Colophon
This website is a reflection of my belief that personal sites should be fast, accessible, and beautiful without unnecessary complexity.
Typography
- Headings: Cormorant — an elegant serif inspired by Garamond
- Body: Cormorant with IBM Plex Mono for technical elements
- Features: Ligatures, old-style numerals, proper kerning
Technology
- Static HTML/CSS/JS — No frameworks, no build tools
- Hosted on Netlify — Global CDN, automatic HTTPS
- ~50KB total — Excluding images and fonts
Design Principles
- Content first, decoration second
- Respect the reader's time and attention
- Dark mode that doesn't hurt the eyes
- Works without JavaScript (progressively enhanced)
- Print-friendly articles
Features
- Search with
⌘K - Keyboard navigation (
?for help) - Reading progress indicator
- Table of contents for long articles
- RSS feed for subscribers
- Bilingual content (EN/ES)
Privacy
No tracking. No cookies. No analytics that follow you around the internet. Just words on a page.
Inspiration
Influenced by the digital gardens of Gwern, the typography of Matthew Butterick's Practical Typography, and the minimalism of the early web.