About my personal website

I started sketching ideas for a personal website a while ago, but those first attempts never really made it out of my own machine. I even hired an illustrator to make a few illustrations for it, but life got in the way and I never published that version. I still love those illustrations, but I wanted to take a different approach with this version.

Part of the problem before was that I always wanted to add something else: a new section, a new feature, a new redesign. I never felt like it was ready. Common feeling among creators, I think. But I realized that I was never going to feel ready and that I just needed to publish it and move on. So I did. For this version, I had started sketching ideas in late 2025, and publishing it was on my 2026 bucket list. Funny thing, I made it in the first few weeks of January 2026. Writing a proper post to go with it took a little longer, because I kept wanting to improve it a little more first, but now it’s finally here.

A place for my thoughts and interests

One of my life mottos is “to define is to limit”, and I wanted to make sure my personal website reflected a bit that. I wanted to share more than just my work as a software engineer, which is why I didn’t make a portfolio. Here I plan to share my thoughts, projects (software related or not), and other interests. I want to share my love for art and photography, explore different topics, write about my experiences, and more.

Fonts and colors

I wanted the website to feel warm and personal, so I spent some time researching and iterating different fonts. I ended up choosing EB Garamond for the headings and Outfit for the body text and navigation.

For the colors, I came across an article with a combination I liked and used it as a starting point to explore my own palette. I’ve lost the original article, unfortunately, but this is the initial palette I settled on.

I don’t use this palette as much now as I did when I first published the site. For example, the projects in the Lab section use different colors. I chose them because they better suit the projects themselves while still feeling in line with the original palette.

I also used simple shapes to represent each project, giving them a bit of character while keeping the visuals simple.

Still growing

Being a software developer means I get to build my own tools and I have room to experiment with them. So here it is: my own little digital garden, where I hope to keep sharing my thoughts, projects, and other interests with anyone who wants to read them. 💻🌱