Eric Van Holtz
@ericvanholtz.com
• Freelance Web Developer vanholtz.co
• Okay Dev Founder @okaydev.co
☞ okaydev.co/@eric
• Okay Dev Founder @okaydev.co
☞ okaydev.co/@eric
Slowly dialing in the office setup with some new lighting, fresh paint, and camera gear.
Learning from talented creators on YouTube about cameras, lighting, writing, editing, and strategy.
Getting there.
Learning from talented creators on YouTube about cameras, lighting, writing, editing, and strategy.
Getting there.
January 5, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Slowly dialing in the office setup with some new lighting, fresh paint, and camera gear.
Learning from talented creators on YouTube about cameras, lighting, writing, editing, and strategy.
Getting there.
Learning from talented creators on YouTube about cameras, lighting, writing, editing, and strategy.
Getting there.
My dad installed halo ceiling lights in my office yesterday. The eclipse-like effect is unreal. He also custom built the wood paneling and shelf with integrated LEDs. 🖤
January 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
My dad installed halo ceiling lights in my office yesterday. The eclipse-like effect is unreal. He also custom built the wood paneling and shelf with integrated LEDs. 🖤
When freelance slowed down in early 2024–25, I built @okaydev.co, a creative dev + design community. In the new year, I’m stepping outside my comfort zone and starting to create content about the web, tech, & inspiring work from an okay dev’s perspective. Here’s to learning and building together! 🥂
December 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
When freelance slowed down in early 2024–25, I built @okaydev.co, a creative dev + design community. In the new year, I’m stepping outside my comfort zone and starting to create content about the web, tech, & inspiring work from an okay dev’s perspective. Here’s to learning and building together! 🥂
I’ve been asked to chat with a studio’s team about my work at their monthly event. I’ve done this just once before.
Any advice / suggestions on how to keeping it meaningful, interesting, and fun?
Any advice / suggestions on how to keeping it meaningful, interesting, and fun?
November 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I’ve been asked to chat with a studio’s team about my work at their monthly event. I’ve done this just once before.
Any advice / suggestions on how to keeping it meaningful, interesting, and fun?
Any advice / suggestions on how to keeping it meaningful, interesting, and fun?
No VC funding. No board. No corporate agenda.
Just me, building a space for us to reconnect.
Like the internet used to feel, before the noise.
Just me, building a space for us to reconnect.
Like the internet used to feel, before the noise.
A new home for the creative industry.
✅ Designers
✅ Developers
✅ Businesses
It’s early days, but it’s ours. Join us.
okaydev.co/social
✅ Designers
✅ Developers
✅ Businesses
It’s early days, but it’s ours. Join us.
okaydev.co/social
October 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
No VC funding. No board. No corporate agenda.
Just me, building a space for us to reconnect.
Like the internet used to feel, before the noise.
Just me, building a space for us to reconnect.
Like the internet used to feel, before the noise.
Reposted by Eric Van Holtz
Check it out: OKAY SOCIAL, a social network for creatives – okaydev.co/social
Built by @ericvanholtz.com with #CraftCMS
Built by @ericvanholtz.com with #CraftCMS
OKAY SOCIAL
A social network built for creatives.
okaydev.co
October 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Check it out: OKAY SOCIAL, a social network for creatives – okaydev.co/social
Built by @ericvanholtz.com with #CraftCMS
Built by @ericvanholtz.com with #CraftCMS
A social network built by me for my peers. No motive, I just want people to make the best of it.
Sign up and join me! 😃
Sign up and join me! 😃
🚀 Big news! Okay Social is now open to everyone.
It's the social network for creatives.
Claim your handle, create a profile, and start connecting with others.
Join our community today!
👉 okaydev.co/social
It's the social network for creatives.
Claim your handle, create a profile, and start connecting with others.
Join our community today!
👉 okaydev.co/social
October 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A social network built by me for my peers. No motive, I just want people to make the best of it.
Sign up and join me! 😃
Sign up and join me! 😃
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OKAY DEV Social Beta has been 🔥 so far – people sharing projects, WIPs, blogs & showing love with likes + comments.
Jump in! Connect with creative devs, designers, and businesses. Join the community today → okaydev.co/social
Jump in! Connect with creative devs, designers, and businesses. Join the community today → okaydev.co/social
July 16, 2025 at 6:06 AM
OKAY DEV Social Beta has been 🔥 so far – people sharing projects, WIPs, blogs & showing love with likes + comments.
Jump in! Connect with creative devs, designers, and businesses. Join the community today → okaydev.co/social
Jump in! Connect with creative devs, designers, and businesses. Join the community today → okaydev.co/social
A social network built for creative devs, designers, and brands.
Will you join me on OKAY SOCIAL?
Will you join me on OKAY SOCIAL?
June 24, 2025 at 5:42 AM
A social network built for creative devs, designers, and brands.
Will you join me on OKAY SOCIAL?
Will you join me on OKAY SOCIAL?
My birthday is next week and my wife has been surprising me with some "unofficial" @okaydev.co swag 😎
May 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
My birthday is next week and my wife has been surprising me with some "unofficial" @okaydev.co swag 😎
Reposted by Eric Van Holtz
🎉 I released the GSAP Poster Randomizer to celebrate @gsap-greensock.bsky.social going completely FREE!
It’s a generative tool that lets you create your own GSAP-themed phone wallpaper. ⚡📱
It even makes a cameo in the official GSAP sizzle reel!
Link below…
It’s a generative tool that lets you create your own GSAP-themed phone wallpaper. ⚡📱
It even makes a cameo in the official GSAP sizzle reel!
Link below…
April 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🎉 I released the GSAP Poster Randomizer to celebrate @gsap-greensock.bsky.social going completely FREE!
It’s a generative tool that lets you create your own GSAP-themed phone wallpaper. ⚡📱
It even makes a cameo in the official GSAP sizzle reel!
Link below…
It’s a generative tool that lets you create your own GSAP-themed phone wallpaper. ⚡📱
It even makes a cameo in the official GSAP sizzle reel!
Link below…
🎉 I released the GSAP Poster Randomizer to celebrate @gsap-greensock.bsky.social going completely FREE!
It’s a generative tool that lets you create your own GSAP-themed phone wallpaper. ⚡📱
It even makes a cameo in the official GSAP sizzle reel!
Link below…
It’s a generative tool that lets you create your own GSAP-themed phone wallpaper. ⚡📱
It even makes a cameo in the official GSAP sizzle reel!
Link below…
April 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🎉 I released the GSAP Poster Randomizer to celebrate @gsap-greensock.bsky.social going completely FREE!
It’s a generative tool that lets you create your own GSAP-themed phone wallpaper. ⚡📱
It even makes a cameo in the official GSAP sizzle reel!
Link below…
It’s a generative tool that lets you create your own GSAP-themed phone wallpaper. ⚡📱
It even makes a cameo in the official GSAP sizzle reel!
Link below…
Reposted by Eric Van Holtz
GSAP v3.13 is now FREE (includes bonus plugins) 🎉
+ SplitText is 50% smaller, w/14 new features
+ Animate CSS var() values
+ Install GSAP via Webflow project settings
@gsap-greensock.bsky.social
gsap.com/blog/3-13/
+ SplitText is 50% smaller, w/14 new features
+ Animate CSS var() values
+ Install GSAP via Webflow project settings
@gsap-greensock.bsky.social
gsap.com/blog/3-13/
3.13 release | GSAP | Docs & Learning
Thanks to Webflow, GSAP is now 100% FREE including ALL of the bonus plugins! Version 3.13 also brings a complete rewrite of SplitText
gsap.com
April 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
GSAP v3.13 is now FREE (includes bonus plugins) 🎉
+ SplitText is 50% smaller, w/14 new features
+ Animate CSS var() values
+ Install GSAP via Webflow project settings
@gsap-greensock.bsky.social
gsap.com/blog/3-13/
+ SplitText is 50% smaller, w/14 new features
+ Animate CSS var() values
+ Install GSAP via Webflow project settings
@gsap-greensock.bsky.social
gsap.com/blog/3-13/
Thinking it’s time to get more active here and start building in public 👀
Lately, I’ve been pouring energy into crafting the social feed for
@okaydev.co
— would love your thoughts!
Appreciate any likes, comments, or shares 🙏🏻
Lately, I’ve been pouring energy into crafting the social feed for
@okaydev.co
— would love your thoughts!
Appreciate any likes, comments, or shares 🙏🏻
April 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Thinking it’s time to get more active here and start building in public 👀
Lately, I’ve been pouring energy into crafting the social feed for
@okaydev.co
— would love your thoughts!
Appreciate any likes, comments, or shares 🙏🏻
Lately, I’ve been pouring energy into crafting the social feed for
@okaydev.co
— would love your thoughts!
Appreciate any likes, comments, or shares 🙏🏻
Reposted by Eric Van Holtz
Rocket Youth
by @ericvanholtz.com
🛠️ @craftcms.com, Lenis, @gsap-greensock.bsky.social
okaydev.co/u/eric/portf...
by @ericvanholtz.com
🛠️ @craftcms.com, Lenis, @gsap-greensock.bsky.social
okaydev.co/u/eric/portf...
Rocket Youth by Eric Van Holtz
Rocket Youth is a strategic partner for educators, coaches, and youth development organizations, providing the resources and support needed to grow and…
okaydev.co
February 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Rocket Youth
by @ericvanholtz.com
🛠️ @craftcms.com, Lenis, @gsap-greensock.bsky.social
okaydev.co/u/eric/portf...
by @ericvanholtz.com
🛠️ @craftcms.com, Lenis, @gsap-greensock.bsky.social
okaydev.co/u/eric/portf...
Reposted by Eric Van Holtz
The final installment of our Dive Into WebGPU series is live! 🚀
Here’s what you’ll learn:
✨ Compute Shaders
🌑 Shadow Mapping
🎇 Interactive Particles
Here’s what you’ll learn:
✨ Compute Shaders
🌑 Shadow Mapping
🎇 Interactive Particles
February 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The final installment of our Dive Into WebGPU series is live! 🚀
Here’s what you’ll learn:
✨ Compute Shaders
🌑 Shadow Mapping
🎇 Interactive Particles
Here’s what you’ll learn:
✨ Compute Shaders
🌑 Shadow Mapping
🎇 Interactive Particles
I was delighted to partner with Adopt to develop an elegant website for their studio's digital presence.
Case Study: okaydev.co/u/eric/portf...
Case Study: okaydev.co/u/eric/portf...
December 31, 2024 at 4:30 PM
I was delighted to partner with Adopt to develop an elegant website for their studio's digital presence.
Case Study: okaydev.co/u/eric/portf...
Case Study: okaydev.co/u/eric/portf...
Reposted by Eric Van Holtz
There are lots of options these days. 😊 For example, on iOS you can enable automatic image description at the OS level, Chromium browsers have a similar feature, and these days my screen reader can query ChatGPT/Claude for an image description (hallucinations not withstanding of course)!
November 23, 2024 at 6:15 PM
There are lots of options these days. 😊 For example, on iOS you can enable automatic image description at the OS level, Chromium browsers have a similar feature, and these days my screen reader can query ChatGPT/Claude for an image description (hallucinations not withstanding of course)!
It seems like Starter Packs should just be Lists (aka feed?). Just let people have the option to follow and/or pin.
E.g. OpenAI Employees Starter Pack. I don’t really want to follow all of them, but I’d pin the list/feed to stay updated & author manage it for us.
Starter Packs vs Lists vs Feeds? 🧐
E.g. OpenAI Employees Starter Pack. I don’t really want to follow all of them, but I’d pin the list/feed to stay updated & author manage it for us.
Starter Packs vs Lists vs Feeds? 🧐
November 23, 2024 at 6:54 PM
It seems like Starter Packs should just be Lists (aka feed?). Just let people have the option to follow and/or pin.
E.g. OpenAI Employees Starter Pack. I don’t really want to follow all of them, but I’d pin the list/feed to stay updated & author manage it for us.
Starter Packs vs Lists vs Feeds? 🧐
E.g. OpenAI Employees Starter Pack. I don’t really want to follow all of them, but I’d pin the list/feed to stay updated & author manage it for us.
Starter Packs vs Lists vs Feeds? 🧐
Anyone else do this?
🧑💻 "Act as a copywriter specializing in accessibility. Create short alt text for the following images…"
🧑💻 "Act as a copywriter specializing in accessibility. Create short alt text for the following images…"
November 23, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Anyone else do this?
🧑💻 "Act as a copywriter specializing in accessibility. Create short alt text for the following images…"
🧑💻 "Act as a copywriter specializing in accessibility. Create short alt text for the following images…"
Reposted by Eric Van Holtz
Discover the latest in creative development and connect with some of our talented community members.
🦋 go.bsky.app/KLQF97k
🦋 go.bsky.app/KLQF97k
November 19, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Discover the latest in creative development and connect with some of our talented community members.
🦋 go.bsky.app/KLQF97k
🦋 go.bsky.app/KLQF97k
Reposted by Eric Van Holtz
Want a custom Bluesky @handle?
1. Visit Settings: bsky.app/settings
2. Select "Change Handle"
3. Click "I have my own domain"
4. Enter your domain
5. Access your DNS service and add the TXT DNS record as instructed
6. Return and click "Verify DNS Record"
*DNS records may take time to propagate.
🦋
1. Visit Settings: bsky.app/settings
2. Select "Change Handle"
3. Click "I have my own domain"
4. Enter your domain
5. Access your DNS service and add the TXT DNS record as instructed
6. Return and click "Verify DNS Record"
*DNS records may take time to propagate.
🦋
November 19, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Want a custom Bluesky @handle?
1. Visit Settings: bsky.app/settings
2. Select "Change Handle"
3. Click "I have my own domain"
4. Enter your domain
5. Access your DNS service and add the TXT DNS record as instructed
6. Return and click "Verify DNS Record"
*DNS records may take time to propagate.
🦋
1. Visit Settings: bsky.app/settings
2. Select "Change Handle"
3. Click "I have my own domain"
4. Enter your domain
5. Access your DNS service and add the TXT DNS record as instructed
6. Return and click "Verify DNS Record"
*DNS records may take time to propagate.
🦋
Reposted by Eric Van Holtz
🎉 Exciting times for web animation
– @motion.dev now open source w/ @citizenofnowhe.re
– @juliangarnier.bsky.social all in on Anime.js V4
– @greensock.bsky.social GSAP integration into Webflow
– Rive App responsive UI w/Layouts
– Native CSS scroll-driven animations, view transitions, allow-discrete…
– @motion.dev now open source w/ @citizenofnowhe.re
– @juliangarnier.bsky.social all in on Anime.js V4
– @greensock.bsky.social GSAP integration into Webflow
– Rive App responsive UI w/Layouts
– Native CSS scroll-driven animations, view transitions, allow-discrete…
November 12, 2024 at 7:22 PM
🎉 Exciting times for web animation
– @motion.dev now open source w/ @citizenofnowhe.re
– @juliangarnier.bsky.social all in on Anime.js V4
– @greensock.bsky.social GSAP integration into Webflow
– Rive App responsive UI w/Layouts
– Native CSS scroll-driven animations, view transitions, allow-discrete…
– @motion.dev now open source w/ @citizenofnowhe.re
– @juliangarnier.bsky.social all in on Anime.js V4
– @greensock.bsky.social GSAP integration into Webflow
– Rive App responsive UI w/Layouts
– Native CSS scroll-driven animations, view transitions, allow-discrete…
Reposted by Eric Van Holtz
Get to know @ericvanholtz.com, the founder of Okay Dev!
Learn about his career journey and the passion he brings to building a space where freelancers, studios, and agencies can connect and showcase their talents.
Read his story here: okaydev.co/articles/eri...
Learn about his career journey and the passion he brings to building a space where freelancers, studios, and agencies can connect and showcase their talents.
Read his story here: okaydev.co/articles/eri...
An Interview with Eric Van Holtz
Dungeons, dragons, and princesses, oh my! Hello—I'm Eric, the founder of Okay Dev, a freelance creative developer, and owner of Van Holtz Co . I work…
okaydev.co
November 5, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Get to know @ericvanholtz.com, the founder of Okay Dev!
Learn about his career journey and the passion he brings to building a space where freelancers, studios, and agencies can connect and showcase their talents.
Read his story here: okaydev.co/articles/eri...
Learn about his career journey and the passion he brings to building a space where freelancers, studios, and agencies can connect and showcase their talents.
Read his story here: okaydev.co/articles/eri...
Reposted by Eric Van Holtz
Dive into WebGPU—Part 1 (Tutorial)
by @martinlaxenaire.bsky.social
In this 4-part series, you’ll learn to…
✨ Build 3D scenes with GPU-Curtains
💻 Sync DOM elements and interact with 3D objects
🎨 Create shading and particle systems using compute shaders
→ okaydev.co/articles/div...
by @martinlaxenaire.bsky.social
In this 4-part series, you’ll learn to…
✨ Build 3D scenes with GPU-Curtains
💻 Sync DOM elements and interact with 3D objects
🎨 Create shading and particle systems using compute shaders
→ okaydev.co/articles/div...
October 28, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Dive into WebGPU—Part 1 (Tutorial)
by @martinlaxenaire.bsky.social
In this 4-part series, you’ll learn to…
✨ Build 3D scenes with GPU-Curtains
💻 Sync DOM elements and interact with 3D objects
🎨 Create shading and particle systems using compute shaders
→ okaydev.co/articles/div...
by @martinlaxenaire.bsky.social
In this 4-part series, you’ll learn to…
✨ Build 3D scenes with GPU-Curtains
💻 Sync DOM elements and interact with 3D objects
🎨 Create shading and particle systems using compute shaders
→ okaydev.co/articles/div...