After refactoring my entire dev/production workflow, I now feel way more confident. Once again, Silicon Valley had convinced me that convenience should be the path to do more tasks in less time. However, designing for the web is not like using a machine to wash the laundry. It’s more like cooking: takes knowledge, experience, a bit of artistry. Also, it takes the right amount of time.
went through subsequent degrees of complexity before realising the inner beauty of simpler things.
The fact that monetising a personal blog is not my thing doesn’t imply a disdain for who does it in a mindful way.
I started looking at how language is used on personal websites, finding that most people I know tend to publicly identify with their job role. Something along the lines of: Hey, I’m Simone, and I’m a web developer (or whatever). It’s unsettling to me, maybe because I used to do the same until a few months ago. There was this inner voice saying “that’s not who you are, it’s what you do”. Tired of this lifeless corporate lingo, I wrote posts about de-brandingand the way we present ourselves on the internet, ending up rewriting large sections of my website.
Anecdotally speaking, it’s something that I’ve mostly observed outside of Europe, particularly the States. I think it’s a crucial topic. Personal blogs are not part of the commercial web, so why don’t we present ourselves as people instead of shallow business cards? I’ve grown tired of having to remove the work disguise to get to know the person I’m talking to.
https://minutestomidnight.co.uk/personal-manifesto/