloads
+  - Kept canonical links and meta tags per user preferences
+
+- **Created Layout Components**:
+  - `src/components/GridOverlay.astro`: Fixed background grid + 12-column guide
+  - `src/components/Navigation.astro`: Fixed nav with logo, status badge, links, contact CTA
+  - `src/components/Footer.astro`: Contact CTA, social links, copyright, decorative text
+  - `src/components/CustomCursor.tsx`: React island for custom cursor with dot + outline
+
+- **Created Section Components** (in `src/components/sections/`):
+  - `Hero.astro`: Hero section with massive typography, description, live clock
+  - `Experience.astro`: Timeline with Biohazard VFX, Stinkfilms, Freelance
+  - `FeaturedProject.astro`: G-Star Raw Olympics full-width showcase
+  - `Skills.astro`: Technical arsenal 4-column grid
+
+### Phase 3: Layouts ✅
+- **Created `src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro`**:
+  - Wraps BaseHead, GridOverlay, Navigation, main slot, Footer
+  - Includes CustomCursor React island with `client:load`
+  - Body classes for selection styling
+  - Inline script for Lucide icons initialization and reveal animations
+
+- **Kept `src/layouts/BlogPost.astro`**: Already styled for V7 dark theme
+
+### Phase 4: Pages ✅
+- **`src/pages/index.astro`**: Already composed with all section components:
+  - Hero → Divider → Experience → Divider → FeaturedProject → Skills
+
+- **`src/pages/blog/index.astro`**: Already styled with dark theme, card hover effects
+
+- **`src/pages/blog/[...slug].astro`**: Uses BlogPost layout (no changes needed)
+
+- **Removed `src/pages/about.astro`**: Already deleted
+
+### Phase 5: Build & Verify ✅
+- Build command executed successfully (exit code 0)
+- All files created and properly structured
+- No syntax errors detected in components
+
+## Key Files Modified
+
+1. `src/styles/global.css` - Complete rewrite with Tailwind v4 and V7 design system
+2. `src/consts.ts` - Updated with Nicholai's site metadata
+3. `src/components/BaseHead.astro` - Updated fonts and icons
+4. `src/components/Footer.astro` - Complete rewrite
+5. `src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro` - New shared layout
+
+## Key Files Created
+
+1. `src/components/GridOverlay.astro`
+2. `src/components/Navigation.astro`
+3. `src/components/CustomCursor.tsx`
+4. `src/components/sections/Hero.astro`
+5. `src/components/sections/Experience.astro`
+6. `src/components/sections/FeaturedProject.astro`
+7. `src/components/sections/Skills.astro`
+8. `src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro`
+
+## Design System Features Implemented
+
+- **Colors**: Dark mode with brand colors (dark #0B0D11, accent #FFB84C, cyan #22D3EE)
+- **Typography**: Inter (primary) + Space Mono (monospace), massive hero text
+- **Grid System**: Visible 12-column grid overlay as design element
+- **Custom Cursor**: Animated dot + outline (React component)
+- **Animations**: Reveal text on scroll, smooth transitions, hover effects
+- **Components**: Buttons (primary, ghost), skill tags, prose styling
+- **Navigation**: Fixed header with status badge and contact CTA
+- **Footer**: Large typography with social links and decorative elements
+
+## Next Steps for User
+
+1. **Test the site**: Run `pnpm dev` to view the site locally
+2. **Verify responsive design**: Check mobile, tablet, and desktop layouts
+3. **Update content**: Customize experience timeline, project details, skills as needed
+4. **Add images**: Replace placeholder images with actual project images
+5. **Deploy**: Run `pnpm deploy` to publish to Cloudflare Pages
+
+## Technical Notes
+
+- Using Tailwind CSS v4 with @theme directive
+- React integration for interactive custom cursor
+- Lucide icons via CDN
+- Google Fonts (Inter + Space Mono) loaded via CDN with preconnect
+- Intersection Observer for scroll-triggered reveal animations
+- Responsive breakpoints: sm (640px), md (768px), lg (1024px)
+- Custom scrollbar styling for webkit browsers
+- Selection styling with brand accent color
+
+## Browser Support
+
+Modern browsers supporting:
+- CSS custom properties
+- Backdrop blur
+- Mix blend modes
+- Grid layout
+- Custom scrollbars (webkit)
+