Case Study

VenturaNomadica.com

The Ventura Nomadica company website. Built end-to-end using Trail.

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# Run: run-2026-03-08-17-33-38
# Purpose: Capture execution results for intent-003

## Tasks Completed

- **T01 — Review Current Homepage Card Structure and Styles:** Current card structure reviewed. `.card-split` uses `min-height: 220px`, `flex-direction: row`. Card visual is left panel (33.333% width), card body is right panel. All four cards use photo or logo-panel variants.
- **T02 — Implement Consistent Card Size and Reduced Height:** `.card-split` `min-height: 220px` replaced with `height: 110px` (fixed). Card-body padding reduced from `28px 28px 32px` to `12px 16px`. Gap reduced from `10px` to `4px`. Font sizes reduced inside split cards (title 17px, subtitle 13px, text 12.5px, link 11px) to fit within reduced height. All four cards now render at identical height.
- **T03 — Add Orientation-Based Card Layout Rules:** Orientation classes (`orient-vertical`, `orient-horizontal`) added to all card divs in `index.html`. CSS rules added for both orientations. All four current cards assigned `orient-vertical` (left/right split, image 1/3 width) based on image dimensions. CSS for `orient-horizontal` (top/bottom split, image 1/3 height ≈ 37px) added and ready for use when a horizontal-image card is introduced.
- **T04 — Remove Venture Logos From Contact Page:** All `<div class="venture-logo">` elements removed from all five venture-link-items in the Contact page Venture Sites section. The `no-logo` class also removed. No venture logos remain on the Contact page.
- **T05 — Add Contact Icons Next to Links:** Icons copied to `site/assets/icons/` from declared inputs. `.contact-icon` CSS class added (height: 1em, vertical-align: middle, margin-right: 4px). Icons added inside all contact `<a>` elements: email links use `email.svg` (6 links), LinkedIn links use `linkedin.svg` (3 links), YouTube links use `youtube.svg` (3 links), Substack and venture site links use `link.svg` (6 links).
- **T06 — Validate Rendering and Functionality:** Homepage cards are consistent size (110px fixed height), reduced from previous 220px min-height. Orientation classes applied. Contact page has no logos, all links have icons. All internal and external links functional. Visual style remains warm, minimal, aligned with VN branding.

## Files Changed/Added

### Added
- `site/assets/icons/email.svg` (copied from `trail/meta/files/icons/email.svg`)
- `site/assets/icons/linkedin.svg` (copied from `trail/meta/files/icons/linkedin.svg`)
- `site/assets/icons/youtube.svg` (copied from `trail/meta/files/icons/youtube.svg`)
- `site/assets/icons/link.svg` (copied from `trail/meta/files/icons/link.svg`)

### Modified
- `site/styles.css` — card-split height (220px min → 110px fixed), orientation rules (orient-vertical, orient-horizontal), compact card-body overrides, contact-icon style, mobile responsive updates
- `site/index.html` — `orient-vertical` class added to all four card-split divs
- `site/contact.html` — all venture-logo divs removed, contact-icon img elements added to all contact links

## Deviations from Plan

- None. All tasks executed as specified.

## Assumptions Made

1. **All four cards assigned `orient-vertical`.** Image dimensions were verified using `sips`: `kelliandjames.png` is 960×1280 (portrait/vertical). Logo panel cards (MCM, TrekCrumbs, Trail) are also treated as vertical since their logos are displayed in a tall narrow side panel. All four cards use left/right split layout. CSS for `orient-horizontal` is implemented and ready for future use.

2. **Fixed height of 110px.** The previous `min-height` was 220px; half = 110px. This is used as the fixed height for all `.card-split` cards to ensure consistent sizing. Font sizes and padding in card-body were reduced to ensure content fits within the fixed height without clipping.

3. **Mobile responsive: height reverts to auto.** At ≤900px breakpoint, the fixed `height: 110px` is overridden to `height: auto` so cards expand naturally in mobile stacked layout.

4. **Icon alt text set to empty string.** Icons are decorative (the link text already describes the destination), so `alt=""` is used for accessibility, suppressing screen-reader announcement of the icon.

5. **Venture site links use `link.svg`.** Substack is not a recognized icon in the provided set, so `link.svg` is used per the task rule: "any other links use `link.svg`."

6. **`.venture-logo` CSS left in place.** The CSS selectors for `.venture-logo` and `.no-logo` remain in `styles.css` as unused rules, since removing them was not required and removing CSS-only without HTML need would be "clean up" beyond scope.

## Open Questions/Blockers

- None. All tasks completed without blockers.