A farewell to my previous website

June 19, 2025

I made my first portfolio back in 2013. I had just started studying graphic design at the Estonian Academy of Arts, but struggled to balance school and work. So I dropped out, started a software studio with some friends, and figured I might need it one day.

I discovered a scrappy CMS called Berta. It was cheap, minimal, and had cool templates. I got it up and running in a month or two and then… didn’t touch it for years. Updated it once.

The site never really worked out for me, and these days I focus more on product than graphic design. I still have a soft spot for it, but I took it offline when I launched this one. Here’s how it looked on its last day:

A screenshot of the first portfolio site
ssedrik.com as it appeared on June 19, 2025