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1 min read By Justin Mortensen

Building this site with Astro

A quick look at the stack behind orangeplaya.com — Astro, Tailwind, and a synthwave design system — and why it's a great fit for a small studio.

This site is built with Astro, and it’s been a great fit for a small studio that cares about speed and simplicity.

Why Astro

Astro ships zero JavaScript by default, which keeps pages fast and lightweight. Content-heavy pages like this blog render to static HTML at build time, so there’s nothing for the browser to hydrate unless a page genuinely needs it.

The stack

A few pieces that make it work:

What’s next

More apps, more posts, and continued polish on the things already shipped. If you’re curious about any of it, the contact details are on the about page.