I very occasionally (look at that last post-date!) write about stuff I gather and about things that inspire me in some way, written in broken english.
I am not a graphic designer nor am I an artist. I care about esthetics, I don’t care about “laying my artsy egg”. UX design is not about making something look pretty. It’s about making something work well, be clear, help users. As UX designers we lea...
Read moreAs I am getting older, I noticed learning new things changes. Nothing seems really “new” and often a “been there, seen that” feeling is around. But that doesn’t need to be a bad thing. I often described myself as an early sceptic, contrary to early a...
Read moreImage "The Beast (Revelation)" source: wikipedia/media/File:La_tenture_de_lApocalypse_(Angers)_(2).jpg) Recently I had some conversations with people from different product teams in my environment (Flanders, Belgium). The red line connectin...
Read moreUpdated 02-01-2026 As I was reading through my posts again, I realised I have grown and gotten better at things. Mainly by working in new constellations, with new people, on new projects. For myself and for whom it may be inspiring, I decided to leav...
Read moreCloudy sky and a branch of our apple tree with it’s first fragile green leaves with soft pink buds starting to bloom. I’ve been meaning to write more posts the past year. But I didn’t. I didn’t take the time to sit down, to stop doing other things an...
Read moreStill image from “As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty” This Christmas holiday we watched a long part of ‘As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty‘ from 2000. The movie is a 5h (288 min) compilati...
Read moreI’ve always been a fervent music lover and was “raised on music”. In my memories there was always a record playing in the living room. Especially my dad had a huge love for classical music and opera. Often my parents would remember me at age 7, able...
Read moreGenerally before buying something new, I spend some decent amount of time researching all options, reading reviews, looking for other people’s experiences etc before deciding upon buying anything. I call these searches my “dives into rabbit holes”. Y...
Read moreI started out my real web career in an ad agency. When I signed my contract I’d never heard of the agency, contrary to other people I knew. Three years before, I got my master in experimental film and had not much knowledge of graphical design. When...
Read moreLast update – 02-04-2021. I am the proud owner of a vintage ’70 Cornavin tiny wristwatch. Finding it was a long journey through history and a lot of watchmakers websites. As a lover of minimal design and black, I found so many beautiful timepieces I...
Read moreApart from love for music, I inherited another fascination from my dad. A love for watches. I don’t remember when exactly he started collecting watches, or if he always has. But as a teenager he gave me my first “real watch”: sturdy, analogue, classi...
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