Website Refresh 2026

This is a placeholder for your blog post content. After setting up 190+ projects, I've refined my starting ritual down to a system. This foundation makes everything faster, cleaner, and easier to scale later.

Project Setup

The first thing I do in any new project is establish the design system. This means setting up color variables, text styles, and breakpoints before touching a single component. It feels slow at first, but it pays dividends in every decision that follows.

Color Variables

I always start with a limited palette. Two or three base colors, plus their tints and shades. Every color gets a semantic name — not "blue-500" but "primary", "surface", "muted". This makes refactoring trivial when a client inevitably asks to "try it in green."

Text Styles

Typography is the backbone of any interface. I define a strict type scale — usually 5-7 sizes — and stick to it. No ad-hoc font sizes. No "make this a bit bigger." If it doesn't fit the scale, the scale needs to change, not the component.