summit-painting-handyman/dev/continuity.md

# Continuity Log

Development log for tracking changes, decisions, and next steps.

## Entry Template

```markdown
## YYYY-MM-DD - Brief Description

### Changes
- What changed
- Why it changed

### Decisions
- Key decisions made
- Trade-offs considered

### Next Steps
- [ ] Follow-up items
```

---

## 2025-12-27 - Hero, Services, and Footer Design Revamp

### Changes
- **Hero Section Redesign**:
    - Replaced mountain background with a dark green (`#3A4D39`) color and a custom tileable pattern texture (`tileablepattern.png`).
    - Added a new hero visual on the right featuring a paintbrush and color swatches image (`brushandswatchestransparent.png`).
    - Implemented floating decorative service cards ("Deck Restoration" and "Ext. Paint") overlaid on the hero image with hover animations.
    - Updated typography to match the "Craftsmanship For Your Home" editorial style.
- **Services Section Redesign**:
    - Renamed and restructured the section to "Our Expertise".
    - Replaced the vertical list with a horizontal grid of three cards: "Interior & Exterior Painting", "Wood Restoration", and "Skilled Handyman".
    - Each card features a distinct background color (Sage or Forest green), unique service images, and "Learn More" call-to-action buttons.
- **Footer Redesign**:
    - Restructured the footer into two main sections.
    - Added a branding top section with a large logo, company mission statement, and a dark green background.
    - Updated the bottom section with a black background, maintaining the "Ready to Transform Your Home?" CTA and navigation links.
- **Lucide Icon Fixes**:
    - Updated all Lucide icon components in `src/pages/index.astro` to use `className` instead of `class` to resolve React linter errors.

### Decisions
- **Visual Consistency**: Chose to layer the tileable pattern at low opacity (20%) to add texture without distracting from the main hero content.
- **Card Styling**: Used varying shades of green (`#3A4D39` and `#739072`) for the services cards to create visual interest while staying within the brand's palette.
- **Layout Adjustments**: Shifted the hero content to a split-screen layout to accommodate the large paintbrush image while maintaining readability on all devices.

### Next Steps
- [ ] Verify responsive behavior across various mobile screen sizes.
- [ ] Replace placeholder "Map" component with a real interactive map or high-quality image.
- [ ] Connect the "Learn More" buttons and "Get a Quote" CTAs to their respective destinations.

---

## 2025-12-27 - Hero Screenshot Match Polish

### Changes
- **Hero background treatment**:
  - Moved the tileable pattern so it lives *outside* the hero card (page background) to match the reference composition.
  - Updated the hero card to a smoother forest gradient with a soft vignette/highlight, closer to the mock.
- **Hero visual composition**:
  - Added/strengthened the circular backdrop behind the brush/swatches image.
  - Nudged/scaled the brush/swatches to reveal more of the circle and create more negative space.
  - Repositioned/restyled the floating cards so they sit closer to the brush/circle like the provided screenshot.
- **CTA styling**:
  - Tweaked the secondary button to have a subtle dark fill + light border (instead of fully transparent) to better match the mock.

### Decisions
- Prioritized matching the mock’s “pattern outside the card” framing over keeping texture inside the hero card.

### Next Steps
- [ ] Replace the floating card text/labels (e.g. “Woodwork Care”) with final approved copy (if needed).

---

## 2025-12-27 - Expertise Mosaic Redesign

### Changes
- Replaced the prior 3-card “Our Expertise” layout with a **2-row mosaic grid** (icon tiles + image tiles + text tiles) to match the provided screenshot.
- Added a **patterned frame treatment** for the expertise section using `src/assets/tileablepattern.png`, including top/bottom pattern strips and subtle vignette.
- Reused existing site imagery assets (`closeupbrush4.png`, `cards.png`, `puttyknife2.png`) for the mosaic image tiles.

### Decisions
- Kept the section’s semantic heading (`h2`) as **screen-reader-only** to preserve accessibility while matching the screenshot’s visual layout.
- Implemented the mosaic with a responsive grid: stacks to 1 column on mobile, 2 columns on small screens, 4 columns on desktop.

### Next Steps
- [ ] Review and approve the tile text copy (Premium Painting / Handyman Services descriptions).

---

## 2025-12-27 - Logo Integration & Favicon Generation

### Changes
- **Generated Complete Favicon Set**: Used ffmpeg to convert logo-black.png into all standard favicon sizes
  - 16x16 favicon.ico (classic browser favicon)
  - 32x32 favicon-32.png (standard size)
  - 192x192 favicon-192.png (Android/PWA)
  - 180x180 apple-touch-icon.png (iOS)
  - 512x512 favicon-512.png (high-res/PWA)
- **WebP Optimization**: Converted all three logo variants to WebP format for modern browsers with transparency support
  - logo-col.png (2.7MB) → logo-col.webp (513KB) - 81% reduction
  - logo-black.png (781KB) → logo-black.webp (423KB) - 46% reduction
  - logo-white.png (1.5MB) → logo-white.webp (578KB) - 61% reduction
  - Initial attempt with AVIF failed due to libaom-av1 codec not supporting alpha channel transparency
- **Navigation Logo**: Replaced placeholder "S" badge with colored logo (logo-col.webp/png) in src/pages/index.astro:40-55
  - Used `<picture>` element with WebP + PNG fallback
  - Set to 48x48px size for optimal navigation display
- **Footer Logo**: Replaced placeholder "S" badge with white logo (logo-white.webp/png) in src/pages/index.astro:681-696
  - Provides clean contrast against dark footer background
  - Maintains brand consistency across page sections
- **HTML Head Updates**: Added complete favicon references in src/layouts/Layout.astro:19-24
  - SVG favicon (primary, with dark mode support)
  - ICO fallback for legacy browsers
  - Multiple PNG sizes for different contexts
  - Apple touch icon for iOS home screen

### Decisions
- **Logo Placement Strategy**:
  - Navigation: Colored logo for maximum brand presence on light background
  - Footer: White logo for contrast on dark background (#1c1917)
  - Favicons: Black logo as base for simple, recognizable appearance
- **Image Format Strategy**: Used `<picture>` element with WebP as primary format and PNG fallback for maximum compatibility and performance
  - Chose WebP over AVIF due to better transparency (alpha channel) support with current ffmpeg/libaom-av1 build
- **Favicon Approach**: Generated multiple sizes to support all platforms (web browsers, Android, iOS, PWA) from single source
- **Compression**: Leveraged WebP format for 46-81% file size reduction while maintaining quality and transparency

### Technical Details
- Used ffmpeg with lanczos scaling filter for high-quality favicon resizing
- Used libwebp encoder for WebP compression with alpha channel (bgra format) to preserve transparency
- All images maintain RGBA/BGRA color space for transparency support
- Progressive encoding for optimal loading experience
- AVIF attempted first but libaom-av1 codec incompatible with yuva420p pixel format, falling back to yuv420p which strips alpha channel

### Next Steps
- [ ] Test favicon display across different browsers and devices
- [ ] Consider creating a PWA manifest file to complement the favicon set
- [ ] Monitor AVIF adoption and adjust fallback strategy if needed
- [ ] Potentially create additional logo sizes for different marketing contexts

---

## 2025-12-27 - Hybrid "Eden" Design Implementation

### Changes
- **Aesthetic Overhaul**: Transformed the template into "Eden Style" (Editorial + Organic).
  - Adopted `Playfair Display` (Serif) for headings.
  - Updated color palette to Earth Tones: Deep Forest (`#3A4D39`), Sage (`#739072`), Cream (`#ECE3CE`), and Stone Black (`#1c1917`).
- **Structure Refinement (Hybrid)**:
  - Rebuilt "More Than Just Painting" section with a split "List + Floating Cards" layout.
  - **Restored** the unified "Rounded Dark Footer" to anchor the page.
  - **Cleaned** Hero background shapes (Geometric vs. Blurry) for a crisp look.
  - Updated `design.json` with new identity and tokens.

### Decisions
- **Hybrid Approach**: We combined the trustworthy/sturdy feel of the original template (Rounded Footer, Clean Shapes) with the premium/editorial feel of the new reference (Serif fonts, Floating UI cards).
- **Typography**: Paired `Playfair Display` with `Plus Jakarta Sans` to balance elegance with modern readability.

### Next Steps
- [ ] Visual QA of all service pages (if expanding beyond single page).
- [ ] Connect Contact Form to backend/service.
- [ ] Replace placeholder "Map" with actual embed or image.

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## 2024-12-27 - Minimal Template Setup

### Changes
- Created minimal Astro development template
- Single example blog post showing MDX structure
- Minimal section examples (hero, experience, skills, featured-project)
- Simple contact page example
- Utility scripts: AVIF conversion, AI commit messages
- Design system documentation in `dev/design.json`

### Stack
- Astro 5 + React 19 + Tailwind CSS 4
- TypeScript
- MDX content collections
- Cloudflare Pages deployment
- pnpm package manager

### Structure
- Content-driven architecture with type-safe schemas
- Example content showing data structures
- Utility scripts for common tasks
- Clean development environment

### Next Steps
- [ ] Replace example content with your own
- [ ] Customize design system as needed
- [ ] Configure deployment

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