Choices

An overview of the design decisions and technical choices behind this website, from typography and colours to the tech stack.

By azxyc
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Welcome to the 11th iteration of my personal website, azxyc.com, codenamed Prism. This post is a brief overview of the design decisions and technical choices behind this website.


Tech Stack

As usual, I went with my go-to tech stack for this website. There's no particular technical reason for this, it's just what I'm most familiar with.

Next.js 15 App Router

Web Framework

MDX

Content Authoring

Vercel

Hosting and Infrastructure

Typeface

I usually use Inter as my default sans-serif typeface for most of my work. I decided to try Manrope here, and I quite like it. What do you think? For code, I'm using JetBrains Mono, which is what I use in my main editor, Neovim.

Manrope

JetBrains Mono

Colour Palette

I've always been a fan of a neutral colour palette, so that's what I went with here. For syntax highlighting, I decided to add a touch of colour using one of my favourite themes, Vesper.

Dark Neutral

const syntaxTheme = "vesper";

Function

This site serves as my personal corner of the internet. I'll occasionally post about my experiences and thoughts here.

Choices