Taking a portfolio out of Framer without taking out its soul
Why I built an Astro version of nevskii.me, kept the old routes and left it as a separate preview
Alexander Nevsky
AI Designer & Builder based in Dubai. I design and build digital products with AI and write about design, technology, real estate and family life
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Horizon: the new website is ready before the move
The new Horizon corporate website was prepared separately from the live site. I show its structure and saved pages, distinguishing development from replacement of the main website.
Connection.me: the Arabic version starts before translation
Connection Middle East: a multilingual site structure, separate interactive areas and RTL. How the Arabic version shaped the interface.
Moving a website without losing its address book
LiveDXB’s migration: content, old addresses, images, and language versions. Why the move began with a map of content and links rather than a new homepage.
First Day Back at School After Summer
The kids are back at school, and summer is officially over. We’re back to early mornings, lunchboxes, school runs, homework, activities — and the everyday logistics of family life with three kids in Dubai
Three websites under one roof: learning where to put the walls
A shared Astro foundation for Nevsky, LiveDXB and the portfolio: what could be reused and why the sites later needed independent boundaries.
I built an editorial pipeline. Then I put a pause back into it
Historical Content OS: Custom GPT, a structured ContentPack and editorial control. What I kept in today’s content work and what I stopped automating.
The mortgage calculator I told not to make things up
The Dubai purchase calculator separates property price, bank valuation and transaction costs. Formulas run independently of AI; market assumptions are dated August 2026.
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