Personal CV Website

https://sonntasa.github.io -> www.samuel-sonntag.de

A clean, minimal single-page CV with warm earth tones and BibTeX support.

A blank version of this CV is available in the "template" branch of this repo. Be aware that that version might not be up-to-date in every functionality the main branch holds.

Setup

1. Fork or clone this repository

2. Add your profile picture

   • Add an image file named profile.jpg to the repository
   • Recommended size: at least 400x400 pixels (square)
   • Supported formats: .jpg, .jpeg, .png (just update src="profile.jpg" in index.html if using a different name)

3. Edit index.html

   • Replace "Your Name" with your actual name
   • Update the tagline and about section
   • Add your contact information (email, GitHub, Google Scholar links)
   • Update the education section with your degrees

4. Update publications.bib

   • Replace the example entries with your own publications
   • The BibTeX format supports:
     • @article for journal papers
     • @inproceedings for conference papers
     • @book for books
     • @phdthesis or @mastersthesis for theses

5. Enable GitHub Pages

   • Go to your repository Settings
   • Navigate to "Pages" in the left sidebar
   • Under "Source", select the branch (usually main or master)
   • Click "Save"
   • Your site will be available at https://yourusername.github.io/repository-name/

Customization

Colors

The color scheme uses CSS variables defined at the top of index.html. You can easily customize:

Original colorscheme:

:root {
  --background: #ead2ac; /* sand; Background light tone */
  --back-alt: #e6b89c; /* warm-stone; Background variation */
  --accent-prime: #c17b5c; /* terracotta; * Primary accent */
  --text-sec: #8b6f47; /* deep-earth; Secondary text */
  --text-main: #3d3834; /* charcoal; * Main text */
  --accent-sec: #a85c3a; /* accent-rust Links and highlights */
}

UPDATE: The original colors have gone, Dark mode is here now.

Playful:

Light:

--background: #f8f6f6;
--back-alt: #ede8e8;
--accent-prime: #d63a65;
--text-sec: #6b4f4f;
--text-main: #1a1515;
--accent-sec: #3b82f6;

Dark:

--background: #1a1520;
--back-alt: #231d2c;
--accent-prime: #f06090;
--text-sec: #a89ab8;
--text-main: #ede8f5;
--accent-sec: #60a5fa;

Fonts

The CV uses:

• Crimson Pro for headings (serif)
• IBM Plex Sans for body text (sans-serif)
• Alan Sans (nice rounded font) at different weights for headings & body

You can change these in the Google Fonts link and CSS font-family declarations.

Sections

To add or remove sections:

1. Copy an existing <section> block
2. Update the id and content
3. Adjust the animation delay if needed

BibTeX Support

The CV automatically parses your publications.bib file and displays publications sorted by year (newest first).

Supported BibTeX fields:

• title - Publication title
• author - Authors (comma-separated)
• year - Publication year
• journal - Journal name (for articles)
• booktitle - Conference/book title (for proceedings)
• venue - Alternative venue field

License

Feel free to use this template for your own CV! This template was generated with the help of Claude.