Quantum Core Portfolio
A glassmorphic portfolio with a ⌘K terminal that answers as me — powered by Gemini.
Quantum Core was my previous portfolio and my thesis on premium UI: glass surfaces with real depth, dark-mode-first color, and motion on everything that moves. Its signature feature is a global ⌘K terminal — part command palette, part AI assistant — that answers questions about my work in my voice, powered by Gemini.
THE ⌘K TERMINAL
Hit ⌘K anywhere and you get a terminal: navigation commands, quick links, and free-form questions. Natural-language input routes to Gemini with my projects and background as grounding, so "what has he built with LangGraph?" gets a real answer instead of a search box shrug.
Scroll-spy navigation, staggered reveals and hover physics round out the feel — the goal was an interface that responds like it's alive.
WHAT IT TAUGHT ME
Motion is cheap; JavaScript weight is not. Quantum Core leaned on client-side animation libraries for its feel, and the bundle showed it. That lesson decided the architecture of the site you're on now: server-render every word, ship JS only where physics demands it, and make the flagship animation — the WebGL scene — a progressive enhancement instead of a dependency.
HIGHLIGHTS
- ▸Global ⌘K command terminal with Gemini-powered natural-language answers
- ▸Glassmorphism design system: depth, blur, dark-first color
- ▸Scroll-spy navigation and staggered micro-animations throughout
- ▸Live at taimooraligill.vercel.app
- ▸Its bundle-weight lessons shaped this site's HTML-first architecture