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How this site was made.

Stack

  • Astro — static output, no SSR.
  • Vanilla CSS with custom properties for tokens.
  • DreamHost static hosting; deployed via GitHub Actions over SFTP.
  • Substack RSS fetched at build time for the writing page.

Typography

  • Bricolage Grotesque — display.
  • DM Sans — body.
  • JetBrains Mono — metadata.

Palette

  • paper #f7ead0
  • cream · apricot fill #f4cba5
  • indigo accent #241f4a

Credits

  • Design direction with Claude Design.
  • Implementation with Claude Code.
  • Portrait illustration commissioned for this site.