This October, I went to the U.S. for a design conference and took the chance to turn it into a solo trip. Over ten days, I explored Washington DC, Philadelphia, and New York City, three places I’d wanted to (re)visit for a while.
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", "url": "https://jpkoudstaal.com/blog/my-solo-trip-to-washington-dc-philadelphia-and-new-york-city", "title": "Solo Trip to Washington DC, Philadelphia, and New York City", "date_modified": "2026-04-05T16:02:17.090Z" }, { "id": "urn:sha256:dde1415b72159b9ee83fe8c633f519dd0bc5f86d7af9bb708def89e6fdae3dec", "content_html": "Kinference is one of my favorite events, less of a formal conference and more of a reunion of internet friends. It’s a space for the web’s optimists to come together offline and rally around a shared hope for the future of the internet.
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", "url": "https://jpkoudstaal.com/blog/kinference-2025", "title": "A small, friendly web conference", "date_modified": "2026-04-05T16:02:17.089Z" }, { "id": "urn:sha256:3bcf9c4a3e82552ad81985321cd2b501f37bed6f72e5709385976500b95f64eb", "url": "https://jpkoudstaal.com/blog/pacific-northwest-california-road-trip-part-3-of-3", "title": "From The Redwoods to Lassen Volcanic NP, Lake Tahoe & San Francisco", "date_modified": "2026-04-05T16:02:17.088Z" }, { "id": "urn:sha256:114677b8497e81d125f554823ad5b0a82370e7c9ce303acb7abb761b043692de", "url": "https://jpkoudstaal.com/blog/pacific-northwest-california-road-trip-part-2-of-3", "title": "From Cannon Beach to Portland & Bend", "date_modified": "2026-04-05T16:02:17.087Z" }, { "id": "urn:sha256:a9d1e60960ad0d3246bba7af70be7187f4d9c6faf5f45dad5453f379fc21021f", "url": "https://jpkoudstaal.com/blog/pacific-northwest-california-road-trip-part-1-of-3", "title": "From Seattle to Forks & Olympic National Park", "date_modified": "2026-04-05T16:02:17.086Z" }, { "id": "urn:sha256:e5daf64e6416e149b09e9349fa79d81fe1f39a068ef898156dad78842a0366b2", "content_html": "Blending two of my favourite things (travel and movies), I’ve started designing a Movie Scene Location app.
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", "url": "https://jpkoudstaal.com/blog/designing-a-movie-scene-location-app", "title": "Designing a Movie Scene Location App", "date_modified": "2026-04-05T16:02:17.085Z" }, { "id": "urn:sha256:13f5ab88435e4888b2368742638518c59ef00786f4b6a848eefc4a766752cbc4", "content_html": "This October I am heading back to Brooklyn for a unique gathering of kind internet professionals.
Designers, developers, and other creative people, coming together to reflect, connect, and think about where the web (and we) are headed.
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", "url": "https://jpkoudstaal.com/blog/back-to-brooklyn", "title": "Back to Brooklyn", "date_modified": "2026-04-05T16:02:17.084Z" }, { "id": "urn:sha256:66eaf0a476416071513359d1e007c03b69c68a47d8485c254b29fa418eb08e46", "content_html": "That’s what a Lead Engineer told me — and I took that personally. I’ve worked with all kinds of engineers: frontend, backend, full-stack, iOS, Android, all in the same team.
And I’ve always made sure no one on my team is stuck waiting on design.
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", "url": "https://jpkoudstaal.com/blog/design-is-often-the-bottleneck", "title": "“Design is often the bottleneck”", "date_modified": "2026-04-05T16:02:17.083Z" }, { "id": "urn:sha256:29822f8d864507e0e886a8c1b3dfe48154749619fb2f34032bafe9b54d473f2d", "content_html": "I’ve always loved typography – and more specifically, fonts. Or typefaces, if you want to be precise.
It’s the shapes, the weights, the flow and rhythm that get me. The way a serif can make a design feel formal and trustworthy, or how a rounded sans can make an interface feel warm and approachable.
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", "url": "https://jpkoudstaal.com/blog/inspired-by-typography", "title": "Inspired by… Typography", "date_modified": "2026-04-05T16:02:17.082Z" }, { "id": "urn:sha256:fe079c69ec2a6af5435af1a016043f8169771c63dae9d44a766ff686754c32f3", "content_html": "Seven years ago, I left a full-time agency job to see if I could make it on my own.
I thought I’d freelance for a while – see where it would take me.
And here I am, seven years later… and honestly? I didn’t expect the lessons that came with it.
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", "url": "https://jpkoudstaal.com/blog/7-years-freelancing-what-i-ve-learned-(so-far)", "title": "7 Years Freelancing: What I’ve Learned (So Far…)", "date_modified": "2026-04-05T16:02:17.081Z" } ] }