Rebuilt my 20-year-old personal site with Next.js (App Router) & Vercel: A Minimalist Approach

[Turkeyseo]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a personal milestone: I’ve just migrated my 20-year-old website, ispanyol.net, from a legacy WordPress setup to a modern Next.js architecture deployed on Vercel.

The Goal: The old structure was suffering from performance issues and technical debt. I decided to wipe the slate clean and build a "digital masterpiece" focused on:

Zero Bloat: No heavy libraries, just clean code.

Artistic Minimalism: A design centered on typography and negative space.

Raw Performance: Utilizing the Next.js App Router for instant navigation.

It was a challenging journey to migrate years of content, but the performance jump is incredible. It’s not just a portfolio anymore; it’s a playground where I test the limits of simplicity and speed.

I would really appreciate your feedback on the load times and the overall UX feel compared to traditional sites.

🔗 Live Project: https://www.ispanyol.net/