Nice Web Type

Here we are, one year later. When I began learning in public late last April, I had no idea it would help me meet thousands of awesome people, write an article for the folks to whom I owe much of my web education – A List Apart – and land a job as Type Manager for Typekit. This coming year looks great, as well.

Build Conference

I’ll be speaking at this year’s Build conference in Belfast, Ireland, in the company of web legends and inspiring, talented legends-to-be. I’m honored to be in the same list of names as Dan Cederholm, Meagan Fisher, Liz Danzico, Frank Chimero, Keegan Jones, and Tim Van Damme. What an exciting group.

This is the second year of Build. Some of last year’s presentations are still on Vimeo; Check them out for a taste of the atmosphere, and follow @buildconf on Twitter for more info (and so you’ll know when tickets go on sale). Thanks to Andy McMillan for the invite, and for organizing what looks like it will be a fantastic event.

Making nice web type

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been working on a casual project I’m calling Making Nice Web Type. I’m basically designing a Tumblr theme from scratch. I wanted to do it anyway, and writing about my decisions seemed like a fun idea. Some folks have started following along. You should too!

Typekit work

Man, is there a lot going on at Typekit. First, all the new typefaces and foundry partners, the new account structure, experimental iPhone/iPad support, and the new gallery feature. And then, there’s all this stuff we’re working on and haven’t talked about yet. I didn’t realize how tough it would be to have insider knowledge and not be able to share it all. It’s killing me.

This is going to be one awesome year. Thanks, as always, for your interest and attention.