About me

Hello, I'm Axel, a UI designer and front-end developer from Hermosillo, Mexico. I've been working in the software industry for 20+ years. My things are HTML, CSS, JavaScript and similar stuff. I also do web and app design, illustration and lettering.

I'm a big believer on the open web, free access, and web standards, and that's probably why this website exists. Over the last years I've left most of social media, and that's why I have a blog again.

I'm very curious and I also tend to obsess over things that I like. I'm into music, podcasts, zines, movies, TV, and whatever I add to the pile this week.

I'm diagnosed with depression, anxiety and ADHD, and I love to talk about those things. I'm medicated and in good shape, and trying to learn from the times when I'm not. Sometimes I write about it.

I find writing fundamental to process thoughts. I once read a Tweet from Jeffrey Zeldman saying "If you don't write, you don't know what you think." and that's exactly the point. I haven't always had a blog (I wish I did), but I have texts and journal notes everywhere. Text files, Google docs, Post-it notes, and tens of small notebooks lying around the house.

Anyway, that's me. Thanks for reading, and if you want to say hi, or share a thought, please do it. I love connecting with people, and I read everything I get.

What I'm into right now

Surviving. Unlearning. Taking our the trash.

How to contact me

The best way is probably still email, and if not the best, at least my favorite. As I've said, I left most social media over the last few years, and although I'm still on Instagram and ocassionally on Bluesky, I don't expend enough time there to guarantee an answer. So, email, please.

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