Digital Garden
Experiments in Design,
Code & Making
A living collection of personal projects — things I'm building, breaking, and learning from. Ideas grow from seedlings into evergreen references.
Building a Plex Server on a Raspberry Pi 5: NVMe, Linux, and the Open-Source Deep End
Field notes from turning a Raspberry Pi 5 into a Plex server: enabling NVMe boot, learning Linux by breaking it, and getting comfortable in the open-source deep end.
Woodworking as Product Design: When the Material Sets the Tolerance
Building an entryway organizer and a height-adjustable desk in melamine — where 3D printed jigs, Fusion 360 previews, and irreversible cuts sharpen digital design practice.
Kindle Paperwhite TRMNL Dashboard
Hacking an old Kindle Paperwhite 7th gen into a TRMNL-style family dashboard for weather, calendars, countdowns, and a 3D printed fridge mount.
Peridio Blog Image Pipeline
AI-assisted blog and Open Graph images for Peridio: shader stylization, pixelation, theme locked in. Three years in production; standout social previews.
Solving Everyday Problems with 3D Printing
FDM 3D printing for a home lab: jigs, enclosures, test fixtures, and closing the loop between CAD, scan data, tolerances, and brand-aligned labels on hardware.