- Default theme to system mode with live OS color-scheme detection
- Fix custom dot-matrix sprite cursor for light/dark modes
- Preserve natural color portraits across all views
- Improve mobile hero layout with responsive portrait and Geist Pixel typography
- Add subtle color tint to perimeter background dots while keeping reading content clear
- Center certificate modal via createPortal and make verify button theme-responsive
- Make settings controls (magnifier toggle, lens button, zoom levels) theme-responsive
- Remove flagship badge and deep-dive technical sections from TIS-RMS case study
- Fix: Removed undefined checkLite function in ControlsDropdown causing navbar to crash on menu close
- Fix: Add justClosedDrawerRef to prevent navbar auto-hide after closing mobile menu
- Optimize: Add loading and fetchPriority attributes to all images across components
- Optimize: Eagerly load above-the-fold images (gallery first 3, certifications first 1+2 badges)
- Optimize: Lazy load below-the-fold images with proper decoding async
- Improve: Better LCP performance and bandwidth usage across gallery, projects, and certifications pages
- adopt authentic neo-brutalist typography (Space Grotesk, Plus Jakarta Sans, Space Mono)
- default theme to light mode and remove lite mode/data saver
- redesign certification preview and fullscreen lightbox modals with frosted backdrop blur
- redesign photo gallery preview modal and grid into neo-brutalism
- update scroll animations to trigger at 1/4 bottom of viewport
- add spring pop-up entry and sticker slap animations to hero profile image
- overhaul section backgrounds and components into neo-brutalist cards and shadows
- Remove section numbering prefixes and duplicate title tags across all sections
- Update Navbar brand to name only and animate hamburger button to 'X' icon
- Refactor settings modal to body portal with system theme detection
- Compact mobile badge cards into 2-column grid and simplify active nav indicators