A Personal Journal
Marcel Jaudian
Notes on design, code, and things worth making.
This is a running record — a place to think in public. I write about the web projects I build, the illustrations I make on the side, and whatever else earns a second look. No algorithm, no noise, just a page that reads the way a good journal should: in order, at your own pace.
New entries land irregularly, the newsletter lands monthly, and everything else lives here permanently, indexed below.
01 — Profile
About
Est. 2019
I’m a designer and developer working across web builds and illustration. Most of what I do sits at the intersection of the two — visual systems that hold up in a browser, and code that doesn’t get in the way of the idea.
Before this I spent years building interfaces for other people’s studios. Now most of the work happens here, in the open, one entry at a time. I keep this journal as a record of process as much as output.
02 — Entries
Blog
Latest first
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On Drawing Every Day, Even Badly
Six months ago I started drawing for twenty minutes every day, with one rule: it doesn’t have to be good. That rule turned out…
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Building a Design System Nobody Has to Think About
Every project I’ve worked on has a moment, usually a few weeks in, where the pace suddenly changes. New sections stop taking days and…
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What a Year of Client Work Taught Me About Saying No
I turned down four projects this year before I noticed the pattern. Each one, taken individually, looked like a reasonable yes — decent budget,…
03 — Dispatch
Newsletter
Monthly
Coming Soon
First real issue hasn't shipped yet — but the mailing list is ready when it does.
04 — Situations Wanted
Web
4 services open
Coming Soon
Not yet taking on new work — almost there. Feel free to inquire early.
End-to-end design and development for a new business or personal brand — ready to launch.
New site
Project
A focused visual and structural refresh for a site that feels dated or slow.
Existing site
Project
A technical and on-page audit, plus a content plan built around how people actually search.
Visibility
Project
05 — Studio
Art
Ongoing
Coming Soon
Gallery's still being filled in — check back for the first real plates soon.
A set of six pen-and-wash studies made over a week on the northern coast.
Illustration
2026
An ongoing series of interior sketches, one per week, mostly done from memory.
Sketchbook
2025 —
06 — Get in touch
Contact
Usually reply in 2–3 days
For project inquiries, collaborations, or just to say hello — email is the fastest way to reach me. I read everything, even if it takes a few days to reply.
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