Journal

What I’ve been doing recently, a blog, a scrapbook, and a place to show what I am currently listening to and watching. It’s also a bit of playground to grab data from a few services I like.

Recent changes
  1. Update eleventy to v3

See all changes

Writing

I try my best to write down a few thoughts each year, but I won’t hold myself too accountable.

  1. Nº 18

    Nobody wants to use any software

    Note

    16 Aug 2024

  2. Nº 17

    The time for designers to learn to code is now

    Note

    12 Jul 2024

  3. Nº 16

    Sharing online as an activity

    Note

    21 Jun 2024

  4. Nº 15

    How I collect & create bookmarks

    Post

    15 Jun 2024

  5. Nº 14

    My favourite albums of 2023

    Post

    08 Dec 2023

  6. Nº 13

    The fundamental shift

    Note

    13 Jun 2023

  7. Nº 12

    Reading your README

    Note

    23 Mar 2023

  8. Nº 11

    Yes, printers are complicated

    Note

    05 Mar 2023

  9. Nº 10

    A future of design work with AI

    Note

    04 Mar 2023

  10. Nº 9

    Good Case Studies

    Post

    25 Jul 2021

  11. Nº 8

    My definition of a good MVP

    Post

    15 May 2021

  12. Nº 7

    Using a notebook as a task manager

    Post

    02 May 2021

  13. Nº 6

    The Window

    Post

    10 Jan 2021

  14. Nº 5

    Please remember this feeling

    Post

    23 Oct 2020

  15. Nº 4

    Writing daily & weekly project updates

    Post

    16 Oct 2020

  16. Nº 3

    RSS is calm

    Post

    05 Oct 2020

  17. Nº 2

    Bringing the fun back to our screens

    Post

    29 Sep 2020

  18. Nº 1

    IKEA Bekant Standing Desk: Personal Review

    Post

    21 Sep 2020

Listening

I listen to music, mostly while I work, or walk. I use Apple Music and I collect the stats with last.fm.

Top albums (3 months)

  1. Manning Fireworks

    MJ Lenderman

  2. NO DREAM

    Jeff Rosenstock

  3. Stop Making Sense (Live) [Special New Edition]

    Talking Heads

  4. Cartoon Darkness

    Amyl and the Sniffers

  5. Romance

    Fontaines D.C.

Top artists (3 months)

  1. Jeff Rosenstock

    105 plays

  2. MJ Lenderman

    71 plays

  3. Gurriers

    33 plays

  4. Talking Heads

    33 plays

  5. The National

    32 plays

Reading

The books I’m reading, and the books I want to read next. You can see more on Literal.

  1. A New Program for Graphic Design

    Reading now

    A New Program for Graphic Design
  2. Drunk Tank Pink

    Want to read

    Drunk Tank Pink
  3. Uncanny Valley

    Want to read

    Uncanny Valley
  4. Smoke and Mirrors

    Want to read

    Smoke and Mirrors
  5. Ruined by Design

    Want to read

    Ruined by Design
  6. Extremely Online

    Want to read

    Extremely Online

Watching

The last 6 movies that I’ve watched and (hopefully) enjoyed, I record the ratings with Letterboxd.

  1. Paprika

    Rating: ★★★★

    Paprika
  2. Deadpool & Wolverine

    Rating: ★★★

    Deadpool & Wolverine
  3. Alien: Romulus

    Rating: ★★★ ½

    Alien: Romulus
  4. A History of Violence

    Rating: ★★ ½

    A History of Violence
  5. The Substance

    Rating: ★★★★ ½

    The Substance
  6. Burn After Reading

    Rating: ★★★★ ½

    Burn After Reading

Scrapbook

This is the last 50 images that have caught my eye. I collect them using Savee, a Pinterest alternative.

Each image is copyright of its respective owner. Reasonable effort has been made to retain the source information, although this has not always been possible. Image sources are provided (if known).

Hintergrund.jpg 864×1,080 pixels Source
artifakt_003.jpg 864×1,080 pixels Source
Photo by Joseph Töreki on August 10, 2024. Source
concept deconstruction Fashion Nike shoes Source
OP–XY - teenage engineering Source
c0259ba5e326b3344e3527e0944cf9685d2bf0d6.jpg (1080×1080) Source
Young Marilyn Monroe, with Truchet tiles Source
Prints — Niall Staines Source
Prints — Niall Staines Source
original_600beb6b8d0e6df004a0165ea115bf19.gif (720×720) Source
CUBICAL OF VISUAL INSPIRATION. © WORLD WIDE WEB. Source
9d3c25fe-9e15-4256-b1fb-420c09ceacee Source
96266c63-f12a-41f9-9562-42de0d7cb2ec Source
a5f35ad47d6fdce84b57585d3b0ccbfb.jpg (564×1226) Source
Image Source
Photo by HASTE on July 15, 2024. May be an image of digital watch, portable cassette player, belt buckle, timer and text that says '0000 0000 APW O PRN123456'. Source
1CC76081-339B-4E85-92CF-CA47F52F2CD3_1_105_c Source
Photo by SERIFA on December 21, 2023. Source
8d904d5e-9bf9-452c-9658-813cb643b6ee Source
Image Source
c81ab3cf-bbe1-47a9-8e0b-d6ba91ce17dc Source
3461394496124813867_31484265321 Source
a9a3f71a-2d1e-4d93-ae35-e8e79b312423 Source
Photo by tomorrow.type.today on September 04, 2020. Image may contain: text that says 'Pillar Arch D'. Source
LXDMBZRH1KBOP Source
Photo by UNSTATED on August 26, 2024. May be an image of text. Source
AI image generated by Ana do Amaral Source
AI image generated by Ana do Amaral Source
Image Source
TYPOGRAPHOLOGY | Are.na Source