Let's connect
For conversations about design, development, technology, opportunities — or simply to say hello.
what a message is usually about
Worth writing about
There is no wrong reason to write, and these five are the ones that come up. They are the same five the form offers, said out loud rather than hidden inside a dropdown.
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A general message
A question about something on this site, a correction, or a hello. All of these are read.
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Career or opportunity
A role, a contract, or a piece of work you think would suit the way I build. Say what it is and what stage it is at.
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Feedback
Something on this site that is wrong, broken or badly explained. Feedback about accessibility is especially welcome, and it gets fixed rather than filed.
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Collaboration or community
Working on something together, a talk, a workshop, or a project that needs a second pair of hands on the design and the build.
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Something else
If it does not fit any of the four above, write it anyway. The list is a shortcut, not a filter.
Where and how I work
I am a creative developer, Syrian, based in Herne in Germany, and I work alone — design and build are the same pair of hands. Conversations happen in English, German or Arabic, which is why this site exists in all three.
direct
Five ways through, and all of them reach me
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Email
The one that always works, and the one I answer most carefully. No message is too long for it.
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WhatsApp
+49 155 67042737
For something short, or when a reply on the same day matters more than a considered one.
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LinkedIn
in/alaa-abbod
Professional background, and the right place for anything about a role or a contract.
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Instagram
alaa.abbod
The visual half of the work — identity studies, type and colour, as it is made.
Open the Instagram profile -
Dribbble
alaaabbod
Interface work shot by shot, closer in than a case study gets.
See the shots on Dribbble
or write it here
Send a message from this page
A couple of lines is enough — I will take it from there. The fields marked required are the ones the server checks.
If the form ever fails, nothing is lost — write to alaa@abbod.de instead and it reaches the same inbox.
What happens to what you send is set out in the privacy notice (in German).