What the old site got right
It felt personal, obviously handmade, and worth preserving instead of pretending it never existed.
Archive
Before the rebuild, kept on purpose
This is the preserved first version of georgeandary.com, now framed inside the current
portfolio system so the change is visible instead of just described.
The original homepage, kept as proof.
The old site had warmth, personality, and obvious hand-built energy. The current site is sharper, more recruiter-readable, and much better at showing outcomes, current builds, and where the fit is strongest.
Archive note
The old homepage remains the artifact.
The page around it now uses the current George layout language, but the screenshot itself stays intact as the preserved before-state.
What the old site got wrong
It did not explain the work fast enough, and the strongest proof sat too far down the page.
Why keeping both matters
The contrast makes the rebuild feel real. The newer site is not just different visually. It is more useful.
Preserved homepage capture
The original page, shown with context.
This is the actual earlier homepage that came before the current recruiter-focused portfolio.
It worked more like a personal introduction than a clear working portfolio. The rebuild kept the human signal but moved the strongest proof much closer to the top.
What the rebuild proved
The improvement is more than visual.
The newer site is stronger because it is easier to scan, more proof-led, and more useful for the kinds of roles this portfolio is meant to support.
Warmth was useful, but not enough
The old homepage felt human, but the story was too loose to carry the hiring message on its own.
Proof had to arrive earlier
The rebuild works better because current builds, outcomes, and role fit appear much closer to the top.
AI helped speed the rewrite up
The point was not to fake credibility. It was to organize real work faster and ship a clearer portfolio.
Archive preserved Current framing Before-and-after visible
Next step
If you want the stronger version, go to the current site.
This archive preserves the before-state. The main site is where current builds, selected proof, and role-fit information live now.