Client portfolio website · 2026
BrontëHF
Brontë brought the design. I built a portfolio they could keep updating themselves, with an editing workflow that preserves their visual direction.
Build, responsive work and CMS integration. The design was Brontë’s.
The brief
Brontë designed it. I built it. The direction and all the project material came from them; my job was getting it onto the web without claiming the design.
It had to stay theirs to run
A finished portfolio is not much use if every text change needs me. So the content had to come out of the code into something Brontë could edit, without the front end becoming a template.
The build
Astro for a fast front end, Decap CMS so Brontë can edit projects and pages, GitHub Actions to check each release. The components hold the design; the content sits outside them.
What shipped
The live site includes Home, Projects, About, Contact, a CV, detailed project pages, responsive layouts, and a public “Site by Hamish Burke” credit.
Outcome
A live portfolio with a footer credit and a publishing workflow Brontë uses without me.
Publishing workflow
Edit and preview in one place
