# Jason Long

- **Website:** <https://piofthings.net>
- **Primary alias:** `piofthings.net`

## Description

Pi of Things is a home automation and data visualisation blog focused on making smart homes more accessible, reliable and privacy-conscious. It highlights the risks of relying too heavily on cloud-based services, where personal data may be collected and used by companies, and encourages users to keep greater control of their information.

The site promotes Home Assistant, an open-source project for building home automations. While Home Assistant can connect with traditional cloud services, it also offers a path for people who want more local control. Pi of Things aims to help both hands-on tinkerers and everyday users get started, with practical guidance for creating dependable automations without requiring advanced technical skills.

Pi of Things also explores ways to make home-generated data useful through visualisation. Its topics include understanding changes in electricity use, considering energy-saving choices such as adjusting heating, and tracking everyday needs like when plants require watering. Through its articles and resources, the brand connects home automation with privacy and informed decision-making, helping readers make better use of their smart-home systems and the data those systems produce.

## Industries

- 🖥 Computers Electronics and Technology
- 🖥 Smart Homes and Home Automation _(under Computers Electronics and Technology)_

## Links

- [twitter](https://twitter.com/jasonlong)
- [github](https://github.com/piofthings)

## Logos & icons

- logo _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/id_zWX0d79/w/118/h/50/theme/light/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1791010745940)
- icon _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/id_zWX0d79/w/400/h/400/theme/dark/icon.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1791010746360)

## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mariner | #327ccf | accent |
| Mule Fawn | #965733 | dark |
| Anakiwa | #9ddcff | light |

## Fonts

- ArchitectsDaughter — asset _(google)_
- Helvetica Neue — asset _(custom)_

## Imagery

- banner _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/id_zWX0d79/w/1500/h/500/idJhaeoidr.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1791010745857)

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