A netinzen, lover of hiking, music (mostly country and folk), coffee, tarot and blogging since 2005, Originally from somewhere you don't want to be, and now live in Istanbul, Turkey. Always striving to create things. I design and code professionally. I value usability, typography, good user experience and accessibility highly. In my work, I never let new tools become outdated, constantly striving to stay current. I believe that a tool is nothing but a tool, and I have no bias toward any of them. I simply choose and use them based on my needs and mindset. For example, Linux is my operating system of choice because it's faster and more practical, but that doesn't mean I don't love Mac.

For over ten years, I've taught design and software development skills on-site and remotely. I hold a bachelor's degree in computer software engineering. I read a lot of exciting and inspiring books. Every day and night, I learn with enthusiasm and jot down anything I understand, sharing it on my blog. I go for walks at night and listen to podcasts and audiobooks. During my free time, I write and translate. If you want to know more about me, read my personal manifest.

I started writing in "Kanun", inspired by a mix of literature classes and blogging. I hopped around to different blogs, but I never quite found my fit. It wasn't until I discovered Twitter/X in 2009 that I finally found a platform I could stick with. I tweeted consistently until late 2017 when I decided to step away from social media for good and focus on writing a better, more modern, and sustainable blog. I gathered all my posts from my Telegram channel, social media sites like Facebook and Instagram, 54,000 tweets, and old blogs along with comments and paper notes, and voila! You have what you see today.

The best, quickest, and easiest way to reach me is to send an email to contact@arazgholami.com .

Me in numbers:

• ~20 years of designing and programming
• +10 years of on-site/remote teaching design development skills
• 14 years old when I sold my first product
• 15 years old, starting financial, social, and mental independence
• +25 failed/abandoned (+) and successful (+) projects
• +10 years of battling depression
• +16 years of academic education in software engineering
• +520 blog posts since 2005