Web design · CMS · UX
QR Tour
A mobile bilingual station tour with dedicated content management, accessible interaction and clear navigation between physical place and digital content.
DESIGN ROOTED IN CRAFT AND CODE
Well designed. Clearly built.
I am Christian Elstner – master stonemason, designer and web developer. I create websites and digital tools that fit the people, the business and the everyday work around them.
SELECTED WORK
Three projects, three very different jobs.
I do not begin with a finished visual style. The task comes first: what should become easier, who will use it and what must hold up in real work?
Product design · Web app
Scribentia
A comprehensive writing environment for characters, worlds, plot, manuscript and book production – designed for long projects instead of short prompts.
Add-on · Interface
Quick Text Bar
Reusable email workflows directly inside Thunderbird’s compose window – with shortcuts, rich text, languages and attachment rules.
WHAT I DO
From the first sketch to the working tool.
Websites & web apps
Individually designed and carefully built – from a focused project site to an application with its own content management.
Interface & interaction
I structure complex functions so people understand what they can do and what happens next without taking detours.
Visual design
Type, colour, imagery and grids are developed for the task and the project’s character instead of being added as decoration.
Focused tools
When existing software does not fit the workflow, I build a focused tool for that particular day-to-day job.
OWN TOOLS
Quick Text Bar for Thunderbird
A text snippet is often not enough for recurring email. Quick Text Bar combines content, recipients, subject, language and attachments into one immediately available workflow.
Free€0Pro€1.99one-time
Active workflows3unlimited
Recipient + message✓✓
Subject, CC and BCC–✓
Rich-text editor–✓
Language variants–✓
SmartDrop + attachment guard–✓
No subscription. Two personal installations. Works offline after activation.
Snippets, recipients and attachments are not sent to my server. Only Pro activation contacts the licensing service once.
Version 2.1.2 · Thunderbird 140 or newer · XPI fileThis version is currently under review for the Thunderbird add-on directory.
Message content stays local.
Snippets, recipients and attachments are not sent to my server. Only Pro activation contacts the licensing service once.
ABOUT
Design rooted in craft, technology and curiosity.
I am Christian Elstner, a master stonemason and stone sculptor, designer and web developer. My work has long moved between material-aware design, digital interfaces and independent software.
The common denominator is not one visual style but a way of working: understand first, then structure, design and test until the result works in real use.
HAVE A PROJECT IN MIND?
Tell me where things are getting stuck.
You do not need a perfect specification. A few honest sentences about the project and the actual problem are enough to start.
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