AI article
I Asked for a Portfolio but Got a Filing Cabinet
Community description: Every AI redesign of my portfolio looked different and was the same filing cabinet underneath. What a style guide couldn't fix — and the one instruction that did.
Dev.to | Aug 29, 2026 | Ashley Childress
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It took me nearly a week to redesign my portfolio site and most of that time was spent frustrated that nothing was working. And yes — "not terrible" is the bar I'm aiming for here, because anything else would be me pretending to know what I'm doing. I finally had options I didn't completely hate.
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