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Aaron Rolston

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Aaron Rolston

@aarolston

Your friendly neighborhood Framer developer.

Tampa, USA

Joined October 2011

Aaron Rolston
@aarolston
Mar 7, 2023
Every creative pro needs a portfolio website to showcase work, give context, and attract clients. But after looking through hundreds of portfolios for @stellar_work, it’s become clear: Not all portfolios are created equal. Here are my 15 “rules” for a killer portfolio site.
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Aaron Rolston
@aarolston
Mar 1, 2023
Replying to @alexwidua
I thought you were blurring your face at first, then realized that clicking was making the "smudges". Freaking brilliant dude.
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Aaron Rolston
@aarolston
Sep 16, 2023
Genuinely don’t understand why people are so angry about this kind of output from a robot, it’s unbelievably cool. I would legit frame this.
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Aaron Rolston
@aarolston
Feb 26, 2023
Website templates are the wild west rn. Blogger moms will build a *barely* customized Squarespace template and confidently charge $499 Then some guy will make a freaking masterpiece of a Framer site and be like "I hope it's worth the price 🥲👉👈" and it's only $22
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Aaron Rolston
@aarolston
Sep 23, 2022
Replying to @davidhoang
lol is basically punctuation
Aaron Rolston
@aarolston
Mar 1, 2023
I’ve been selling Squarespace templates for a year and have made ~$70,000 in passive income. Here’s how I got started, what I’ve learned, and why I think you can do it too (for any website platform).
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Aaron Rolston
@aarolston
Jul 23, 2023
The richest man in the world wanting a new logo and crowd-sourcing it instead of paying a professional is peak "nevermind, I have a cousin who could do it for free" energy.
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Aaron Rolston
@aarolston
Aug 13, 2023
Okay, I'll say it. Pricing tables that show the annual fee as monthly, then have you switch to the real (more expensive) monthly fee are a freaking scam. I don't care about the psychology — don't try and trick me into something. Show me the ACTUAL numbers!
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Aaron Rolston
@aarolston
Jul 19, 2023
Not to stir the pot, but 🥣🥣🥣 Remember when this logo caused mayhem back in January for the same work-copying accusations? Just so happens to be by the same studio. Inspiration ≠ License to copy
Tali Rapaport
@TaliR
Jul 18, 2023
I'm not sure if I should be flattered or not that @Glassdoor ripped off our brand at @careerpuck.
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Aaron Rolston
@aarolston
May 2, 2024
New @OpenAI site is nice and tidy (link below), but... the previous one built by @AREA_17_ was absolutely iconic to me. The color combinations, strong type, and robust sections made it feel so alive (and human). One of my faves to visit. Now there's just... so many carousels lol
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Aaron Rolston
@aarolston
Jul 15, 2023
Being a “design leader” sounds exhausting. I’d 100% rather be a “design peasant” who quietly makes bank building specific, un-sexy tools for regular people that aren’t critiqued to hell by all the self-anointed “design leaders”.
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Aaron Rolston
@aarolston
Oct 25, 2023
Genuinely don't know which portfolio route is better: a) Painstakingly catalog every nuance of a new project with 27 images/mockups, client testimonials, and seven paragraphs about the methodology. b) Couple of plain screenshots w/ taglines like "dis is website, look"
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Aaron Rolston
@aarolston
Jul 10, 2023
Maybe a spicy take: "Web design" is the same as "branding". If there's an existing brand, you're simply creating an online expression of the identity. But if the brand isn't there (or it's lackluster), you are actively creating that core identity, but starting with the web!
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Aaron Rolston
@aarolston
Jul 23, 2023
Tbh, all of the Framer + Webflow templates that exist are massively underpriced. You get an entire, ready-to-launch website designed by a pro—with CMS, sick animations, grid layouts, curated typography, unique brand expressions... for like $24?! I say add a zero to all of 'em.
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