Anchor

Anchor version represents both an evolution in my personal website’s design philosophy and at the same time, a simplification. Named after the mighty HTML <a> tag, this redesign focuses on creating a comprehensive digital home that best reflects the Anand of 2025.

It’s based on the same APIs as previous iterations of my website, and serves as a central hub that brings together all facets of my digital presence, creating a living document that automatically updates as my life evolves.

Design

The Anchor design is built around the principle of “living documentation.” Removing almost all than static content, the website now serves as a dynamic dashboard that reflects my current activities, location, and state of mind.

I tried to keep it very clean and minimal, but still reflecting the colorful me, and for the first time - with dark mode!

The site organizes content into logical sections: /now, /life, /events, /blog, etc., and really leans into the whole “hyperlink” concept, literally naming each section with a slash prefix. Each section provides a curated view of different aspects of my work and life, making it easy for visitors to find what interests them most. And for the first time, I moved the entire navbar to the footer and focused purely on the content at the top.

Stack

On every new Version, I use a brand new stack to play with new technologies, and this time was no different. I enjoyed using async React components for the first time, and the site uses Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR) practically everywhere. Built with Next.js 15 and React using TypeScript.

I really leaned into showing real-time live data in the previous version of my website, so I continued that pattern and the homepage displays live data about my current activities, including my age (with decimal precision), current location, yearly theme, fitness stats, sleep quality, and coding activity.