Mitchell Gordon's Personal Website

A simple, clean academic website inspired by Michael Bernstein's site, using MIT colors.

How to Update Your Site

This site is designed to be super easy to update! No complex build process, no Jekyll, just simple files.

Adding/Updating Publications

Edit data.js and add your publication to the publications array:

{
    title: "Your Paper Title",
    authors: ["Author 1", "Mitchell Gordon", "Author 3"],
    venue: "Conference Name Year",
    award: "Best Paper", // Optional
    year: 2024
}

Adding/Updating Students

Edit data.js and add students to the students array:

{
    name: "Student Name",
    type: "phd",
    website: "https://studentsite.com", // Optional
    image: "images/student.jpg" // Optional
}

Adding/Updating Teaching

Edit data.js and add courses to the teaching array:

{
    term: "Fall 2025",
    course: "Course Number: Course Name",
    institution: "Institution Name",
    role: "Instructor" // or "Course Assistant", "TA", etc.
}

Updating Bio or Other Content

Edit index.html directly - it's just plain HTML, easy to read and modify.

Adding Student Photos

1. Add the photo to the images/students/ directory
2. Update the student's entry in data.js with the image path

File Structure

├── index.html       # Main page (edit bio, awards, etc.)
├── style.css        # Styling (MIT colors, layout)
├── data.js          # Easy-to-update data (publications, students, teaching)
├── images/          # Photos and images
├── assets/          # PDF CV and other assets
└── README.md        # This file

Deployment

This site is hosted on GitHub Pages. Just commit and push your changes:

git add .
git commit -m "Update publications"
git push

Your site will automatically update at https://mgordon.me

Colors

The site uses MIT's official colors:

• MIT Red: #A31F34 (cardinal red)
• MIT Gray: #8A8B8C
• Dark Gray: #2C2C2C

Design Philosophy

This site is intentionally simple:

• No build process required
• No complex dependencies
• Easy to update content
• Clean, professional design
• Mobile responsive

To update content, you only need to edit data.js - no need to touch HTML or CSS unless you want to change the design.