{"id":4,"date":"2026-07-30T21:07:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T23:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T23:08:22","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section my-0 bg-transparent\">\n<div class=\"container mw-md\">\n<div class=\"row flex-lg-row-reverse gy-4 gy-lg-1 justify-content-between\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/vector-img.svg\" alt=\"Decorative designer illustration\" loading=\"eager\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div data-scroll-offset=\"30%\" class=\"ps-2 pt-2 scroll-detect\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"position-absolute start-0 top-0 translate-middle wp-image-45\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/stars-warning.svg\" alt=\"Star accent icon\" width=\"48\" loading=\"eager\">\n<h3 class=\"display-5 fw-semibold ls-n3 all-ts\"><span class=\"text-fill-effect\" style=\"--cnvs-transitions:.1s linear\">Fourteen years of turning rough ideas into interfaces people remember.<\/span><\/h3>\n<a class=\"button button-border border-dark border-opacity-25 button-large button-dark h-bg-dark rounded-pill px-5 py-3 magnetic-hover mb-4 wp-block-canvas-core-header-button\" href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/contact\/\"><div>Work With Me<i class=\"bi-arrow-right ms-2 me-0\"><\/i><\/div><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row gx-lg-5 gy-4 mt-4\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<p>I started out building small business sites in a spare room in Rotterdam and never quite lost the habit of doing everything myself: the research, the type, the grid, the last stubborn media query. It is a slower way to work and it is the reason the finished thing holds together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<p>These days I work with a handful of clients a year, mostly founders and small teams who need a site that carries their voice rather than a template that flattens it. Every project starts with a conversation and ends with a hand-built front end I am happy to put my name on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d-grid mt-5 py-lg-1 position-relative\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/works\/\" class=\"circular-text position-absolute text-dark text-contrast-500 h-text-contrast-1000 end-0 top-0 me-lg-5 d-none d-md-block scroll-detect\">\n<div>\n<div data-circle-radius=\"80\" style=\"--cnvs-transitions: .3s linear; transform: rotate(calc(var(--cnvs-scroll-percent) * 3deg))\" class=\"text-uppercase fw-bold\">See The Work \u00b7 See The Work \u00b7<\/div>\n<div class=\"position-absolute top-50 start-50 translate-middle fw-bold text-contrast-900\"><i class=\"bi-arrow-right fs-1\" style=\"--cnvs-transitions: .1s linear; transform: rotate(calc(var(--cnvs-scroll-percent) * 1deg))\"><\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n<div class=\"grid-item-1 parallax scroll-detect\">\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"w-100 object-center object-fit-cover parallax-bg wp-image-28\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Creative process and sketches\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-item-2 parallax scroll-detect\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"w-100 object-center object-fit-cover parallax-bg wp-image-29\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/3.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia at work on a design project\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--cnvs-transitions:.1s linear; transform: translate3d(calc(var(--cnvs-scroll-percent) * -.7px), calc(var(--cnvs-scroll-percent) * -.7px), 0)\" class=\"grid-item-3 scroll-detect\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"w-100 object-center object-fit-cover wp-image-27\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/1.jpg\" alt=\"Designer workspace and tools\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section section-features my-0 bg-transparent pt-3 pb-0\">\n<div class=\"container mw-md\">\n<div data-scroll-offset=\"30%\" class=\"text-center mb-5 mb-lg-6 scroll-detect\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 wp-image-45\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/stars-warning.svg\" alt=\"Star accent icon\" width=\"42\" loading=\"eager\">\n<h3 class=\"display-5 fw-semibold ls-n3 all-ts text-underline-offset-4\"><span class=\"text-fill-effect\" style=\"--cnvs-transitions:.1s linear\"><u>How I Work<\/u><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row gx-lg-5 gy-5\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h5 class=\"mb-1 fw-semibold text-contrast-500 text-uppercase\">01 | Listen<\/h5>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mb-4\">DISCOVERY<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"mb-2 fw-medium\">A working session, not a questionnaire.<\/li>\n<li class=\"mb-2 fw-medium\">Audience, constraints and the one thing that must land.<\/li>\n<li class=\"mb-2 fw-medium\">A written brief you can hold me to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h5 class=\"mb-1 fw-semibold text-contrast-500 text-uppercase\">02 | Draw<\/h5>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mb-4\">DESIGN<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"mb-2 fw-medium\">Type, grid and colour before any pixels are polished.<\/li>\n<li class=\"mb-2 fw-medium\">Two directions, never twelve.<\/li>\n<li class=\"mb-2 fw-medium\">Revisions on the direction you pick, not on all of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h5 class=\"mb-1 fw-semibold text-contrast-500 text-uppercase\">03 | Build<\/h5>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mb-4\">FRONT-END BUILD<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"mb-2 fw-medium\">Hand-written HTML, SASS and JavaScript.<\/li>\n<li class=\"mb-2 fw-medium\">Accessible, fast and responsive from the first commit.<\/li>\n<li class=\"mb-2 fw-medium\">Staging you can watch it happen on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h5 class=\"mb-1 fw-semibold text-contrast-500 text-uppercase\">04 | Hand Over<\/h5>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mb-4\">LAUNCH &amp; AFTER<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"mb-2 fw-medium\">A walkthrough so your team can edit everything.<\/li>\n<li class=\"mb-2 fw-medium\">Thirty days of fixes included.<\/li>\n<li class=\"mb-2 fw-medium\">A component library that outlives the launch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"994\" class=\"section-bg wp-image-44\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/section-bg.jpg\" alt=\"Experience section background\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/section-bg.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/section-bg-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/section-bg-1024x509.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/section-bg-768x382.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/section-bg-1536x764.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div data-viewport-class=\"bg-black dark\" data-viewport-rootmargin=\"0px 0px -55%\" class=\"section section-blogs viewport-detect my-0 all-ts\">\n<div class=\"container mw-md py-lg-5 scroll-detect\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center text-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-7\">\n<div class=\"ps-2 pt-2\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-3 wp-image-45\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/08\/stars-warning.svg\" alt=\"Star accent icon\" width=\"48\" loading=\"eager\">\n<h3 class=\"display-5 fw-semibold ls-n1 all-ts text-underline-offset-4 mb-4\"><span class=\"text-fill-effect\" style=\"--cnvs-transitions:.1s linear\"><u>Got something in mind?<\/u><\/span><\/h3>\n<a class=\"button button-large button-border border-width-2 button-light rounded-pill px-5 px-lg-6 py-lg-4 py-3 magnetic-hover wp-block-canvas-core-header-button\" href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/contact\/\"><span>Lets Talk<i class=\"bi-arrow-right ms-2 me-0\"><\/i><\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The story, the method and the studio behind Olivia Chambliss: a freelance frontend developer and visual designer working out of Amsterdam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-canvas","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/personal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}