About Me
The Long Way Around
My name is Artūras Jankauskas.
I didn’t follow a neat career path — I took the scenic, slightly chaotic route.
After finishing my Master’s degree in Publishing and Communication at Vilnius University, I moved to the UK and dove headfirst into the printing industry. I worked as a printer, print finisher, pre-press operator, and designer. Those years taught me real craftsmanship: colour theory, layout precision, and the importance of getting details right the first time. I got covered in ink and paper dust, and I loved (most of) it.
But eventually, I got tired of working for someone else.
The Leap (2009)
In 2009 I quit my job, using w3schools taught myself HTML, CSS, JavaScript and went freelance. My first websites were static and basically useless, so I quickly teamed up with a programmer who turned my designs into WordPress themes. That was the beginning.
With a strong graphic design background and an eye for layout I focused heavily on the front-end. I learned jQuery for javascript and built some pretty crazy interactive projects — including Adatynė, my favourite early monster with over 7000 layered images.
I joined Elance (later Upwork) and started working with clients from all over the world. That period was wild — I lived and worked in Thailand for a couple of years, collaborated closely with a securities trading company in Bangkok, and travelled South East Asia while building websites. It was messy, exciting, and exactly the kind of freedom I was looking for.
Coming Home & Going Deeper (2015)
In 2015 I returned to Lithuania. I taught myself PHP and proper WordPress development, slowly shifting from “design guy who codes a bit” to full-stack developer. I started collaborating with talented designers instead.
In 2019 I joined an EU-funded project with an NGO focused on improving teacher qualifications. That’s where Matematika was born. I wrote scripts, directed, animated and edited 56 math lessons for 7–8 graders, then built the entire interactive learning platform from scratch. It remains one of the projects I’m most proud of.
Where I Am Now
Today I am completely settled in Lithuania. I have built a house (and when I say “built”, I mean laying bricks, plastering walls, the whole thing). I have a workshop where I make furniture for it, and soon I will launch a small website for that project too.
I also work part-time as an IT Engineer at Elektrėnai Public Library, where we’ve developed practical internal tools, including employee scheduling systems like Tabelis.
I still run Punkcakes as a self-employed developer. While I handle most of the coding and development myself, I continue collaborating with excellent designers and SEO specialists when a project needs that extra level of polish.
In 2025 artificial intelligence hit the web development world like a storm. Instead of resisting the change, I leaned in hard. It helped me close knowledge gaps quickly and adopt better practices I had missed along the way. That shift only made me stronger and faster at what I do.
A Bit of Real Life
When I’m not coding or problem-solving, you’ll usually find me in the workshop covered in sawdust, experimenting with new tools. Or arguing about life with my dog.
I still maintain long-term relationships with clients I’ve been working with for many years — including CheapLeaflets in the UK, the Lithuanian Theatre Centre, and CoffeeCircus. I like building things that last.
Let’s Build Something That Doesn’t Suck!
If you have a project that needs to work properly — clean code, thoughtful design, real functionality, and actual results — I’d love to hear about it.