Journal.
Thoughts on design, code and craft. Short, concrete, no buzzwords.
New in the journal
Why I don’t use templates
A site builder saves three weeks and costs you recognisability. Why I don’t make that trade, and when it still makes sense.
- 0212 September 2026 Craft
The 200 milliseconds that decide everything
Why some websites feel expensive and others cheap, even though they show the same thing. It is almost always the timing.
- 0301 September 2026 News
Look closer: the new metic. website
New website, new concept: a calm surface, and the construction underneath. Hold down the mouse button, or rest a finger on the page, and you see how it is built.
