docs: establish approved Phase 1 design + Phase 2 spec as project foundation

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+# Portfolio Redesign — Phase 1 Deliverables (Design, no code)
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+Status: **complete, awaiting approval** · July 2026
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+## Index
+
+### 01 — Research & strategy
+- [DESIGN_RESEARCH.md](01-research/DESIGN_RESEARCH.md) — audit of cesnimda.co.uk, portfolio/SaaS pattern research, strategic conclusions
+- [USER_PERSONAS.md](01-research/USER_PERSONAS.md) — recruiter, eng manager, Norwegian CTO, interviewer
+- [RECRUITER_BEHAVIOUR_ANALYSIS.md](01-research/RECRUITER_BEHAVIOUR_ANALYSIS.md) — scan behaviour, two-lane rule, Norway specifics, acceptance criteria
+
+### 02 — UX structure
+- [INFORMATION_ARCHITECTURE.md](02-ux/INFORMATION_ARCHITECTURE.md) — site map, nav model, bilingual URL strategy, content model
+- [USER_JOURNEYS.md](02-ux/USER_JOURNEYS.md) — five validated journeys + requirements checklist
+- [CONTENT_STRATEGY.md](02-ux/CONTENT_STRATEGY.md) — voice, hero copy drafts (EN/NO), case-study angles, CV improvement plan
+- [CANONICAL_CONTENT.md](02-ux/CANONICAL_CONTENT.md) — master CV facts (provided by Connor, July 2026); single source for all copy
+
+### 03 — Visual design system ("Kontrollrom")
+- [DESIGN_SYSTEM.md](03-visual/DESIGN_SYSTEM.md) — direction, identity, surfaces, components
+- [TYPOGRAPHY_GUIDE.md](03-visual/TYPOGRAPHY_GUIDE.md) · [COLOUR_SYSTEM.md](03-visual/COLOUR_SYSTEM.md) · [SPACING_SYSTEM.md](03-visual/SPACING_SYSTEM.md) · [MOTION_GUIDELINES.md](03-visual/MOTION_GUIDELINES.md)
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+### 04 — Interaction design
+- [ANIMATION_CONCEPTS.md](04-interaction/ANIMATION_CONCEPTS.md) — A1–A10 named concepts + rejected list
+- [MICRO_INTERACTIONS.md](04-interaction/MICRO_INTERACTIONS.md) — per-component states & keyboard behaviour
+- [SCROLL_EXPERIENCE.md](04-interaction/SCROLL_EXPERIENCE.md) · [CURSOR_INTERACTIONS.md](04-interaction/CURSOR_INTERACTIONS.md)
+
+### 05 — Mockups
+- [MOCKUPS.md](05-mockups/MOCKUPS.md) — master spec covering all 11 required mockup scopes
+- Boards: M1 home desktop dark · M2 home desktop light (NO locale) · M3 case study · M4 mobile + nav overlay · M5 header/nav/control states · M6 projects/timeline/contact
+
+## Key decisions requiring sign-off before Phase 2
+1. **Positioning:** "Systems Developer, 8+ years" — no "senior" self-label; seniority shown via evidence (CONTENT_STRATEGY §1)
+2. **IA:** multi-page (home + case studies + about/experience/contact/cv) replacing the one-pager (IA §1)
+3. **Bilingual URLs:** EN at root, NO under `/no/` with localised slugs; switch maps page↔page; no auto-redirect (IA §5)
+4. **Design direction:** "Kontrollrom" — dark-first, aurora-teal single accent, mono metadata, trace motif (DESIGN_SYSTEM)
+5. **InboxIntel framed as `IN DEVELOPMENT`** (honest status) (CONTENT_STRATEGY §4)
+6. **CV rework:** ATS-safe single-column variant becomes the download default (CONTENT_STRATEGY §6)
+7. **Screenshot capture pass on seeded demo data** = Phase 3 prerequisite (MOCKUPS §13)