Author Archives: Johan

Got the 80D

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Got my new camera! I am pairing a Canon EOS 80D with a Rode Videomic Go and a 10-22 mm F3.5-4.5 lens (becomes 16-35mm). Time to make some awesome videos.

Looking for the perfect video camera

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I had a lot of fun learning the basics of photography a few years ago. I was a real gearhead in the beginning, always looking at gear as a way to improve my photography. I would test new cameras (mirrorless was all the rage!) and I would do intricate light setups in my living room […]

Looking for a new word processor

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I can’t believe I’m about to ask this in 2016 but I am looking for a new word processor. I am currently using Mou but manually writing file references and not having a preview of what your document will look like feels a bit 1989. I tried MarsEdit but it doesn’t suit my needs. It […]

Better ways to work: 37Signals

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It’s funny how we think that “everyone knows” something, and it turns out that that really isn’t the case. I was having a conversation about what I want Mono to be, and I referenced 37Signals (now known as Basecamp). The other person didn’t know that company, and I thought: huh? How can you not know […]

Icon sets

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I am compiling a list of high quality icon sets. Here’s what I have: AIGA symbol signs Glyphish Nova Geomicons Font Awesome Helveticons Entypo Glyphicons Picons Maki Octicons Pictos Symbolicons Any favorites welcome in the comments!

What is the point of a hackathon?

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These days I am getting all these e-mails to join hackathons about certain topics. I wonder what the organisations that set up hackathons are actually hoping to achieve. They are usually set up by government funded organisations (like MIC and VRT) and by big government funded companies (Proximus, Bpost) I once participated in Apps for […]

Signage (2)

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Remember that post about the new Belgian Railways signage? Apparently they added a tutorial. Photo via Rik.

Branding needs to be a separate job

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Some time ago, I used to make a lot of these “brochure” type websites. What frustrated me back then was that more often than not I was forced into an uncomfortable position. I had to make a good website, but the client’s branding would be subpar. Their logo wouldn’t be any good, they would have […]

CRUD

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I mention CRUD a lot, and then people have this look on their face like they don’t know what I’m talking about. So I think I’ll explain CRUD, this way I can always link back this article. In software there is this term called CRUD, which stands for Create, Read, Update and Delete (sometimes called Destroy). […]

Native = expensive

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I was reading another article in the great native vs. web discussion. And then I thought: native apps are all fine and dandy, but how many companies can actually afford to maintain a mobile application? In Belgium some banks and some newspapers have apps, there are some hobbyist games, and I know a few indie […]