Colophon
This site is built from scratch and released in parts. Version numbers in the corner track what's live. Opus 4.7 in Claude chat for planning and content, Sonnet 5 in Claude Code for the build. Figma for design work in between.
Approach
Editorial and restrained. Built for reading. One column of text per page, nothing on screen that isn't considered.
Stack
- Built in Astro with plain CSS, on an 8px grid
- Hosted on Vercel with GitHub auto-deploy
- DNS and email routing through Cloudflare
Type
- Playfair Display for headings
- Open Sans for body copy
- JetBrains Mono for labels and meta
- Sizes step at a single breakpoint rather than scaling fluidly
Palette
- A dark charcoal ground (#201B1B) with white ink, dimmed in steps for hierarchy
- One accent, a pale yellow (#F8F8AC), reserved strictly for interactive and wayfinding moments: links, active nav, tags. Not used decoratively anywhere