About
Hi, I’m Jan, a 24-year-old mechanical engineer and long-time web enthusiast.
For the last 10 years or so, I’ve had the chance to work and experiment with both server- and client-side web apps and frameworks, including WordPress, CakePHP, Drupal, Textpattern, jQuery, and Mootools. My current focus is on creating simple, usable, and standards-compliant websites.
Here’s an (obviously) incomplete list of things I’ve grown to find especially intriguing over the years:
- Designing standards-based, search engine friendly websites
- Developing (mostly CakePHP-powered) dynamic web apps, from blogware over e-commerce sites to full-blown content management systems
- Fooling around with WordPress, implementing it as CMS, designing custom themes and plugins
- Creating beautiful illustrations using analog as well as digital media
When not in front of a computer, you may find me sketching, reading, having a beer, or listening to mid-’90s skate rock—think Lagwagon, Millencolin, Pulley, No Fun at All, and the likes.