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Continuity Log

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

Entry Template

## 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 - 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.

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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