diff --git a/_data/author.yml b/_data/author.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7311337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_data/author.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+name: Jim Martens
+image: /assets/images/jim.jpg
+image_desc:
+age: 23
+location: Hamburg, Germany
+cv_link: /cv
diff --git a/_includes/sidebar.html b/_includes/sidebar.html
index e69de29..7f0ec11 100644
--- a/_includes/sidebar.html
+++ b/_includes/sidebar.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+

+
+
+
+ - Name: {{ site.data.author.name }}
+ - Age: {{ site.data.author.age }}
+ - Location: {{ site.data.author.location }}
+ - Further information...
+
+
+
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index 3b72415..26322e2 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@
{% include header.html %}
-
- {{ content }}
-
-{% include sidebar.html %}
+
+
+
+ {{ content }}
+
+
+ {% include sidebar.html %}
+
+
+
{% include footer.html %}