Learning to Write with Hugo

Welcome to my first tutorial! This article demonstrates how to create engaging content using Hugo and the interactive animation system.

Writing with Markdown

Hugo uses Markdown, which makes writing simple:

• Bold text with **bold text**
• Italic text with *italic text*
• Code snippets with backticks
• Links with [text](url)

You can also include:

Blockquotes for important callouts — Like this inspiring quote

Interactive Animations

Here’s where things get interesting. You can embed three types of interactive animations:

1. Particle Network

Watch the dots connect as they move around:

2. Waveform Visualization

A dynamic audio-style waveform:

3. Interactive Grid

Move your mouse over this grid to see the distortion effect:

Code Examples

You can include code blocks:

# Create a new article
hugo new posts/my-article.md

# Build the site
hugo

# Serve locally for testing
hugo server -D

Lists and Structure

Things I love about this setup:

1. Simple writing - Just Markdown, no complex editor
2. Interactive elements - Animations make articles engaging
3. Fast publishing - Run hugo and you’re live
4. Version control ready - Everything is just text files

Next steps:

• Try creating your own article
• Experiment with different animation heights
• Customize the frontmatter tags
• Share your articles on social media (buttons auto-added!)

This tutorial shows just the basics. The creative possibilities are endless when you combine simple Markdown with interactive animations.