Wax+Wires

Colophon

Type

Economica

Display · Headlines · Wordmark — Bold Condensed, all-caps, mis-registered.

Atkinson Hyperlegible

Body · Essays · Captions — Designed for readability at any size.

Courier Prime

Mono · Zine captions · Timestamps — Typewriter warmth.

Palette

  • Hot Red
    #E70033
  • Ink Black
    #1A1A1A
  • Engine Cream
    #FCF9E9
  • Slate
    #3C3C3C

Build

  • Framework — Astro 6 · Static site, MDX content
  • Hosting — Vercel · Hobby tier
  • Type — Self-hosted (Economica, Atkinson Hyperlegible, Courier Prime)
  • Styling — Hand-rolled CSS custom properties. No frameworks.
  • Content — MDX files in git. Humans keep the pen.

Philosophy

This site is built with Authored Intelligence — human-directed, AI-accelerated. Every word is written by a human. Every design decision is made by a human. AI helps execute, never leads.

No dark patterns. No surveillance. No engagement traps. Just signal.