Sebastian Aanstad

< Owner - Aanstad Digital />

The journey begins!
Self made broke programmer
Self made broke programmer
unpaidhome2020 - 2022
(Teaching myself how to code)
Museum Nord | Gaia Vesterålen
Museum Nord | Gaia Vesterålen
unpaidMuseumNord2022 - 2023
(My first "real" office job, and i certainly acted like it was)
The Arkitech internship
The Arkitech internship
unpaidArchitech2023 - 2023
(I helped Arkitech help Eimskip with some live API's / web-sockets, for tracking Norwegian boats and rendering them in a browser map, I decided to move on when i got presented with more paid opportunities, really fun project either way!)
Wait... People actually get paid for this?
Museum Nord | Gaia Vesterålen
Museum Nord | Gaia Vesterålen
paidMuseumNord2023 - 2023
(They started paying me!)
Arctic Pioneers
Arctic Pioneers
FreelanceunpaidselfPaid?2023 - 2024
(Helped Arctic Pioneers, and Anita Skog with technical research for their startup, and built a website builder with an integrated CMS
Aanstad Digital - work@sebastianaanstad.com
Aanstad Digital - [email protected]
freelanceAanstadDigital2024 - Now
(Currently working internationally with clients in & outside Norway)
Drag Artist | Freelance Web Dev
Drag Artist | Freelance Web Dev
paidfreelancekiara2024 - Now
(Working as a "drag queen" called Kiara while being a web dev , read more on my about page)

Featured Projects

Stay tuned for the rest of my project updates! I am always working on something new behind the scenes!

Cover image from Kiara The Mess
Kiara The Mess

Who is Kiara The Mess | Bbyqueen K / Sebastian Aanstad / Kiara?

Meet Bbyqueen K, also known as "Kiara" and managed by Sebastian Aanstad of Aanstad Digital. She is a multi-talented Drag Queen, artist, performance artist, actor/actress, and comedian. Her dynamic presence and versatile talents have captivated audiences around the world.

Kiara, known for her stage persona "Kiara The Mess", is a vibrant and bold figure in the drag and performance art scenes. With a blend of humor, theatrical flair, and artistic expression, she brings her unique vision to life in every performance.

Managed by Sebastian Aanstad, Kiara continues to push boundaries and explore new creative territories, solidifying her status as a rising star in the entertainment industry.

Discover more about Kiara, view exclusive photos, and delve into her captivating journey below:

#kiara
#kiaraTheMess
#AaDigi
Cover image from Sanity / Next.js Visual Block Editor 🕸️
Sanity / Next.js Visual Block Editor 🕸️

highly customised / customizable visual website builder & CMS with 60+ responsive, reusable, html, css & tailwind blocks for react , or nextjs 14!

The GrapesJs & sanity integration made to better the user interface, and editing capabilities of the sanity studio & nextjs 14 app router. This integration brings a powerful, web-based drag-and-drop editor to the forefront of the content management experience allowing users to intuitively arrange and design their content layouts in a nextjs 14 app / any front-end (soon) without needing technical knowledge, while still leveraging the studio to structure content in a server & client side rendered app!

#sanity
#dnd
#tiptap
Cover image from Project Management - Museum Nord | Gaia Vesterålen
Project Management - Museum Nord | Gaia Vesterålen

The summer i spent leading special teens & young adults named talents as temporary team leader while being project lead for several projects!

(my leaders had vacation days, and asked me to stay alone for the summer)

This taught me alot about time & project mangement + how important planning, and having good project management can make or break or your business!

#Project-manager
#project-leader
Cover image from Online Map Builder | Gaia Vesterålen 🌍
Online Map Builder | Gaia Vesterålen 🌍

Discover the Ultimate 3D Map Building Experience with Our Revolutionary Platform!

Combining the dynamic capabilities of React and Mapbox, our interactive 3D map builder integrates seamlessly with Sanity, offering a robust content management system that takes your geographical storytelling to the next level. This isn't just any map builder; it's a powerful tool designed to empower users to create vivid, engaging geographical narratives. With intuitive drag-and-drop functionality and real-time 3D visualization, our platform makes it easy and enjoyable to bring your maps to life, whether you're a professional developer or a passionate hobbyist

#map
#builder
Cover image from Public Speaking - Museum Nord 🎤
Public Speaking - Museum Nord 🎤

I have spoken several times, at the behalf of Museum Nord,

Both Alone and along with Thea Blokhus, as a helpful poster-child / children / asset for showcasing their local community project for supporting local teens struggling with exclusion & other issues, I served as a success story for them and myself, and I hope I inspired some other people along the road

#MuseumNord
Cover image from Live Boat Tracker | Arkitech | Gaia Vesterålen ⛴️
Live Boat Tracker | Arkitech | Gaia Vesterålen ⛴️

Explore Real-Time AIS Tracking Technology with the BarentsWatch API

Our application exemplifies the utilization of modern web technologies to provide instantaneous updates and animations of vessel positions, allowing for an immersive tracking experience. It's an impressive display of the capabilities provided by integrating Vue.js and Express.js for frontend and backend development, ensuring fast and reliable data handling.

#live
#map
#boats
Cover image from Data collection for Hurtigruten Museum | Gaia Vesterålen 🛳️
Data collection for Hurtigruten Museum | Gaia Vesterålen 🛳️

Revive the Past: Innovative Digital Restoration for Hurtigrutemuseumet

Explore how cutting-edge technology can bring lost historical data back to life! Our latest project at sebastianaanstad.com showcases a remarkable digital restoration initiative for the Hurtigrutemuseumet in Sortland, utilizing a blend of TheWebArchive, automated web scraping with Puppeteer, and advanced data processing techniques. Keywords: Digital Restoration, Historical Data Recovery, Web Scraping Technology, Data Processing, Cultural Heritage Preservation

#data
#website-scraping
Cover image from Gaia Vesterålen IPN 🗺️
Gaia Vesterålen IPN 🗺️

I worked as a project associate at this museum exhibition!

I assisted Deadline and Sintef Digital scientists, along with Museum Nord, in launching their sister branch - Gaia Vesterålens demo museum exhibition. After a rewarding internship at Museum Nord, I continued as a project associate, gaining valuable project management experience. and got to showcase some of my skills as a manager & associate!

#exhibition
#MuseumNord
Cover image from The Museum Nord | Gaias Quiz 🤔
The Museum Nord | Gaias Quiz 🤔

The quiz builder that never got used..

I've created a dynamic quiz and form builder using React and Firebase. It allows for interactive quizzes and forms creation, with a user-friendly interface and various platform integrations. This project demonstrates my skills in modern web development technologies and commitment to user-centric solutions.

#quiz
#data
#MusemNord
Cover image from Private Media Gallery | Gaia Vesterålen 🔥
Private Media Gallery | Gaia Vesterålen 🔥

I actually still use this gallery to securely store my images, and it's used to host the location for Gaia Vesterålens gifs.

Sebastian Aanstad's homemade image gallery, one of his first reactjs - firebase web apps using mantine.dev as a component library.

An attempt at creating a personal secure image bank! and to show how powerful firebase can be!

#firebase
#react
#gallery
Cover image from Tic Tac Toe ☑️
Tic Tac Toe ☑️

I was bored on a train once, and decided to build this

Another early Sebastian Game, actually one of the first! I might just write an article if anyone is interested in how to build a tic tac toe game with javascript (typescript), html & css?

#game
#html
#js
#css
Cover image from Snake Game 🐍
Snake Game 🐍

Snake Game with a HTML Canvas: A Beginner-Friendly Project (also the first code i wrote totally freehand)

Dive into the world of programming by building your very own version of the classic Snake game with touch controls! Using JavaScript and the HTML canvas, this project is perfect for beginners looking to sharpen their coding skills and gain hands-on experience. Our step-by-step guide makes it easy to create a responsive, fun, and engaging game right from your web browser.

#game
#html
#js
#css