Well... what is the site about? The site is to show my skills.
Throughout the site I used CSS3 and jQuery animation. I know not every browser supports CSS3 animation but I used it to demonstate that I can. So I hope you use a modern browser. The site is for front-enders to evaluate my skills. Nothing more.

Sometimes jQuery was the better option. It supports all browsers and at times it saved me a lot of code. But javascript and jQuery were also better when I had to deal with an unknown number of elements, unknown dimensions or if I wanted to use the code for more than one project. Because, well written, it translates easier.

Also canvas is used. The horizontal banner for instance, is constructed out of multiple gradient canvases with various colors (white, black or page color) and various transparency. The skill title slides through the layers and gets a stained look. A color code somewhere in the page tells the javascript what page color to use and all the relevant items on the page changes color with it. Also when I have to draw something on the fly, not knowing what to expect, canvas is the better option because of the use of variables in javascript.

I wrote everything myself from the ground up. Copying somebody's readymade code is handy and fast but you don't learn from it. And that's the general idea.