https://david-adam.me/Recent content on Personal BlogHugoen-usTue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://david-adam.me/about/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://david-adam.me/about/<p>This is a trial-run personal blog scaffold, built with <strong>Hugo</strong> and the <strong>OpenDesign <code>clean</code> design system</strong>.</p> <p>The theme (<code>themes/clean-blog/</code>) is a faithful conversion of the static <code>index.html</code> produced by OpenDesign: same tokens, same typography (Poppins / Roboto / Inconsolata), same primary color (<code>#3B82F6</code>), same layout grid. The only difference is that the content now comes from markdown files instead of hand-edited cards.</p> <p>To see how the system composes, look at <code>content/posts/</code> — each <code>.md</code> file becomes a card on the homepage and a full article at its permalink.</p>https://david-adam.me/posts/2026-09-01-hugo-quickstart/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://david-adam.me/posts/2026-09-01-hugo-quickstart/A pragmatic walkthrough: install Hugo, scaffold a site, write three posts, and build a static bundle you can open in any browser.https://david-adam.me/posts/2026-08-20-typographic-system/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://david-adam.me/posts/2026-08-20-typographic-system/How a small set of type and spacing tokens can hold up a whole site without ever needing a redesign.https://david-adam.me/posts/2026-08-12-boxed-shadows/Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://david-adam.me/posts/2026-08-12-boxed-shadows/Restraint, proximity, and the case for letting a 1px border do the work of a 24px blur.https://david-adam.me/posts/2026-08-05-scaffolding/Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://david-adam.me/posts/2026-08-05-scaffolding/A 20-minute primer on getting a static site from blank directory to something worth iterating on.