diff --git a/src/jetzig/colors.zig b/src/jetzig/colors.zig
index 36e4af0..af08bb8 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/colors.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/colors.zig
@@ -101,15 +101,16 @@ pub fn runtimeWhite(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, message: []const u8) ![]const
     return try runtimeWrap(allocator, codes.white, message);
 }
 
-pub fn duration(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, delta: i64) ![]const u8 {
-    var buf: [1024]u8 = undefined;
-    const formatted_duration = try std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "{}", .{std.fmt.fmtDurationSigned(delta)});
-
-    if (delta < 1000000) {
-        return try runtimeGreen(allocator, formatted_duration);
-    } else if (delta < 5000000) {
-        return try runtimeYellow(allocator, formatted_duration);
-    } else {
-        return try runtimeRed(allocator, formatted_duration);
-    }
+pub fn duration(buf: *[256]u8, delta: i64) ![]const u8 {
+    const code = if (delta < 1000000)
+        codes.green
+    else if (delta < 5000000)
+        codes.yellow
+    else
+        codes.red;
+    return try std.fmt.bufPrint(
+        buf,
+        "{s}{s}m{}{s}{s}m",
+        .{ codes.escape, code, std.fmt.fmtDurationSigned(delta), codes.escape, codes.reset },
+    );
 }
diff --git a/src/jetzig/loggers/DevelopmentLogger.zig b/src/jetzig/loggers/DevelopmentLogger.zig
index 0f3998c..d510ff3 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/loggers/DevelopmentLogger.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/loggers/DevelopmentLogger.zig
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ pub fn init(
     return .{
         .allocator = allocator,
         .level = level,
-        .log_queue = log_queue,
-        .stdout_colorized = true, // TODO
-        .stderr_colorized = true, // TODO
+        .log_queue = log_queue, // TODO: stdout/stderr queues
+        .stdout_colorized = log_queue.is_tty,
+        .stderr_colorized = log_queue.is_tty,
     };
 }
 
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ pub fn log(
     const output = try std.fmt.allocPrint(self.allocator, message, args);
     defer self.allocator.free(output);
 
-    const timestamp = Timestamp.init(std.time.timestamp(), self.allocator);
-    const iso8601 = try timestamp.iso8601();
-    defer self.allocator.free(iso8601);
+    const timestamp = Timestamp.init(std.time.timestamp());
+    var timestamp_buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
+    const iso8601 = try timestamp.iso8601(&timestamp_buf);
 
     const colorized = switch (level) {
         .TRACE, .DEBUG, .INFO => self.stdout_colorized,
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ pub fn log(
 
 /// Log a one-liner including response status code, path, method, duration, etc.
 pub fn logRequest(self: DevelopmentLogger, request: *const jetzig.http.Request) !void {
+    var duration_buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
     const formatted_duration = if (self.stdout_colorized)
-        try jetzig.colors.duration(self.allocator, jetzig.util.duration(request.start_time))
+        try jetzig.colors.duration(&duration_buf, jetzig.util.duration(request.start_time))
     else
-        try std.fmt.allocPrint(
-            self.allocator,
+        try std.fmt.bufPrint(
+            &duration_buf,
             "{}",
             .{std.fmt.fmtDurationSigned(jetzig.util.duration(request.start_time))},
         );
-    defer self.allocator.free(formatted_duration);
 
     const status: jetzig.http.status_codes.TaggedStatusCode = switch (request.response.status_code) {
         inline else => |status_code| @unionInit(
@@ -82,14 +82,19 @@ pub fn logRequest(self: DevelopmentLogger, request: *const jetzig.http.Request)
     else
         status.getFormatted(.{});
 
-    const message = try std.fmt.allocPrint(self.allocator, "[{s}/{s}/{s}] {s}", .{
+    const timestamp = Timestamp.init(std.time.timestamp());
+    var timestamp_buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
+    const iso8601 = try timestamp.iso8601(&timestamp_buf);
+
+    const writer = self.log_queue.writer;
+    try writer.print("{s: >5} [{s}] [{s}/{s}/{s}] {s}\n", .{
+        if (self.stdout_colorized) colorizedLogLevel(.INFO) else @tagName(.INFO),
+        iso8601,
         formatted_duration,
         request.fmtMethod(self.stdout_colorized),
         formatted_status,
         request.path.path,
     });
-    defer self.allocator.free(message);
-    try self.log(.INFO, "{s}", .{message});
 }
 
 fn colorizedLogLevel(comptime level: LogLevel) []const u8 {
diff --git a/src/jetzig/loggers/JsonLogger.zig b/src/jetzig/loggers/JsonLogger.zig
index 0399a77..4dd8cca 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/loggers/JsonLogger.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/loggers/JsonLogger.zig
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ pub fn log(
     const output = try std.fmt.allocPrint(self.allocator, message, args);
     defer self.allocator.free(output);
 
-    const timestamp = Timestamp.init(std.time.timestamp(), self.allocator);
-    const iso8601 = try timestamp.iso8601();
-    defer self.allocator.free(iso8601);
+    const timestamp = Timestamp.init(std.time.timestamp());
+    var timestamp_buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
+    const iso8601 = try timestamp.iso8601(&timestamp_buf);
 
     const file = self.getFile(level);
     const writer = file.writer();
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ pub fn logRequest(self: *const JsonLogger, request: *const jetzig.http.Request)
 
     const duration = jetzig.util.duration(request.start_time);
 
-    const timestamp = Timestamp.init(std.time.timestamp(), self.allocator);
-    const iso8601 = try timestamp.iso8601();
-    defer self.allocator.free(iso8601);
+    const timestamp = Timestamp.init(std.time.timestamp());
+    var timestamp_buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
+    const iso8601 = try timestamp.iso8601(&timestamp_buf);
 
     const status = switch (request.response.status_code) {
         inline else => |status_code| @unionInit(
diff --git a/src/jetzig/loggers/LogQueue.zig b/src/jetzig/loggers/LogQueue.zig
index 26d8003..f3faf08 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/loggers/LogQueue.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/loggers/LogQueue.zig
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ condition: *std.Thread.Condition,
 condition_mutex: *std.Thread.Mutex,
 writer: *Writer = undefined,
 reader: *Reader = undefined,
+pool: std.ArrayList(*List.Node),
+position: usize,
+is_tty: bool = undefined,
 
 const LogQueue = @This();
 
@@ -21,6 +24,8 @@ pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !LogQueue {
         .condition = try allocator.create(std.Thread.Condition),
         .condition_mutex = try allocator.create(std.Thread.Mutex),
         .read_write_mutex = try allocator.create(std.Thread.Mutex),
+        .pool = std.ArrayList(*List.Node).init(allocator),
+        .position = 0,
     };
 }
 
@@ -29,6 +34,7 @@ pub fn setFile(self: *LogQueue, file: std.fs.File) !void {
     self.writer.* = Writer{ .file = file, .queue = self };
     self.reader = try self.allocator.create(Reader);
     self.reader.* = Reader{ .file = file, .queue = self };
+    self.is_tty = file.isTty();
 }
 
 pub const Writer = struct {
@@ -71,9 +77,17 @@ pub fn append(self: *LogQueue, message: []const u8) !void {
     self.read_write_mutex.lock();
     defer self.read_write_mutex.unlock();
 
-    const node = try self.allocator.create(List.Node);
+    const node = if (self.position >= self.pool.items.len) blk: {
+        self.position += 1;
+        break :blk try self.allocator.create(List.Node);
+    } else blk: {
+        self.position += 1;
+        break :blk self.pool.items[self.position - 1];
+    };
+
     node.* = .{ .data = message };
     self.list.append(node);
+
     self.condition.signal();
 }
 
@@ -83,7 +97,12 @@ pub fn popFirst(self: *LogQueue) !?[]const u8 {
 
     if (self.list.popFirst()) |node| {
         const value = node.data;
-        self.allocator.destroy(node);
+        self.position -= 1;
+        if (self.position < self.pool.items.len) {
+            self.pool.items[self.position] = node;
+        } else {
+            try self.pool.append(node);
+        }
         return value;
     } else {
         return null;
diff --git a/src/jetzig/types/Timestamp.zig b/src/jetzig/types/Timestamp.zig
index 58c7720..bd43405 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/types/Timestamp.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/types/Timestamp.zig
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const Self = @This();
 
 timestamp: i64,
-allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
 
 const constants = struct {
     pub const seconds_in_day: i64 = 60 * 60 * 24;
@@ -12,18 +11,18 @@ const constants = struct {
     pub const epoch_year: i64 = 1970;
 };
 
-pub fn init(timestamp: i64, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) Self {
-    return .{ .allocator = allocator, .timestamp = timestamp };
+pub fn init(timestamp: i64) Self {
+    return .{ .timestamp = timestamp };
 }
 
-pub fn iso8601(self: *const Self) ![]const u8 {
+pub fn iso8601(self: *const Self, buf: *[256]u8) ![]const u8 {
     const u32_year: u32 = @intCast(self.year());
     const u32_month: u32 = @intCast(self.month());
     const u32_day_of_month: u32 = @intCast(self.dayOfMonth());
     const u32_hour: u32 = @intCast(self.hour());
     const u32_minute: u32 = @intCast(self.minute());
     const u32_second: u32 = @intCast(self.second());
-    return try std.fmt.allocPrint(self.allocator, "{d:0>4}-{d:0>2}-{d:0>2} {d:0>2}:{d:0>2}:{d:0>2}", .{
+    return try std.fmt.bufPrint(buf, "{d:0>4}-{d:0>2}-{d:0>2} {d:0>2}:{d:0>2}:{d:0>2}", .{
         u32_year,
         u32_month,
         u32_day_of_month,