Release Notes

A running log of notable updates to this site.

2026

  • Rebuilt on Eleventy + Cloudflare Pages — Super.so's flexibility had turned into a maintenance burden; AI-assisted development made a fully custom site feasible again
  • Migrated hosting to Cloudflare Pages (free tier); only ongoing cost is AI tooling
  • Built custom design-tools–inspired UI: ruler, comment chips, Figma-style property panel
  • Added light/dark mode with persistent preference
  • Added page weight stat in footer
  • Added FAB (floating action button) with site utilities menu
  • Added Now page, Release Notes page, and Accessibility Statement
  • Added Privacy Statement at /privacy/
  • Replaced non-composited animations with GPU-composited equivalents for smoother performance
  • Added comment chip onboarding tooltip
  • Added URL param support for status badge (?company= and ?location=)

2025

  • Added NYS Design System case study

2024

  • Redesigned to "Product Designer 🪄" branding
  • Added Bento and Mastodon to social links; dropped Twitter
  • Added cal.com booking link
  • Switched contact email to hire@leovogel.com
  • Added Figma portfolio embed as extended project snapshots view
  • Updated experience metrics to 8 years; added "Tech for Good" positioning

2022

  • Rebuilt on Notion.so + Super.so to focus on content rather than wrestling with WordPress plugins and updates
  • Added Tools page and Wiki/Resources section
  • Added Buy Me a Coffee link and RSS feed
  • Moved blog to Medium (@leovogel)
  • Added stats callouts: 7+ years experience, 100,000+ users impacted, 200+ organizations served

2019

  • Introduced a proper logo
  • Added Dribbble UI Gallery section
  • Simplified and cleaned up navigation

2018

  • Rebuilt on WordPress
  • Replaced placeholder portfolio with real case studies: PDF ticket scanning fix, Box Office POS platform, Responsive Web Ticket Platform
  • New hero with "Hello 👋!" and a personal mission statement
  • Added LinkedIn, Twitter, and Dribbble links to footer
  • Contact updated to leo@leovogel.com

2016

  • Dropped "UX Unicorn" tagline; settled on "UX Designer"
  • Added a multi-paragraph About section covering SUNY New Paltz, semester in Melbourne, and move to remote work

2014

  • Launched leovogel.com as a hand-coded Bootstrap site — a practice sandbox for learning frontend development while at UniversityTickets
  • Single-page with Portfolio, About, and Contact sections
  • "UX Unicorn" tagline
  • Based in Mission Hills, San Diego