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https://www.alexmakes.co/post/welcome-to-alex-makes 2026-04-22 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f87a7_4a1620a3c13f41b98c2b218ea6f737f1~mv2.png A greyscale portrait photo of a person with short hair and glasses smiling. https://www.alexmakes.co/post/website-update 2019-05-13 https://www.alexmakes.co/post/the-design-process 2026-04-18 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f87a7_c77aaab19117481c8dd12306b4d65d95~mv2.png https://www.alexmakes.co/post/postage-changes 2020-07-07 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f87a7_d13f1a90a5f347c5baa6b94bf9b6bc9e~mv2.jpg https://www.alexmakes.co/post/fountain-pen-friendly-recycled-paper 2023-07-10 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f87a7_70b3eb6a48fa46629861a2a5a55a5718~mv2.jpg https://www.alexmakes.co/post/alex-makes-graphic-illustration-for-the-ual-sustainability-network 2022-01-12 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f87a7_fa7ec305dead4862ada3e3622d9ead10~mv2.jpg https://www.alexmakes.co/post/surviving-a-pandemic 2020-06-12 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