Built My Portfolio with Antigravity and Deployed to Cloud Run in One Day

This is a submission for the New Year, New You Portfolio Challenge Presented by Google AI

About Me

I'm Emmanuella Batubo, a frontend developer with 4+ years of experience shipping React and Angular apps in fast-paced startup environments. I specialize in building frontends that are easy to use, easy to scale, and easy for teams to work with.
Outside of code, I'm a competitive chess player and had the honor of representing Nigeria at the World Chess Olympiad. My portfolio reflects both my technical precision and creative personality — just like a well-played chess game, every detail is intentional.

Portfolio

How I Built It

Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 15 (App Router)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS + Custom CSS
• Animations: GSAP with ScrollTrigger
• Smooth Scrolling: Lenis
• Icons: Lucide React
• Deployment: Google Cloud Run with Docker ### Google AI Tools Used
• Antigravity — Google's AI-first development environment powered by Gemini. I used Antigravity for the entire development process: building components, writing animations, debugging responsive issues, and deploying to Cloud Run.

What I'm Most Proud Of

1. The Portal Animation — A small box in the About section transforms into the full-width Work section as you scroll. The asterisk icon travels from the center to the corner during the transition.
2. Responsive Design — Works beautifully on mobile, tablet, and ultra-wide screens. The navbar, hero, and all sections adapt gracefully.
3. Sound Design — Click interactions have subtle audio feedback for a premium feel.
4. Deployed with Antigravity — From UI to animation to responsive CSS to Cloud Run deployment, Antigravity handled everything through natural conversation.