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class="projects-body__heading">Source Code <span> <a href="https://github.com/JacobGrisham/Gatsby.js-and-Styled-Components" aria-label="link to Star Wars 3D Models and Blueprints source code" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <svg class="skills-box__header-icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-github"></use> </svg> </a> </span> </h2> <div> <img src="../img/StarWarsMetaImage-min.png" class="projects-body__image lax"></img> </div> </section> <!-- ABOUT --> <section> <h2 class="projects-body__heading">About</h2> <p>Originally homework from CS50, where we were tasked to build a simple homepage using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I took this as an opportunity to go beyond this by practicing design and using advanced CSS methods. The first version of the website built was Flask is archived is this repo: <a href="https://github.com/JacobGrisham/Star-Wars-Front-End-Web-App-using-Flask" aria-label="link to archived Star Wars repo" class="curriculum__link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Star-Wars-Front-End-Web-App-using-Flask</a>. I later refactored it from Flask to Gatsby.js and Styled Components. The core of the application was built in November 2020, with two small updates in April 2021 and one major update in July 2021.</p> </section> <!-- PRODUCT FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS --> <section> <h2 class="projects-body__heading">Product Features and Specifications</h2> <ul class="projects-body__list"> <li>3D Model and and blueprints for the following starships</li> <ul class="projects-body__list"> <li>Millennium Falcon</li> <li>Imperial Star Destroyer</li> <li>Tie Fighter</li> </ul> </ul> </section> <!-- TECHONOLOGIES --> <section class="technologies"> <h2 class="projects-body__heading technologies__header">Technologies</h2> <div class="skills-box__no-shadow"> <h4 class="skills-box__header"> <svg class="skills-box__header-icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-embed2"></use> </svg> Front-End </h4> <ul class="skills-box__list"> <li class="skills-box__item"> <svg class="skills-box__icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-gatsby"></use> </svg> Gatbsy </li> <li class="skills-box__item"> <svg class="skills-box__icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-react"></use> </svg> React </li> <li class="skills-box__item"> <svg class="skills-box__icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-typescript"></use> </svg> Typescript </li> <li class="skills-box__item"> <svg class="skills-box__icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-javascript"></use> </svg> Javascript ES6+ </li> <li class="skills-box__item"> <svg class="skills-box__icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-styled-components"></use> </svg> Styled Components </li> <li class="skills-box__item"> <svg class="skills-box__icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-graphql"></use> </svg> GraphQL </li> </ul> </div> <!-- DEVELOPMENT --> <div class="skills-box__no-shadow"> <h4 class="skills-box__header"> <svg class="skills-box__header-icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-cogs"></use> </svg> Development </h4> <ul class="skills-box__list"> <li class="skills-box__item"> <svg class="skills-box__icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-git"></use> </svg> Git </li> <li class="skills-box__item"> <svg class="skills-box__icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-github"></use> </svg> GitHub </li> <li class="skills-box__item"> <svg class="skills-box__icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-codacy"></use> </svg> Codacy </li> </ul> </div> <!-- PRODUCTION --> <div class="skills-box__no-shadow"> <h4 class="skills-box__header"> <svg class="skills-box__header-icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-cloud-upload"></use> </svg> Production </h4> <ul class="skills-box__list"> <li class="skills-box__item"> <svg class="skills-box__icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-netlify"></use> </svg> Netlify </li> <li class="skills-box__item"> <svg class="skills-box__icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-google-domains"></use> </svg> Google Domains </li> <li class="skills-box__item"> <svg class="skills-box__icon"> <use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-google-analytics"></use> </svg> Google Analytics </li> </ul> </div> </section> <!-- UX/UI MOCKS AND GRAPHIC DESIGN --> <section> <h2 class="projects-body__heading">UX/UI Mocks and Graphic Design</h2> <p class="projects-body__paragraph-spacing-below">Heavily relied on open-source assests to make use of the high quality material created or curated by the open-source community. For the full list, please refer to the <a href="https://github.com/JacobGrisham/Gatsby.js-and-Styled-Components#-attribution" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">attribute section of this GitHub repo</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://xd.adobe.com/view/7a47b313-e7c4-4e8b-a5ef-d096e883699b-2f14/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Protoyped website with a Mobile-first design</a> as practice for implementing the industry-standard principle.Below is an AdobeXD interactive prototype mock for the mobile view. Start clicking on the screen to see hints where you should click next (highlighted in blue).</p> <div class="adobexd"> <img src="../img/iPhone.svg" alt="iPhone" class="adobexd--iphone"> <iframe src="https://xd.adobe.com/embed/7a47b313-e7c4-4e8b-a5ef-d096e883699b-2f14/" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen class="adobexd--iphone--star-wars"></iframe> </div> <p><a href="https://xd.adobe.com/view/30388c86-a547-4b6b-9b93-a1ee3e1deb1d-656b/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Created prototype in AdobeXD</a> to prevent wasted engineering time, to practice UX/UI design, and to practice building from a UX/UI design specification. Below is an AdobeXD interactive prototype mock for the desktop view. Start clicking on the screen to see hints where you should click next (highlighted in blue).</p> <div class="adobexd"> <img src="../img/MacBook-Pro.svg" alt="MacBook Pro" class="adobexd--macbook"> <iframe src="https://xd.adobe.com/embed/30388c86-a547-4b6b-9b93-a1ee3e1deb1d-656b/" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen class="adobexd--macbook--star-wars"></iframe> </div> </section> <!-- DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE --> <section> <h2 class="projects-body__heading">Design and Architecture</h2> <p class="projects-body__paragraph-spacing-below">Initially built this website with a backend server using the Python framework, Flask, which was primarily used for its templating capabilities offered by Jinja 2.0. The website was hosted on the free tier plan on Heroku, alongside two other websites using the free tier plan. The main problem with this approach was that it was both heavy and expensive. It was heavy in that Flask wasn't strictly neccessary to achieve templating. It was expensive in that the free tier plan on Heroku put the app to sleep after 30 minutes. Furthermore, the free dyno minutes would often expire by the 24th of each month, which effectively took down the website until the start of the next month. Therefore, after learning about React and the Jamstack, I put the two together and refactored this application by migrating from a server-based architecture with Flask to a static website architecture with Gatsby.js, and by switching cloud-hosting providers from Heroku to Netlify. The code is more simple, DRY, and modular with React. The website has better performance when loading pages with Gatsby and even supports offline capability with Progressive Web App service workers.</p> <p>Refactored plain CSS with Styled Components as a CSS alternative for better code organization, to practice working with CSS-in-JS, and to practice working with a new technology by only reading documentaton. Furthermore, Styled Components are the combination of the element and the rules that style it, so it's also less verbose than something like CSSModules.</p> </section> <!-- PRODUCTION METRICS --> <section> <h2>Production System Cost</h2> <ul class="projects-body__list"> <li>Netlify Starter Plan: free</li> <li>GitHub Free Tier: free</li> </ul> <h2 class="projects-body__heading">Production Metrics</h2> <ul class="projects-body__list"> <li><span class="projects-body__bold-text">Traffic</span>: 100+ total website visits since launch</li> <li><span class="projects-body__bold-text">Site Reliability</span>: 100% uptime service-level indicator (SLI) and available even when internet is disconnected thanks to Progressive Web App features</li> <li><span class="projects-body__bold-text">Security</span>: Mozzila Observatory</li> <li><span class="projects-body__bold-text">Performance</span>: from Google Lighthouse</li> <li><span class="projects-body__bold-text">Accessibility</span>: from Google Lighthouse</li> <li><span class="projects-body__bold-text">Cross-Browser Compatibility</span>: from LambdaTest</li> </ul> </section> <!-- LESSONS LEARNED --> <section> <h2 class="projects-body__heading">Lessons Learned</h2> <ul class="projects-body__list"> <li>Before Refactor</li> <ul class="projects-body__list"> <li>Prototyping in AdobeXD</li> <li>Building Front-End from Design Specs</li> <li>SVG in place of heavy CSS</li> <li>SVG animations</li> <li>Advanced CSS properties</li> <li>Git branch management</li> </ul> <li>During Refactor</li> <ul class="projects-body__list"> <li>Gatsby.js</li> <li>Portal for Navbar</li> <li>StaticImage from gatsby-plugin-image</li> <li>Styled Components</li> <li>Extending styles</li> <li>Props</li> <li>Referencing other components</li> <li>GraphQL</li> </ul> </ul> </section> </div> <!-- FOOTER --> <footer class="footer"> <p class="footer__fun-note">Made with<svg class="footer__icon"><use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#icon-heart"></use></svg>in SF</p> <p>Copyright © <time id="date"></time> by Jacob Grisham</p> </footer> <!-- JAVASCRIPT --> <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-SV51NLJS21"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/common.js"></script> </body> </html> |