Rebuilding my portfolio in 2026

I recently rebuilt this site from the ground up. The goal wasn't to change what it says about me, but how it says it: bigger type, more whitespace, subtle motion, and a consistent design language across every section.

The design system

Everything is driven by a small set of tokens and primitives instead of one-off styles. A few decisions that paid off:

• A single brand accent (indigo) used sparingly for emphasis.
• Self-hosted Geist Sans + Geist Mono so there's no build-time font fetch.
• Reusable Section, SectionHeading, and Reveal primitives so every section shares the same rhythm.

Consistency is a feature. When the spacing, borders, and type scale are shared, new sections look right by default.

Resilient animations

Scroll-reveal is great until it isn't, a background-loaded tab or a missed IntersectionObserver callback can leave content stuck invisible. The fix was a plain observer with a failsafe timeout:

useEffect(() => {
  const el = ref.current;
  if (!el) return;

  const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
    if (entries.some((e) => e.isIntersecting)) {
      setShown(true);
      observer.disconnect();
    }
  });
  observer.observe(el);

  // Never leave content hidden, even if the observer never fires.
  const failsafe = window.setTimeout(() => setShown(true), 1400);
  return () => {
    observer.disconnect();
    window.clearTimeout(failsafe);
  };
}, []);

What's next

1. Writing more here, about the things I build.
2. A separate space for food, see TorontoEats.
3. Small, steady improvements to the site itself.

Thanks for reading.