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How this site
is made.

A record of the tools, typefaces, and decisions that went into building this site.

Typography
Typefaces

Body text is set in Source Serif 4 — a contemporary serif designed for extended reading on screen. Monospaced elements use JetBrains Mono. System sans-serif is used sparingly for UI chrome.

Technology
Stack
Next.js 16
App Router, Server Actions, i18n via next-intl
React 19
Server Components, useActionState
TypeScript
Strict mode throughout
MDX
Blog content via gray-matter + next-mdx-remote
Resend
Contact form email delivery
Vercel
Hosting and edge deployment
Design
Approach

Designed entirely in code — no Figma mockups. The visual language borrows from editorial print: ruled lines, margin notes, and a deliberately restricted colour palette. Dark and light modes are supported via CSS custom properties.

Colour

One accent colour (OKLCH), near-black backgrounds in dark mode, near-white in light. No decorative gradients.

Licensing
Content

All writing on this site is my own. Code snippets in blog posts may be reused freely. The site's source code is not open-sourced, but the approach is documented in the posts.

Last built
May 2026
Version
1.0.1