# Zigzag Layout

> Alternating rows that flip image and text side to side down the page. Use it to give each project room to breathe with a clear narrative flow.

A shadcn/ui block from the [@shadcn-ui-blocks](https://www.shadcn-ui-blocks.com) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/shadcn-ui-blocks/portfolio-portfolio-project-displays-zigzag-layout).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/shadcn-ui-blocks/portfolio-portfolio-project-displays-zigzag-layout
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/shadcn-ui-blocks/portfolio-portfolio-project-displays-zigzag-layout-light-0e553fc35dfbf5be.png
- Registry item: https://www.shadcn-ui-blocks.com/r/portfolio-portfolio-project-displays-zigzag-layout.json
- Listed: 2026-10-13, source last changed 2026-10-13

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://www.shadcn-ui-blocks.com/r/portfolio-portfolio-project-displays-zigzag-layout.json
```

Run it in a project that has shadcn/ui set up. It adds the files below and installs what they depend on.

## Dependencies

- npm packages: `class-variance-authority`, `lucide-react`, `radix-ui`

## Files

### `components/blocks/portfolio/portfolio-project-displays/zigzag-layout.tsx`

```tsx
import { ArrowRight } from 'lucide-react';
import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
import { Card, CardContent } from '@/components/ui/card';
import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';

// Sample project data with tech-related projects
const projects = [
  {
    id: 1,
    title: 'Advanced E-Commerce Platform',
    category: 'Full Stack Development',
    description:
      'A comprehensive e-commerce solution with real-time inventory management, advanced search functionality, and seamless payment processing. Built with performance and scalability in mind to handle high-traffic periods.',
    image:
      'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1661956602944-249bcd04b63f?q=80&w=2070&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.0.3',
    technologies: ['Next.js', 'TypeScript', 'Prisma', 'Stripe', 'TailwindCSS'],
    link: '#',
  },
  {
    id: 2,
    title: 'Enterprise Dashboard System',
    category: 'Data Visualization',
    description:
      'Interactive analytics dashboard for enterprise clients that processes and visualizes complex datasets with customizable views, real-time updates, and automated reporting features.',
    image:
      'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1551288049-bebda4e38f71?q=80&w=2070&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.0.3',
    technologies: ['React', 'D3.js', 'GraphQL', 'Node.js', 'AWS'],
    link: '#',
  },
  {
    id: 3,
    title: 'Multi-platform Mobile Application',
    category: 'Mobile Development',
    description:
      'Cross-platform mobile application for productivity enhancement, featuring offline capabilities, push notifications, and seamless cloud synchronization across devices.',
    image:
      'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1596558450268-9c27524ba856?q=80&w=2050&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.0.3',
    technologies: ['React Native', 'Firebase', 'Redux', 'Jest', 'TypeScript'],
    link: '#',
  },
  {
    id: 4,
    title: 'AI-Driven Content Management System',
    category: 'AI/ML Integration',
    description:
      'Content management platform powered by machine learning algorithms that automatically categorizes, tags, and optimizes content while providing smart recommendations based on user behavior.',
    image:
      'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1620712943543-bcc4688e7485?q=80&w=2070&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.0.3',
    technologies: ['Python', 'TensorFlow', 'Django', 'PostgreSQL', 'Docker'],
    link: '#',
  },
  {
    id: 5,
    title: 'DevOps Workflow Automation',
    category: 'DevOps Engineering',
    description:
      'End-to-end CI/CD pipeline automation solution for cloud-native applications, featuring infrastructure as code, automated testing, and observability tooling integration.',
    image:
      'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1607968565043-36af90dde238?q=80&w=2070&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.0.3',
    technologies: [
      'Kubernetes',
      'Terraform',
      'GitHub Actions',
      'Prometheus',
      'Go',
    ],
    link: '#',
  },
];

export default function PortfolioZigzagLayout() {
  return (
    <div className="bg-background py-16 md:py-24">
      <div className="container mx-auto px-4 2xl:max-w-[1400px]">
        {/* Section header */}
        <div className="mb-16 text-center md:mb-24">
          <h2 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight sm:text-4xl md:text-5xl">
            Featured Projects
          </h2>
          <p className="text-muted-foreground mx-auto mt-4 max-w-2xl">
            A showcase of my technical projects highlighting various skills
            across full-stack development, mobile applications, and enterprise
            solutions.
          </p>
        </div>

        {/* Zigzag project layout */}
        <div className="space-y-24 md:space-y-32">
          {projects.map((project, index) => (
            <div
              key={project.id}
              className={cn(
                'group relative',
                index % 2 === 0 ? 'lg:flex-row' : 'lg:flex-row-reverse',
                'flex flex-col gap-8 lg:items-center lg:gap-12'
              )}
            >
              {/* Project image */}
              <div className="relative w-full overflow-hidden rounded-lg lg:w-1/2">
                <div className="border-muted/30 relative aspect-video overflow-hidden rounded-lg border">
                  <img
                    src={project.image}
                    alt={project.title}
                    className="object-cover transition-transform duration-700 group-hover:scale-105"
                  />
                </div>

                {/* Category badge */}
                <div className="absolute top-4 right-4">
                  <Badge
                    variant="secondary"
                    className="bg-black/60 text-white backdrop-blur-sm"
                  >
                    {project.category}
                  </Badge>
                </div>
              </div>

              {/* Project content */}
              <Card className="w-full border-none shadow-none lg:w-1/2">
                <CardContent className="space-y-6">
                  <div>
                    <h3 className="text-2xl font-bold md:text-3xl">
                      {project.title}
                    </h3>
                    <p className="text-muted-foreground mt-4">
                      {project.description}
                    </p>
                  </div>

                  {/* Technologies */}
                  <div className="space-y-3">
                    <h4 className="text-muted-foreground text-sm font-medium">
                      Technologies
                    </h4>
                    <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
                      {project.technologies.map((tech) => (
                        <Badge
                          key={tech}
                          variant="outline"
                          className="rounded-md"
                        >
                          {tech}
                        </Badge>
                      ))}
                    </div>
                  </div>

                  {/* CTA Button */}
                  <Button className="mt-2 gap-2" asChild>
                    <a href={project.link}>
                      View Project Details
                      <ArrowRight className="h-4 w-4" />
                    </a>
                  </Button>
                </CardContent>
              </Card>
            </div>
          ))}
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}
```

### `components/ui/button.tsx`

```tsx
import * as React from "react"
import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
import { Slot } from "radix-ui"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

const buttonVariants = cva(
  "group/button inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-transparent bg-clip-padding text-sm font-medium whitespace-nowrap transition-all outline-none select-none focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-3 focus-visible:ring-ring/50 active:not-aria-[haspopup]:translate-y-px disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 aria-invalid:border-destructive aria-invalid:ring-3 aria-invalid:ring-destructive/20 dark:aria-invalid:border-destructive/50 dark:aria-invalid:ring-destructive/40 [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:shrink-0 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4",
  {
    variants: {
      variant: {
        default: "bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/80",
        outline:
          "border-border bg-background shadow-xs hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground aria-expanded:bg-muted aria-expanded:text-foreground dark:border-input dark:bg-input/30 dark:hover:bg-input/50",
        secondary:
          "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground hover:bg-secondary/80 aria-expanded:bg-secondary aria-expanded:text-secondary-foreground",
        ghost:
          "hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground aria-expanded:bg-muted aria-expanded:text-foreground dark:hover:bg-muted/50",
        destructive:
          "bg-destructive/10 text-destructive hover:bg-destructive/20 focus-visible:border-destructive/40 focus-visible:ring-destructive/20 dark:bg-destructive/20 dark:hover:bg-destructive/30 dark:focus-visible:ring-destructive/40",
        link: "text-primary underline-offset-4 hover:underline",
      },
      size: {
        default:
          "h-9 gap-1.5 px-2.5 in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-2 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-2",
        xs: "h-6 gap-1 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),8px)] px-2 text-xs in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-1.5 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-1.5 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-3",
        sm: "h-8 gap-1 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),10px)] px-2.5 in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-1.5 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-1.5",
        lg: "h-10 gap-1.5 px-2.5 has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-2 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-2",
        icon: "size-9",
        "icon-xs":
          "size-6 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),8px)] in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-3",
        "icon-sm":
          "size-8 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),10px)] in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md",
        "icon-lg": "size-10",
      },
    },
    defaultVariants: {
      variant: "default",
      size: "default",
    },
  }
)

function Button({
  className,
  variant = "default",
  size = "default",
  asChild = false,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"button"> &
  VariantProps<typeof buttonVariants> & {
    asChild?: boolean
  }) {
  const Comp = asChild ? Slot.Root : "button"

  return (
    <Comp
      data-slot="button"
      data-variant={variant}
      data-size={size}
      className={cn(buttonVariants({ variant, size, className }))}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export { Button, buttonVariants }
```

### `components/ui/badge.tsx`

```tsx
import * as React from "react"
import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
import { Slot } from "radix-ui"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

const badgeVariants = cva(
  "group/badge inline-flex h-5 w-fit shrink-0 items-center justify-center gap-1 overflow-hidden rounded-4xl border border-transparent px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium whitespace-nowrap transition-all focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-[3px] focus-visible:ring-ring/50 has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-1.5 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-1.5 aria-invalid:border-destructive aria-invalid:ring-destructive/20 dark:aria-invalid:ring-destructive/40 [&>svg]:pointer-events-none [&>svg]:size-3!",
  {
    variants: {
      variant: {
        default: "bg-primary text-primary-foreground [a]:hover:bg-primary/80",
        secondary:
          "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground [a]:hover:bg-secondary/80",
        destructive:
          "bg-destructive/10 text-destructive focus-visible:ring-destructive/20 dark:bg-destructive/20 dark:focus-visible:ring-destructive/40 [a]:hover:bg-destructive/20",
        outline:
          "border-border text-foreground [a]:hover:bg-muted [a]:hover:text-muted-foreground",
        ghost:
          "hover:bg-muted hover:text-muted-foreground dark:hover:bg-muted/50",
        link: "text-primary underline-offset-4 hover:underline",
      },
    },
    defaultVariants: {
      variant: "default",
    },
  }
)

function Badge({
  className,
  variant = "default",
  asChild = false,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"span"> &
  VariantProps<typeof badgeVariants> & { asChild?: boolean }) {
  const Comp = asChild ? Slot.Root : "span"

  return (
    <Comp
      data-slot="badge"
      data-variant={variant}
      className={cn(badgeVariants({ variant }), className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export { Badge, badgeVariants }
```

### `components/ui/card.tsx`

```tsx
import * as React from "react"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

function Card({
  className,
  size = "default",
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"div"> & { size?: "default" | "sm" }) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card"
      data-size={size}
      className={cn(
        "group/card flex flex-col gap-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl bg-card py-6 text-sm text-card-foreground shadow-xs ring-1 ring-foreground/10 has-[>img:first-child]:pt-0 data-[size=sm]:gap-4 data-[size=sm]:py-4 *:[img:first-child]:rounded-t-xl *:[img:last-child]:rounded-b-xl",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardHeader({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-header"
      className={cn(
        "group/card-header @container/card-header grid auto-rows-min items-start gap-1 rounded-t-xl px-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:px-4 has-data-[slot=card-action]:grid-cols-[1fr_auto] has-data-[slot=card-description]:grid-rows-[auto_auto] [.border-b]:pb-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:[.border-b]:pb-4",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardTitle({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-title"
      className={cn(
        "font-heading text-base leading-normal font-medium group-data-[size=sm]/card:text-sm",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardDescription({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-description"
      className={cn("text-sm text-muted-foreground", className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardAction({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-action"
      className={cn(
        "col-start-2 row-span-2 row-start-1 self-start justify-self-end",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardContent({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-content"
      className={cn("px-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:px-4", className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardFooter({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-footer"
      className={cn(
        "flex items-center rounded-b-xl px-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:px-4 [.border-t]:pt-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:[.border-t]:pt-4",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export {
  Card,
  CardHeader,
  CardFooter,
  CardTitle,
  CardAction,
  CardDescription,
  CardContent,
}
```