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I’m Marcel Wichmann, a designer and developer for digital products. I also make illustrations, comics and cartoons.

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Marcel Mar 4, 2026

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I haven't been this excited about an iPhone launch since the days when I'd actually get up at 4 AM to line up outside the Apple Store and get my hands on an iPhone 5 or whatever on launch day.

Since then, I've preordered most of my iPhones and always received them on day one. So the fact that, of all iPhones, it's the iPhone Duo I won't be getting on launch day has genuinely put a dent in my mood today.

October 16, 2026

Anna and I had one of our fantastic “let’s do a bunch of neat little activities around the city” days. I’ve been back in Hamburg for more than two years now, and I’ve only just gotten around to climbing up the bunker. When I first lived in Hamburg, the structure that now makes it the “Green Bunker” wasn’t there yet. There were always things to do inside the bunker, but the whole exoskeleton is new to me.

I loved it. What a view. This city. ❤️

October 3, 2026

I wish I’d started planning my retirement fund earlier. For most of my 20s, I knew I should do something beyond the statutory pension insurance, but I never found the courage to learn about my options and actually invest my (kind of) hard-earned money. I didn’t really understand the systems, and I tend to be risk-averse, so the thought of potentially losing everything always spooked me.

Turns out I lost out on a lot of potential gains by starting ten years late. But I did start when I turned 30, and it’s going well. For the first time ever, when I think about my retirement fund, I don’t feel only dread and fear about being poor in old age. So there’s that.

October 2, 2026

This is so incredibly counterintuitive, but I’ve never had a bad run in the rain. They’re the hardest runs to convince yourself to start, but they end up being the most life-affirming thing ever. It’s refreshing and even kind of fun.

I often think back to me four years ago: someone who was convinced they’d never run in their life, let alone find joy in it. There’s so much you can’t explain to someone who hasn’t invested the time in learning to love running. You can say all the right things, but you have to feel it to really understand it. By now, I’m kind of convinced that everyone who’s physically able can learn to enjoy running. It’s just so very human.

October 1, 2026

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