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not my first love

not my first love

Digital was not my first love. I even hated computers and everything they stood for for quite a while. I was one of the last people to get a mobile phone and I still don't have the latest of the latest. Computers to me were something I didn't understand, I seemed like...

Design is not a tool

Design is not a tool

Sometimes I get drawn into this discussion with fellow designers, they say something like: "With all these sitebuilders and easy and free design-tools my work as a designer is becoming obsolete". I don't agree. You see, your ability as a designer is not defined by the...

Better and more usable forms

Better and more usable forms

A few years back I designed this form and later on decided to share my design and code on codepen. It somehow got picked-up by the community and someone made it even more accessible by removing the js. I think this is the way to go for most forms, you can see all the...

The first thing I do every morning

The first thing I do every morning

I recently started to follow Seth Godin's advice to start my day creatively by writing something. That got me thinking about all the stuff I do before I get a chance to actually sit down and write. (Get up, set the table, wake the kids, dress them, make sure they have...

OMG, when I have a girl I’ll…

OMG, when I have a girl I’ll…

..totally let her wear jeans and let her choose which color her room is, even when she chooses blue, I'll be totally fine with it! Not so long ago a dutch comedian tweeted the opposite about his boy he's having. And I could not believe the shitstorm of reactions this...