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Sep 26, 2023 Jan 04, 2024 (IST)
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A brief introduction to me and the site, including tips on how to use it (the site, not me ;).
About Me
Where me = “Pranab” (he/him).
I have a formal education in design, with my current focus on UI/UX design, but I’ve also had an interest in computers since school, starting with Scratch and the like.
Some of my interests include:
- Reading: especially (science) fiction, but I read a lot of blog posts on various subjects, though I find good tech blogs the easiest to find.
- UI/UX Design: I’ve been looking into accessibility lately, and I quite enjoy a brutalist/swiss/functional style that relies more on text, though I try to infuse some popular aesthetics into it and play around with other styles.
- Writing: that’s how I maintain this blog ;) I can write nonsense about whatever’s going on in my head, but also notes on things I read or ideas I have, as well as short snippets of fiction. I might write a book someday.
- Shell Scripting: I’m fairly proficient in using the (Fish) shell and scripting, and I have a few small utilities I use here and there.
- Programming: I have a decent grasp of most concepts, and I can navigate code well enough, even if I don’t know the language, but I haven’t written or maintained a decently sized codebase.
Contact
Email: pranabekka@gmail.com
Mastodon: @pranabekka@mastodon.social
About the Site
Built Using Zola (Static Site Generator)
Custom theme made by me. See choices below.
- “zettelkasten”-like
- no categories
- could add tags in the future?
- backreferences
- posts link to each other
- flat structure
- no categories
- 8px gap between interactive elements (where possible)
- large-ish font size for people with poor eyesight
- no “flashbang”: dark theme
- might make a light theme eventually
- avoid full black/white to reduce glare effect (halation). not sure what other issues it might cause
- show all posts in single page to make basic search easy
- three heading levels
- inspired by edward tufte
- not a hard rule, but easy to stick to
- number headings to match list of contents (“table of contents”)
- rounded inline code to show start and end, especially when spanning multiple lines (on mobile)
- higher contrast for smaller areas
- highlight colour is brighter when used in underlines, than the colour used in the title
- “logo” in header and tab title to make pages from site apparent
- no custom fonts (imports) to save on page size and loading time
Usage Tips
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index is a good place to search the site
- it shows all posts, though only title and first paragraph
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search using the following snippet in your search provider (remember to replace
<search term>
with what you’re looking for).site:pranabekka.github.io <search term>
This works with all major search providers.
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references to current page appear at the bottom
- other related pages appear in the body
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