Refreshing nicuparente.com (Fall 2026)

I've been quietly shipping updates to this site since spring, so here's a roundup of everything that's changed.

1// Notes can hold more than one photo

This one shipped today. Notes now show multiple images as a peek carousel, so you can see the next photo at the edge of the frame. Tap any image to open it full-screen. My September recap had a pile of photos and nowhere to put them, so I fixed that.

2// A new About page

I rewrote it from scratch and simplified the layout. It's shorter and closer to who I am right now.

3// Short links + a real 404 page

The site has its own URL shortener now: links live at nicuparente.com/link/<something>. Old URLs from previous versions of the site also redirect to the right place instead of dead-ending. If you do hit a dead end, there's a custom 404 page now instead of the default one.

4// Design polish

Bigger tap targets on buttons, nav, filters, and pagination, so it's easier to use on your phone
Visible focus rings if you navigate with a keyboard
Filter buttons on Notes, Resources, Learnings, and the Gallery all look and behave the same now
Cleaned up fonts that were loading but never used

5// Better filtering

Notes can be filtered by topic
The Gallery can be filtered by type (and "graphic" is a new creation type)

6// Newsletter + subscriber fixes

Images in the newsletter load reliably in more inboxes now
Signing in to manage your subscription stays signed in, and you can sign out from the homepage
Link previews look better when you share a page on social

7// Faster pages

Data now loads in parallel and less gets bundled up front, so pages load faster.

Up next

I'm building a single timeline feed of everything I build, learn, and create, grouped by month, so you can follow along in one place.

Alright, back to building.