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Engineering My Own UI Engine

12 March 2026

In my last post, I built a design system for my portfolio. This time, I decided to take it a step further and turn it into a reusable component library. I wanted to create my own component library so that I can reuse it across my side projects (most...

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Architecting a Personal Brand: Why I Traded Utility Soup for a Design System

27 February 2026

I was looking at my portfolio recently and, as someone who updates their personal site’s style several times a year, I thought, “It’s been a while (about a month or so), so why not make a start?” But as I dove into the codebase, I hit a wall. I reali...

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