Dries Buytaert

The 2026 redesign of dri.es

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I spent last weekend redesigning dri.es, squeezed between hosting one barbecue, going to another, and driving to the Belgian beach.

I didn't write a single line of HTML or CSS myself. I told Claude Code what I wanted, and it generated a Drupal theme.

Here are a few before-and-after screenshots that show what changed.

Screenshot of the main page in the old dri.es design.
Before: The old homepage, with a blue header.
Screenshot of the main page in the new dri.es design.
After: The redesigned homepage, with recent photos.

The new design is still minimalist, like the previous one. I prefer simple websites that focus on the content.

Vanessa thinks it is too plain. Given our respective records on style and fashion, she is almost certainly right.

Screenshot of a blog post in the old dri.es design.
Before: The old article page, with a blue header.
Screenshot of a blog post in the new dri.es design.
After: The redesigned article page, with a larger lead image.

Besides a new design, I also added a photo strip to the main page, cleaned up the sensor pages, added charts to the tag pages, and more.

So if the new design feels a little too plain, you may still find a few new things to enjoy.

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