Highway 1 Digital

10 Takes.
One Brand.

The same 20-page website built 10 different ways. Each with a distinct aesthetic and tech stack. Every variant scores 99+ on PageSpeed.

10 Variants 20 Pages Each 200 Pages Total 99+ PageSpeed

Why This Exists

Three reasons this collection was built.

01

Prove the Point

Modern websites can be fast, beautiful, and maintainable without bloated page builders. These 10 variants demonstrate that with real working code.

02

Design Flexibility

Same content, same brand, 10 completely different aesthetics. From dark luxury to Swiss minimalism to neon cyberpunk.

03

Stack Diversity

Pure HTML, Astro, Next.js, SvelteKit, Qwik, Remix, Nuxt, Eleventy, Hono, SolidStart. Every major framework. All edge-deployable.

The Collection

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V1 Dark Luxury homepage screenshot V1
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Pure HTML/CSS/JS

Dark Luxury

Near-black canvas, gold accents, Cormorant Garamond serif. Cinematic editorial feel with grain texture overlay and slow fade-in animations. Zero frameworks, zero build step.

Gold on Black No Build Step Conversion Nav
V2 Clean Brutalist homepage screenshot V2
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Astro

Clean Brutalist

Stark white, heavy black type, raw CSS grid with visible structure. Maximum contrast, thick borders, asymmetric layouts. Helvetica Neue display with IBM Plex Mono.

Red on White Static + Islands Zero JS by Default
V3 Futuristic Glassmorphism homepage screenshot V3
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Next.js 15 + TypeScript

Futuristic Glassmorphism

Deep navy base, electric blue neon accents, frosted glass cards with backdrop blur. Syne display + Space Mono. Glowing dot grid background texture.

Blue on Navy App Router TypeScript
V4 Warm Editorial homepage screenshot V4
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SvelteKit

Warm Editorial

Off-white parchment, dark brown type, warm terracotta accent. Playfair Display + Libre Baskerville. Magazine-style layouts with pull quotes and ruled lines.

Terracotta on Parchment Svelte 5 Print-Inspired
V5 Bold/Loud homepage screenshot V5
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Qwik

Bold / Loud

Electric yellow on pure black. Oversized Bebas Neue display type, maximum energy. Big numbers, dramatic whitespace, surprising color blocks.

Yellow on Black Resumable Zero Hydration
V6 Minimal Swiss homepage screenshot V6
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Remix

Minimal Swiss

International Typographic Style. Pure white, black, single red accent. Strict grid, heavy negative space, monospace data. The discipline is the aesthetic.

Red on White Web Standards Progressive Enhancement
V7 Organic/Natural homepage screenshot V7
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Nuxt 3

Organic / Natural

Soft sage green on warm cream. Fraunces serif + Source Sans 3. Organic rounded corners, soft shadows, nature-inspired decorative elements.

Sage on Cream Vue 3 Auto-imports
V8 Art Deco homepage screenshot V8
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Eleventy (11ty)

Art Deco

Deep emerald and gold on near-black. Geometric patterns -- chevrons, fan shapes, radiating lines. Poiret One display + Raleway body. 1920s luxury hotel meets modern web.

Gold on Emerald Static Site Gen Nunjucks
V9 Neon Cyberpunk homepage screenshot V9
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Hono

Neon Cyberpunk

Pure black with neon magenta and cyan. Orbitron display + Fira Code mono. Scanline overlay, glitch text effects, animated gradient borders.

Neon on Black Edge Runtime Ultra-Light
V10 Soft Premium homepage screenshot V10
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SolidStart

Soft Premium

Soft lavender background, deep plum text, rose accent. DM Serif Display + Nunito. Rounded corners, gentle shadows, pastel gradients. Premium beauty/fashion feel.

Rose on Lavender Fine-Grained Reactivity Signals

At a Glance

Technical specs for every variant.

Variant Stack Aesthetic Colors Display Font Mobile Nav Pages
V1 HTML/CSS/JS Dark Luxury #0d0d0d / #d8b37e Cormorant Garamond Option C (4) 20
V2 Astro Clean Brutalist #ffffff / #e63329 Helvetica Neue Option B (4) 20
V3 Next.js + TS Futuristic #080c14 / #4d9fff Syne Option A (5) 20
V4 SvelteKit Warm Editorial #faf7f2 / #c4613a Playfair Display Option B (4) 20
V5 Qwik Bold/Loud #000000 / #ffe342 Bebas Neue Option C (4) 20
V6 Remix Minimal Swiss #ffffff / #ff0000 Helvetica Neue Option D (5) 20
V7 Nuxt 3 Organic/Natural #f8f6f0 / #7d8c6e Fraunces Option B (4) 20
V8 Eleventy Art Deco #0e0e0e / #c9a84c Poiret One Option C (4) 20
V9 Hono Neon Cyberpunk #000000 / #ff00ff Orbitron Option A (5) 20
V10 SolidStart Soft Premium #f0edf5 / #d4688e DM Serif Display Option B (4) 20

Deep Dive

Honest takes on every stack. What's great, what's not, and who should use each one.

V1

Pure HTML/CSS/JS

Dark Luxury
Easy
Best for: Simple brochure sites, portfolios, landing pages that need zero build complexity.

Pros

  • Zero build step -- edit and deploy
  • No dependencies to update or break
  • Fastest possible TTFB
  • Any developer can maintain it
  • Smallest possible footprint

Cons

  • No component reuse -- nav/footer duplicated in every file
  • Adding pages means copy/pasting full HTML
  • CSS gets unwieldy past ~20 pages
  • No type safety or build-time checks

Limitations

No server-side rendering, no dynamic routes, no data fetching. Navigation updates require editing every file manually. Not practical for sites that change frequently or have >30 pages.

V2

Astro

Clean Brutalist
Easy
Best for: Content-heavy sites, blogs, marketing sites. Our top recommendation for most projects.

Pros

  • Ships zero JS by default -- pure HTML output
  • Component-based with any UI framework (React, Svelte, Vue)
  • Islands architecture for selective interactivity
  • Excellent content collections API
  • Fastest build times we tested (531ms for 20 pages)

Cons

  • Not ideal for highly interactive SPAs
  • Smaller ecosystem than Next.js/Nuxt
  • Template syntax has a learning curve
  • Limited middleware/API route support vs full-stack frameworks

Limitations

Best for content/marketing sites, not complex web apps. Client-side state management requires bringing in a framework island. The .astro template format won't feel familiar to React/Vue developers at first.

V3

Next.js 15

Futuristic Glassmorphism
Moderate
Best for: Full-stack web apps, sites needing ISR/SSR, teams already using React.

Pros

  • Largest ecosystem and community
  • App Router with React Server Components
  • Excellent TypeScript support
  • Vercel deployment is seamless
  • ISR for dynamic content with static speed

Cons

  • Heavy -- bundles are larger than Astro/Eleventy
  • Static export mode disables many features (ISR, middleware, API routes)
  • Frequent breaking changes between major versions
  • Complex mental model (server vs. client components)

Limitations

Static export (used here for Cloudflare Pages) strips out most of what makes Next.js powerful. If you're not using SSR/ISR, you're paying the complexity cost without the benefits. Image optimization disabled in export mode.

V4

SvelteKit

Warm Editorial
Easy
Best for: Interactive sites, dashboards, teams that value developer experience and small bundles.

Pros

  • Smallest runtime of any JS framework -- compiles away
  • Svelte 5 runes are intuitive and powerful
  • Built-in animations and transitions
  • Scoped CSS by default -- no CSS-in-JS needed
  • Adapter-static works perfectly for Cloudflare Pages

Cons

  • Smaller ecosystem -- fewer pre-built components
  • Svelte 5 runes syntax is new (most tutorials use Svelte 4)
  • Fewer job postings than React/Vue
  • TypeScript integration improving but not as mature

Limitations

Smaller talent pool makes hiring harder. The Svelte 4 to 5 migration changed syntax significantly, so many community resources are outdated. Fewer third-party UI component libraries compared to React.

V5

Qwik

Bold / Loud
Hard
Best for: Performance-critical sites where every millisecond of TTI matters. Experimental projects.

Pros

  • Resumability -- zero hydration cost
  • Instant interactivity regardless of page size
  • Familiar JSX syntax for React developers
  • Fine-grained lazy loading at the component level
  • Theoretical performance ceiling is unmatched

Cons

  • SSR-first -- static export requires workarounds
  • Small community, limited ecosystem
  • Dollar-sign syntax (component$, useSignal$) is unusual
  • Fewer deployment targets compared to mainstream frameworks

Limitations

Generating static HTML requires an SSR server or SPA fallback (we used SPA mode here). The $ convention for serialization boundaries is a mental model shift. Very few third-party component libraries exist. Not recommended for teams that need to hire easily.

V6

React Router (Remix)

Minimal Swiss
Moderate
Best for: Teams already using React Router who want file-based routing and SSR without Next.js.

Pros

  • Built on web standards (fetch, FormData, Response)
  • Progressive enhancement works with JS disabled
  • Nested layouts and parallel data loading
  • Prerender config makes static export straightforward
  • Great error boundary handling

Cons

  • Remix-to-React-Router rebrand caused ecosystem confusion
  • Fewer integrations than Next.js
  • Flat file routing can get messy with many routes
  • Community documentation is fragmented across Remix and RR7

Limitations

The Remix/React Router merge created naming confusion -- tutorials and Stack Overflow answers reference both names. Static prerendering works but is less mature than Next.js. The flat route naming convention (dots for nesting) is polarizing.

V7

Nuxt 3

Organic / Natural
Easy
Best for: Vue.js teams building full-stack apps. The Vue equivalent of Next.js with better DX.

Pros

  • Auto-imports for components, composables, and utils
  • nuxt generate produces clean static output
  • Vue 3 Composition API is elegant and readable
  • Excellent module ecosystem (SEO, images, fonts, auth)
  • Nitro server engine is fast and flexible

Cons

  • Magic auto-imports can confuse IDE tooling
  • Slower build times than Astro/Eleventy
  • Vue has less market share than React in US
  • Nuxt-specific patterns don't transfer to other frameworks

Limitations

Vue ecosystem is strongest in Asia and Europe -- US hiring pool is smaller than React. Auto-import magic means you don't see explicit imports, which can confuse new team members. Build times are longer than static-first tools like Astro.

V8

Eleventy (11ty)

Art Deco
Easy
Best for: Content sites, documentation, blogs. The simplest SSG with maximum flexibility.

Pros

  • Zero client-side JS by default -- pure HTML output
  • Supports 10+ template languages (Nunjucks, Liquid, etc.)
  • Incredibly fast builds
  • No framework lock-in -- just HTML
  • Data cascade is powerful for content-driven sites

Cons

  • No built-in client-side interactivity
  • Nunjucks/Liquid templates feel dated vs JSX/Svelte
  • Adding interactivity requires manual JS wiring
  • Configuration can be opaque for beginners

Limitations

Not a web app framework -- it generates static HTML and gets out of the way. If you need client-side state, routing, or real-time features, you'll need to bring your own solution. Template languages like Nunjucks feel old-school compared to modern component frameworks.

V9

Hono

Neon Cyberpunk
Moderate
Best for: API-first sites, edge workers, developers who want full control over the HTTP layer.

Pros

  • Ultra-lightweight -- smallest framework overhead
  • Runs everywhere: Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun, Node
  • Express-like API but built for edge runtimes
  • Perfect for APIs alongside static HTML
  • Web Standards API (Request/Response)

Cons

  • No file-based routing -- manual route registration
  • No built-in SSG or page generation
  • Static HTML files require manual nav/footer updates
  • Smallest community of all frameworks tested

Limitations

Hono is a server framework, not a frontend framework. We paired it with static HTML files, which means the same duplication problems as V1. Great for APIs and edge functions, but for a pure marketing site, you'd get more mileage from Astro or Eleventy.

V10

SolidStart

Soft Premium
Hard
Best for: Performance-focused SPAs, developers who want React-like DX without the virtual DOM.

Pros

  • Fine-grained reactivity -- no virtual DOM diffing
  • Familiar JSX syntax for React developers
  • Signals-based state management is clean
  • Smallest runtime of any JSX framework
  • True reactive primitives (no stale closures)

Cons

  • SolidStart (meta-framework) is still maturing
  • SPA routing for static deploy required workarounds
  • Smallest ecosystem of any JSX framework
  • Component patterns differ subtly from React (no re-renders)

Limitations

SolidStart's SSG story is still evolving. We used SPA mode with client-side routing, which means no server-rendered HTML for SEO crawlers on initial load. The "looks like React but isn't" aspect catches developers off-guard -- destructuring props breaks reactivity.

Our Recommendations

Most Projects Astro (V2)

Zero JS by default, fastest builds, works with any UI framework. The best choice for marketing sites, content sites, and brochure sites.

Full-Stack Apps Next.js (V3) or Nuxt (V7)

If your site needs authentication, API routes, dynamic data, or server-side rendering, use the full-stack framework for your preferred UI library.

Maximum Simplicity Eleventy (V8) or HTML (V1)

For sites under 10 pages that rarely change. Zero build complexity, zero client JS, zero things that can break. Pure HTML output.

Best DX SvelteKit (V4)

Smallest bundles, built-in animations, scoped CSS, and the most enjoyable development experience of any framework tested. The indie developer's choice.