Every self-respecting webdeveloper, wether you specify on design or coding, should follow some RSS feeds. At least, that’s what I think. By following RSS feeds, you’re up to date with the latest posts and never miss out on anything. Wether you bookmark them directly in your browser or use a reader like Google Reader (as I do), here’s a list of 25 feeds you really should subscribe to, and why!
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January 2nd, 2009 Ramblings
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This post was written for the $11,000 Prize Giveaway at Just Creative Design
A while back I decided to set a standard signature in GMail. I got as far as “Bram Van der Sype” and I knew I wanted my URL in it too. But then I was stuck. Do I put webdesigner or webdeveloper below my name? I consider myself a webdesigner. I have designed all my websites myself (unless clients provided a design that only needed coding). I’ve never outsourced my designing. I like the feeling I get when I finally hit that design I like. I love to browse through dozens of blog posts, looking for inspiration and I love experimenting with photoshop.
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November 17th, 2008 Ramblings
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I’m looking for some business advice. My current website is this one. Bramme was a nickname from when I was younger and I chose it as my domainname back when I was 15 or 16. The site didn’t have a lot on it and it certainly didn’t attract much attention. I wasn’t even in the webdeveloping business back then.
However, today I am in that business (at least a bit) and I feel that bramme.net is a little too unprofessional to profile and advertise myself. My clients so far have almost always been Belgian or Dutch and most of them know nothing about the web except that they want a site of their own. However, when they contact me and ask for a portfolio or more information, I have to direct them here, because I have nothing else to show. And that feels kind off awkward. This site isn’t a portfolio, it’s a blog with a portfolio category that stands out a little more. And then some more random stuff.
So I’m thinking of starting up a new portfolio, maybe with a Dutch name and Dutch content to profile myself more around here. And that’s where the thoughts start to go crazy. What about the name? Should I just pick my full name or something fancier? What about the design? I can hardly design, though if I’d like to profile myself as a designer, I’d need one of my own…
Say I do find a suitable domain name and manage to create a good looking template, what about bramme.net? Do I depart from it, giving up the name it’s allready built up and start with something as blog.mydomain.com? Or do I keep it, linking the portfolio to the new site…
As you can see, a lot of questions, a lot of thoughts and no direct answers. That’s why I’m looking for some input from other people. Maybe they have had similar issues in the past, how did they handle it etc.
So if you have anything to say, any comment at all (preferably something useful though), please: do comment!
October 24th, 2008 News
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Yes! As promised in the previous post, here’s the renewed Bramme.net. Next up: a good rewrite off my about page, because honestly, it’s rubbish at the moment.
Please let me know what you think!
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August 28th, 2008 News
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I’ve been fiddling a bit with the website. Nothing too big. Just added some inline thumbnails next to portfolio posts.
I’m currently thinking of redesigning the site a little. I’d keep the general look, but add a sidebar. The site’s grown too much I think and it could really use that bar, with categories and all that jazz. What do you think?
I’d also revise the currently used fonts.
August 23rd, 2008 News
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