Site Log

Patch Notes

Version history of this website — a record of updates and fixes.

v1.3
2026-06-20

Design cleanup, journal contents & home refresh

Added
  • Table of contents added to the Islay travel journal (Intro through Closing, plus each day) with smooth-scroll jump links
Changed
  • Removed the "accent left edge + outer frame" box treatment site-wide in favour of a simple border (journal meta, highlight boxes, language skills, contact success/error messages)
  • Home hero: suminagashi ink background now spans the full viewport width and reaches up to the navigation's bottom rule
  • Home hero: removed the four corner registration marks (+) and the outer frame, keeping only top and bottom rules
  • Home hero: closed the gaps between the title lines so the headline reads as one continuous column
v1.2
2026-03-25

Design uplift & icon system

Changed
  • All emoji replaced with Phosphor Icons across every page — certifications, interests, contact cards, Islay facts, works thumbnails, ohmatching features, blog
  • Icon containers redesigned with accent-coloured rounded boxes for a premium, consistent look
  • Button system upgraded — primary buttons now have glow + scale hover effect, ghost buttons have inset highlight, both have active/pressed states
  • Footer redesigned with CSS Grid 3-column layout, gradient accent line, link hover underline animation, and social icon glow effect
  • Home hero enhanced — ambient glow animations now use 4-step keyframes for more organic movement, headline gradient slowly shifts via background-position animation
Fixed
  • Contact page: location corrected from Osaka to Hyogo
v1.1
2026-03-23

Post-launch polish & analytics

Added
  • Home link added to all page navigation menus
  • LinkedIn profile added to Contact page
  • What's New items now link directly to their anchors
  • Google Analytics 4 (GA4) integrated across all pages
  • sitemap.xml and robots.txt created
Fixed
  • Footer language switcher was rendering vertically instead of horizontally
  • Mobile nav overlay now correctly covers hero content with blur backdrop
  • Mobile language selector converted to dropdown (select element)
  • Home nav link was always highlighted regardless of current page
  • Nav stutter on page transitions eliminated
  • Nav links disappearing on desktop page refresh
  • Contact page: email/github/location cards overlapping form on mobile scroll
  • Hamburger button visibility improved — darker background with glow
Changed
  • About page section order: Skills → Languages → Certifications
  • Career timeline: removed non-work entry
  • Mobile nav redesigned with blur overlay, centred items, and X close button
Security
  • Text selection disabled site-wide
  • Image right-click saving and drag-to-save disabled
v1.0
2026-03-21

Initial launch

Added
  • Site launched at hibikishimizu.com
  • Full bilingual support — Japanese (/ja/) and English (/en/)
  • Home, Works, About, Contact, Privacy, What's New pages
  • Works detail page: ohmatching.com (full-stack recruitment platform)
  • Works stubs: Lip Reading CNN, Morse Gesture Input
  • Blog page (Coming Soon placeholder)
  • Islay Whisky Complete Guide — 6 chapters: Top, History, Whisky History, Process, Enjoy, Appendix
  • Interactive Leaflet map with 10 Islay distillery markers
  • GSAP scroll reveal animations (.reveal, .reveal-left, .reveal-right)
  • Lenis smooth scroll across all pages
  • Mobile hamburger navigation
  • Contact form with AJAX submission and PHP mailer (auto-reply)
  • Honeypot spam protection on contact form
  • Cookie consent banner with localStorage persistence
  • Language preference saved to localStorage
  • Mouse glow effect on desktop
  • 404 error page