Most personal sites do not need a large client runtime. They need clean typography, stable navigation, and a publishing model that survives neglect.

That leads to a simple bias:

• static rendering first
• self-hosted fonts through the framework
• image and search indexing at build time
• minimal client JavaScript

I still want the site to feel designed, not austere. The balance is to make the first screen feel deliberate without turning every section into interface furniture.