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Building My Personal Site with Astro

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Hello World

Welcome to my blog! This is the first post on my new personal site, built entirely with Astro.

Why Astro?

When choosing a framework for a personal CV site, I wanted something that:

  • Ships zero JavaScript by default
  • Has excellent static site generation
  • Supports component-based architecture without the overhead
  • Makes content-driven sites easy with Markdown and content collections

Astro checked all those boxes.

The Design

I went with a dark & techy aesthetic — think terminal vibes meets modern web design. The key design choices:

  • Color palette: Deep dark backgrounds with electric green (#39ff14) accents
  • Typography: JetBrains Mono for headings and code, Inter for body text
  • Animations: Subtle fade-up reveals on scroll, terminal cursor blink
  • Texture: Noise grain overlay and geometric grid lines for depth

What’s Next

I plan to write about software engineering, web development, and the tools I use daily. Stay tuned!