Sariph.net serves as both my personal homepage and as a tinkering ground for new web technologies. The current incarnation is inspired by Microsoft's modern design language. I was drawn to the bold use of type and "authentically digital" user interface.
I have worked to make the page compatible across browsers, using feature detection where applicable to gracefully fallback. For example, a browser that supports CSS3 3D transforms, transitions, and animations will provide the most fluid experience, whereas a browser that supports only 2D transforms will still be clean and interactive. I strive to deliver this interopability without referring to the browser's user agent string.
The content itself is built on top of ASP.NET MVC3, and hosted as an Azure Web Site. I went this route due to the flexibility that Razor and Layout Pages provide for providing a consistent look and feel across the site. I explored the ASP.NET Web Pages framework as a lightweight alternative, but went back to MVC for fine-grained control over the server's responses and the potential to scale the scope of the application in the future.