/colophon

updated june 2026

This page covers the how and why of the website.

This site is my corner of the internet. I built it as a place to document projects, share ideas and publish longer-form writing. Recently I have become more involved with the decentralised web, and there's nothing more decentralised than your own website.

Design

The design is purposefully minimal:

• Lightweight w/ quick loading times
• Minimal JS
• Monospaced typography (even though my heart pines for serif fonts)
• Inspired by the indie web and social web

The blog even has an RSS feed and respects your system's light/dark mode preference.

Tech stack

The site was made with:

• Astro 5
• TypeScript
• Markdown content collections for blog posts, projects and garden posts

with each page being statically generated and deployed on Netlify.

Content

The site consists of:

• Blog posts
• Project write-ups
• A digital garden for unfinished notes and ideas
• A /now page describing what I'm currently focused on
• A /uses page listing the hardware and software I rely on

About this page

The word "colophon" traditionally referred to a note describing how a book was produced. On the web, it serves a similar purpose: documenting how a site is built and maintained.

Inspiration

This site draws inspiration from the personal web, digital gardens, RSS culture, and the idea that owning your own corner of the internet is still worthwhile.

History

• March 2026 — Initial launch
• June 2026 — Major redesign introducing the garden, now page, uses page, sitemap, and dark mode