A portfolio site for a design studio.
A content-first studio site where the work leads and the template gets out of the way.
Concept — visual mockupMeridian is a self-directed concept: a portfolio site for an imagined boutique design studio, built to show how a content-first structure lets the work speak.
Why this concept
Studio sites tend to fight their own content. Heavy page builders, slow image galleries, and decorative motion push the actual projects below the fold. This build started from the opposite premise — the fastest, quietest frame around good work wins.
Key decisions
Every project is a Markdown file with structured frontmatter, so the studio can add or reorder work without touching code. Images are responsive and lazy-loaded; type and spacing carry the design instead of effects. The site ships as static output, so there is no framework cost on first paint.
What it demonstrates
A site like this loads instantly, stays editable by non-developers, and reads cleanly on a phone. It is the baseline I hold client websites to: fast, accessible, and built so the content — not the template — is the thing people remember.