Hello, I'm Marc Friederich 👋
Welcome to my personal website. I share here links, some thoughts, some pictures I made and an archive of my talks. I am co-founder of Antistatique, a human centric web agency and core-team member of the Design conference Interaction 18. Where to start ? Learn what I am up to now, why I 💜 the web, scroll or resize the window.
Sharing 💭
Owning my content, sharing here what I post elsewhere
sourcehut - the hacker's forge
Nice GitHub alternative, like the works without JavaScript
Aug 11, 2026
Rails Needs New Governance
Important read about DHH behavior and what it means to RoR community
Aug 10, 2026
Creative is 10%. Structure and systems are the rest.
Nice article about how creative work is a small part of design.
Jun 04, 2023
Training AI with childhood journal entries
Twitter tread about training an AI and engage in real-time dialogue with its "inner child"
Dec 04, 2022
Writing 💾
This is where I collect thoughts, URL and words on my web journey
Clever Technique to Make It Shine with HDR Video in Background
Using HDR's annoying brightness of videos rendering as a feature
Oct 05, 2024
The maintenance race
What leeking abstraction layer law has in common with solitary sailing around the globe
Dec 03, 2023
Here is a new design to my website - variable is the keyword
With new colors reacting responsively and a new variable font
Nov 11, 2022
Reduce the carbon footprint of this website 🌱
How this website was designed and coded with sustainability in mind
Apr 12, 2022
Do we have to work? Book review
Book review on The Big Idea edition about how we came to work and how it might be in the future
Jan 01, 2022
Linking 🌍
URL are extraordinary
Discovery vs Delivery
The integration of Artificial Intelligence into the software development lifecycle has sparked significant debate regarding design quality and product differentiation. While AI has proven remarkably effective at accelerating the delivery phase through automated code generation and rapid implementation, this efficiency often creates a false equivalence that treats all software production as a single uniform task. True product excellence requires balancing this accelerated execution with rigorous discovery, the upstream and deeply human process of determining what problems are actually worth solving. Because Large Language Models inherently tend toward consensus and average outcomes, relying on them independently during the conceptualization stage risks producing generic software. Ultimately, as technical execution becomes increasingly commoditized, human judgment, taste, and strategic intent will serve as the primary differentiators for successful companies.
🌍 https://buzzusborne.com/writing/discovery-delivery/What the Internet Was Like in 1998
The article discusses the internet landscape in 1998, focusing on the rise of various portals, the browser wars, and the growing influence of companies like Amazon and Google during the dot-com boom.
🌍 https://cybercultural.com/p/internet-1998/JavaScript broke the web (and called it progress)
The article critiques how modern web development, heavily relying on JavaScript, has caused websites to become overly complex and inefficient. It argues for a return to simpler web practices prioritizing user experience over developer convenience. A bit of a rant, but still true :-)
🌍 https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/javascript-broke-the-web-and-called-it-p …A Brief History of Javascript
This article discusses the development and evolution of JavaScript from its inception in 1995 to its current status as a widely used programming language, highlighting key milestones and technological advancements along the way.
🌍 https://deno.com/blog/history-of-javascriptThe life and times of Yahoo Pipes by Glenn Fleishman
Yahoo Pipes—or, officially, Pipes by Yahoo!, a rare switcheroo of the company’s name—was a service that offered all that and more in a single platform. Individual “Pipes,” as it were, were both personal and public
🌍 https://retool.com/pipesGood design is intentional
It’s time we expand what it means to create more meaningful relationships between people and technology by considering the intentionality of the products we build.
🌍 https://jonyablonski.com/articles/2023/good-design-is-intentional/Talking 🎩
Some ask me to go on stage and talk about design and web topics
Enseigner les métiers du web, sans être enseignant·e - table ronde
Webmardi: – Lausanne
Apr 01, 2025 – by Noémie Sandoz, Marc Friederich, Iris Wolfisberg, Kevin Wenger, Pierre Georges & Gilles Demarty
Veille technologique, l’épreuve du temps et comment s’y préparer
Webmardi – Lausanne
Oct 06, 2022 – by Marc Friederich
Comment réaliser un site eco-responsable
SwissTripleImpact Le numérique responsable partage d’expérience et outils concrets – Marly
Apr 08, 2022 – by Noémie Sandoz et Marc Friederich
Making pictures 🏙
Travelling with my eyes open and trying to capture shades, light and mostly clouds.
