Nabble is a small web studio from Utrecht, and we're proud to work for a wide range of colorful organisations, brands and products. For us, each project is unique and requires a design approach and techniques specially selected for the job. Think simple informative websites to extensive business applications. Think apps and online services automation.
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Mapscape is an online survey tool developed for a research group at Wageningen UR in co-operation with the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF). It can be used to create surveys containing questions which can be answered by drawing points, lines and polygons on a configurable map.

  • development
  • application

The development towards a sustainable organisation is a complex culture change. To build a truly sustainable organisation, integrating sustainability into organisational culture is needed, and Sustainable Consultant will help you with that.

  • development
  • design

Elianʼs great-grandfather was the owner of a bicycle shop in Maarn not far from Utrecht. His whole family has been actively riding, repairing and working with bikes for generations. Commercially building for over a decade now, heʼs primarily focused on hand crafting his clientʼs interpretation of their own perfect bicycle.

  • development

LINT landscape architecture functions as a landscape laboratory working on relevant issues related to landscape like coastal reinforcement, sweet water storage, energy landscapes, new ecologies, urbanisation and infrastructural design.

  • development
November 2015
Check out our fork on GitHub of a image lazy-loading library Unveil2 github.com/nabble/unveil2 Twitter

Ace & Tate provides you with the possibility to match your frames with every occasion and all of your favourite styles. They designs quality frames at a fair price, which allows you to continuously update your eyewear.

  • Work in progress
July 2015
This will keep you going open.spotify.com/user/intothegr… #itgwo #voorpret Twitter
July 2015
Let's go! "Improved performance: PHP 7 is up to twice as fast as PHP 5.6" php.net/archive/2015.p… #php7 Twitter
July 2015
Our antispam library github.com/nabble/semalt-… now contains all bad domains from @piwik @brandonhimpfen @LoneGoatUK and github.com/Stevie-Ray Twitter

updatemybrowser.org is an initiative to spread modern browsers among all internet users. Websites these days have evolved to state of the art applications and todays browsers are built to serve them to you just right.

  • development
  • founding partner
June 2015
Just launched @Pracemusic new site for the soon to be released album "The Medicine" on @inimovement. Have a looksee: pracemusic.com Twitter

Prace creates music that goes further than the boundaries of itself. Creating a mosaik of sounds that show the beauty of different cultures combined: Dubnova. We are just ideas in our head until we escape.

  • development
  • design
May 2015
Form design is hard, or is it? mono.company/journal/design… @mono_company Twitter
May 2015

Optimizing page size

Often, the code of other websites is a source of inspiration. Web developers cultivate a behaviour to press F12 or Cmd + Opt + I on random websites to inspect their source, network requests, cookies, and so on. This clearly distinguishes developing for the web from other platforms, everyone...

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May 2015
Beautiful redesign: studiobeige.nl/work/GIMSEL/GI… @studio_beige Twitter
May 2015
We've created a tool to check whether your site blocks spammy bots: nabble.nl/semalt #semalt #referralspam Twitter
April 2015

More websites, more updates

Yes, we are a web development studio, so in the end, we spent our time building websites. But we neglect our own. People ask us why we don’t update our own site more often. “We are so busy, we don’t have the time.” While this might be true, for a web studio, nothing is more fun than to build...

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April 2015
Stunning photography and dito design: whiskeymentine.it/project/overvi… Twitter
April 2015
A website without www. in the URL is still a website. A perfectly fine one. Twitter

Ventura Projects are curated exhibition areas that present the latest developments at the forefront of contemporary design. Each Ventura Project involves carefully selected exhibitions that also feature temporary initiatives, special projects and/or creative hospitality concepts.

  • development
March 2015
We're now developing 100% in the cloud, and now customers will be able to watch all progress in realtime! Twitter
February 2015
New site for @Ruimtemakers030 soon online, sneak peak: pinterest.com/pin/4727372921… / design by @HOAXGRAPHICS Twitter

The Utrechtse Ruimtemakers is a collaboration of people, initiatives and collectives who are concerned with the issue of the shift of power between market, government and residents, specifically aimed at making space in the city of Utrecht.

  • development
January 2015
Dates and character encoding. Couldn't have more fun. Twitter

We proudly introduce Minute, the mini commuter that lasts a lifetime. Born out of love for cycling and the result of a quest for the ultimate city ride.

  • development
  • founding partner
September 2014
Signs of too much coding: trying to autocomplete hashtags with Ctrl+Space Twitter
August 2014
Google should remove all sites containing the word #seo Twitter

Eiland8 is a community for creative entrepreneurs. A unique, colorful place that offers both residential and work space amid the neighbourhood of Kanaleneiland. By means of various initiatives and projects, Eiland8 works on quality of life and safety in the neighborhood.

  • development
  • design
August 2014
Fellow PHP developers, help us stop the #semalt #botnet. Here's a small repository which does just that github.com/nabble/semalt-… Twitter
July 2014

Semalt infecting computers to spam the web

All over the web people are complaining about the new SEO startup Semalt from Ukraine. Nabble investigated their methods and discovered they employ malware to crawl the web and spam server logs, potentially ruining your Google Analytics data.

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July 2014
Investing some time in @laravelphp combined with github.com/FrozenNode/Lar…. Let's see what kind of magic it can do! Twitter

Primarius stands for hand built bikes with meticulous attention to detail. The website is a perfect fit for this brand, hand crafted and with a lot of attention to detail. It uses large and vivid images to support the content and uses a custom CMS to ease the editorial process.

  • development
February 2014
Built the pre-order website for @minutecycles. Launched last week, they are now taking pre-orders for this new iconic city bike. Twitter

Wederdienst is a free lending service exclusively for residents of Eiland 8. On the website visitors can view the range of items that can be lent and make a reservation.

  • development
  • design
January 2014
Nabble wishes you an impressive 2014 nabble.nl/2014 Twitter
January 2014
"It will be another hated protocol you are stuck with." #oauth2 hueniverse.com/2012/07/oauth-… Twitter
November 2013
Javascript has a successor and you can use it today! dartlang.org Twitter
November 2013

Cross-platform semaphores with PHP

In programming we need semaphores just like traffic does. Trains need them to prevent colliding and so does code. Computer programs can get in a conflict with another instance of the same program which may be running at the same time. This is commonly referred to as thread-safety.

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InsightOutside coaching takes you on a safe, but exciting journey where time and attention are dedicated to explore your dreams, challenge your limiting thoughts and help you set realistic goals to achieve your full potential.

  • development
  • design
August 2013
Launched today, made using the shiny Twitter Bootstrap 3: insightoutsidecoaching.com @Outdoorcoaching #ResponsiveDesign Twitter
August 2013
Working on a new web application framework which doubles as CMS, follow our progress on github.com/hongaar/ajde Twitter

.unst is a magazine and blog for students of the University of the Arts Utrecht. Students can upload their work and get published in the triannual magazine. Each edition corresponds to a neon color both on- and offline.

  • development
June 2013
Let us manage the hosting of your website for you. Realtime domain registrations, unlimited e-mail addresses and free maintenance included! Twitter

Portfolio of Jasper van den Boezem, interactive product creator and all around creative guy. Living in Utrecht and ready to accept any cool project you may have laying around. Looking forward to your inquiry.

  • development
  • design