🏛️ Maison de nIcK — v2.2.0

A digital portfolio by nIcK — showcasing AI-driven language apps, 3D fashion design, woodwork, market tools, and interactive web experiences, all built without formal design or coding credentials, powered by AI.

🚀 What's New in v2.2.0

💥 Hero Collage Refinements

The 3D Exploding View Hero Collage has been polished for a smoother user experience.

Feature	Detail
Hover Interaction	Restricted tiles' "scale-up" hover effect to only apply in the non-exploded state.
Exploration UX	Removed distracting z-index jumps and scaling when exploring the exploded collage.
Accessibility	Tiles converted from div to <a> tags for native link behavior and better semantic structure.
Mobile Sync	Full compatibility with Galaxy S25 and iPhone viewport sizes.

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🚀 Previous in v2.1.0

💥 3D Exploding View Hero Collage

The homepage hero collage was transformed from a 2D grid into a premium, interactive 3D Isometric Stack.

Feature	Detail
Visual Style	Glassmorphic 3D isometric stack
Interaction	Smooth "Exploding" animation on hover spread across the Z-axis
Connectivity	Tiles are clickable in both stacked and exploded states
Technology	Pure CSS 3D Transforms (perspective, translateZ, rotate)
Responsiveness	Optimized for Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile (Galaxy S25/iPhone)

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🎨 Homepage Hero Collage — 10 Tiles

The hero collage on the homepage (index.html) consists of 10 dynamic tiles representing flagship projects.

• 10 tiles (tile-a through tile-j) positioned in a 3D isometric stack.
• Each tile mapped to a project screenshot and URL dynamically.
• verify-collage.js (Playwright test) updated to assert 10 tiles.

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🔒 Security — 0 Vulnerabilities

All npm vulnerabilities resolved as of v2.0.0:

Package	Severity	CVE / Advisory	Fix
liquidjs	High	GHSA-wmfp-5q7x-987x	Upgraded to 10.25.0
minimatch	High	CVE-2026-27904, CVE-2026-27903	Overridden to 10.2.3
markdown-it	Moderate	Dependabot alert	Overridden to ~14.1.1

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💻 All Projects

🇯🇵 Japanese

App	Status	Link
KamiVoca	New	heroyik.github.io/kamivoca

🇪🇸 Spanish

App	Status	Link
HOLA ESPAÑOL A1/A2	🔥 HOT	heroyik.github.io/hola-a1a2
HolaVoca 2.0	REBOOT	heroyik.github.io/holavoca/v2
Spanish Verb Shadowing	Live	shadowing coach
VozViva	Live	vozviva

🇬🇧 English

App	Status	Link
Colloquial English	Live	heroyik.github.io/col_eng

🎮 Play & ✨ Flagship

App	Status	Link
Tetris	Live	heroyik.github.io/tetmin
3D Concept Shop	IN DEV	heroyik.github.io/4SeasonsShop

📈 Markets

App	Status	Link
Daily US Stock Briefing	Live	heroyik.github.io/finrep

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👕 Fashion Design (CLO3D, Mixamo, Blender)

Project	Motivation	Link
Leggings & Sleeveless Blouse	Camouflage fatigues	View
Leggings & Batwing Blouse	Camouflage fatigues	View
Set-in Jacket	Camouflage fatigues	View
Light Skyblue Dress	MAXMARA Dress	View

🪑 Woodwork Design (Sketchup, Blender)

• Coffee Table
• Infinite Cube

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🌍 Deployment

Hosted on GitHub Pages. Assets (CSS, JS, images) served directly from the repo root. Published path: . (configured in netlify.toml).

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🔄 Revision History

Version	What Changed
v2.2.0	Tiles converted to <a> tags; Hover effects removed in exploded state;
	Improved exploration UX and mobile linking reliability;
v2.1.0	3D Exploding View Hero Collage implemented; 10-tile layout;
	Navigation links functional in all states; Eleventy build fixed;
v2.0.0	All CVEs patched;
	package.json updated to maison-de-nick@2.0.0
1.2.5	liquidjs upgraded to 10.25.0 (GHSA-wmfp-5q7x-987x)
1.2.3	minimatch overridden to 10.2.3 (CVE-2026-27904, -27903)
1.2.2	Dependabot alerts: minimatch + markdown-it overrides
1.2.1	GitHub SVG icon added to footer
1.2.0	README overhauled with tables, blockquotes, icons
1.1.3	App card descriptions detailed
1.1.2	Fixed remaining netlify.app links
1.1.1	All links migrated to heroyik.github.io
1.1	Hero collage: 9→10 images, shuffled dynamically,
	Playwright verify-collage.js test added