Web Design & Development · 2025
Nash Software — Developer portfolio and CV site
Developer portfolio built without shortcuts — 86/99 on Lighthouse
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The Challenge
A personal developer site carries an implied standard: if the builder cannot make their own site fast, well-structured, and technically sound, the pitch to clients is weakened. The site had to stand on its own merits without leaning on the studio name.
The Approach
Built as a multi-page Next.js site with the same process used for client work: typographic system, performance-first image handling, structured metadata, and schema markup from launch. No shortcuts on your own project.
The Outcome
A personal portfolio and CV that holds its own technically — 86/99 in Lighthouse — and presents background and work without generic template aesthetics. Separate from the studio, but built to the same bar.
Questions
Why build a personal portfolio separately from the studio site?
Nash Software and Made by Atlas are distinct. The studio presents client work, services, and writing. The personal site presents Michael Nash as an individual developer — skills, projects, and professional history that exist independently of the studio.
What does the personal portfolio include?
Professional background, development skills, personal projects, and contact — on a hand-coded Next.js build with structured metadata and schema markup from launch. No page builders, no templates.