I want you to know that this portfolio goes against many of my principles, while at the same time embracing one of my favorite qualities: minimalism.
So I thought: "Why not try something different for a change?"
Here goes nothing.
some minutes later
Ough, looks kinda edgy all of this, doesn't it?
Well, you'll have to put up with it now.
end of prologue
goal(s)
- reflection
- imperfection
- improvisation
reflection
I want this to be a place for myself to reflect on why I'm doing certain things the way I do.
Or why I concern myself with topic X, or enjoy spending time doing Y.
It'll be a process of learning along the way, not just for my readers, but also for me, as the writer.
And hey, maybe there's something new for you to learn every now and then :)
imperfection
I am, and have always been, a perfectionist.
I tend to spend way more time on doing things right than actually getting things done.
Mostly, it's because I enjoy doing that – but sometimes I don't.
Here, I want to create 80% of what's possible (and not 100% of it) by spending something like 20% of what I could've invested.
We'll see how that goes haha.
improvisation
So then, what's next?
Well that's exactly the point – there's no plan.
No structure laid out before me.
Just an open space for me to populate with articles, images, videos or whatever content I feel like.
Maybe I'll write about UX, since that's something I want to learn more about.
Or how about tech?
some random thoughts?
travelling?
music?
Oh, and cars!
creation/creativity
Because most importantly, this is about creating something creative.
I like to write, but I hardly ever do it just for fun.
I don't care whether anyone will read this or not – as long as I can enjoy making it.
Perhaps now is a good time to note that I haven't used AI to create any of this, and I don't plan to use it either.
Sure, every now and then I might ask ChatGPT to help me out with an individual issue I have concerning CSS, or the deployment configuration of the site, or whatever.
But definitely nothing mayor/nothing more than a few lines of code here or there.
how'd it go so far?
okay-ish, I guess?
As I said, I'm new to this style of better done than perfect, so it's tough.
I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but despite being a software engineer with a knack for web development, I used a template for this project.
Looks cool, right?
I hope so!
Anyway, I like it.
What else... well, I love the feeling of creating something.
While I don't consider myself to be a creative person (I can't draw for sh*t), I do think that making a piece of software (or in this case, a website) can be very satisfying.
However, one thing I'm noticing already is the limited scalability of these articles within a modal-dialog.
Let's see what I can do about that in the future. See you there 👋
This "first article" might never be truly done.
I'll come back to and update it whenever I see fit, so that it contains new ideas and goals for this portfolio as they come to my mind.