Update .gitignore, assets

.gitignore

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ _production
 .sass-cache
 .jekyll-metadata
 .byebug_history
+*.backup

_config.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ plugins:
 # Exclude from processing.
 # The following items will not be processed, by default. Create a custom list
 # to override the default setting.
-# exclude:
+exclude:
+  - '*.backup'
 #   - Gemfile
 #   - Gemfile.lock
 #   - node_modules

assets/main.scss

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ body > header.site-header {
 }
 
 .page-content {
-  background: #fff;
+  background: #f6f7f4;
   padding-top: 0px;
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ img.profile {
 
 .sidebar {
   line-height: 1.3em;
-  background: #ddd;
+  background: linear-gradient(#eeefed, #fff);
   text-align: center;
 
   img.me {
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ img.profile {
     font-weight: 400;
     font-size: 18px;
     line-height: 1.5em;
+    letter-spacing: 0.06px;
 
     strong {
       font-weight: 500;