Silvan Soeters

Moved my workspace to a dedicated room, cozy and quiet, a little while ago. I really enjoyed decorating the space. This week, I kicked off a new client project too. 🌿💻🏺

Blue hour in Rotterdam 🌙

One smart bulb changed the entire mood of my workspace 🎨

I added string lights to my balcony and made it rain-proof ☺️

I want to work on a larger external monitor but Apple ruined me. The >M1 MBP displays are just too good. Perfect blacks, high brightness, color accuracy, ProMotion. Even the €5k+ XDR doesn’t give me 120hz.

Paper / Canvas

Y is there always a shitload of apps waiting to be updated when I have App Updates and Automatic Downloads toggled ON?

doubled my 17 Pro's battery after disabling Background App Refresh for 70+ apps 🤡

sorting film 🧡

Tried to find my dad, John, on Facebook and typed “Json” Am I a real coder now

Creative momentum fades. Make something small every week. Not for the likes. Not for your portfolio. Just to keep your mind sharp.

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Rumored 48MP telephoto on iPhone 17 will be reason enough to finally upgrade my 10s

🟣 Created a no-code automation using Make to route Webflow forms to different email recipients. Tip: use SMTP if you want to save your client a lot of headache, as Gmail can require a *lot* of Google Cloud setup.

Google’s been reviewing my Chrome extension publications consistently in ~3 days. Which isn’t too bad(?) Still, I find it a bit annoying the updates aren’t visible instantly. 🙁

Have you heard? docs.wized.com/llms.txt Better not sleep on this if you're using AI to aid in your Wized development. (🚀) 💡 llms.txt is essentially a guide for AI, detailing a site's structure and content efficiently using markdown format

Never mind. 🔥 I used Claude to convert my SVG logo into a 3D rotating object with Vanilla Three.js. This is exactly what I needed. Adjusting the parameters is easy, but I do prefer a live visual editor. If anyone has recommendations, please share. 🙏

By accident, I found out you can open custom code embeds in Webflow by double-clicking them in the Navigator. 😆 I always went into the settings panel. 🤦‍♂️

⚠️ New Wized tutorials are up! Go check it out if you want to start building web apps in Webflow. I'm really looking forward to the "freelancer-focused series"

Good sense of movement. ⚡ #hailuoai

Any recommendations for 3D software as intuitive as Spline but w/o the subscription? The object(s) must be embeddable on the web.

Hands down the best video compressor on the internet: 🎥 tools.rotato.app/compress Sharing it because it has helped me a lot bypassing upload limitations, cutting down on egress costs, etc. Quality loss is basically zero.

Photo from last week, but tonight is no different. I've started working on renewing my personal website—which will better showcase my remote freelance services. Building the design in Webflow rn. 💙 One more thing... soon. 🤫

I would go 1 step further and create a separate Gmail account just for your newsletters. Set up filters for each newsletter → skip inbox → mark as read → forward to → [your new email]. Do this for a while and you'll find eternal peace at your desk. 🧘‍♂️ Example (one of many):

Never heard of scroll-snap-type: y mandatory until Claude brought it up. CSS property that makes scrolling sections snap into place. 🔗 poe.com/preview/1lRibjMYNIjpDmjiemk0

Are there things I should be aware of when changing my custom domain handle on Bluesky to a new/different custom domain? @bsky.app

Stumbled upon AnythingLLM while searching for a BYOK AI chat app that doesn't break the bank. Grok-2 immediately starting to act cool and all. (shoutout to lawand.io for the sleek macOS taskbar)

One of my favourite UI patterns is using `backdrop-filter` to create a “frosted glass” effect. When I see this effect in the wild, though, it’s almost never as lush and realistic as it could be. There’s an important optimization that nobody makes. ✨ I share the secret sauce in my brand-new post:

Created a starter pack for Wized users on Bluesky. 💟 Reply below if you're one of them and want to join. ✨ Repost to connect developers who turn Webflow projects into dynamic web apps. 🔁

Life tip: When writing a professional e-mail, do not include the recipient's e-mail address until you have finished typing the entire message.

Any thoughts on using a ccTLD versus .com for a personal or portfolio website when doing remote freelance work? Does it make a difference in global appearance? 🤔 🌍

Recently shared these photos of my new home office on other platforms, but since I enjoy working here so much, I’m sharing again. 😄 🪴 💻 🔆

Noticed Bluesky opens links in your default browser, instead of an (often lesser) in-app one that keeps you on the platform. 🤌 #UX

Added a 🦋 to my website. → silvansoeters.com #bluesky ←