She told us all you wanted was love
29 May, 2022
We called her on a Sunday morning, thinking we wanted a companion to your cousin Tristan. As crazy seems...
Writing & rambling
Stories, goings on, and a bit of whatever else comes to mind
Quahog: a design system & web platform for the State of Rhode Island
25 Aug, 2021
I haven’t been writing much in a while, and wanted to give folks a quick update on what I’ve been...
A week ago Wednesday
13 Aug, 2021
A week ago Wednesday we walked to the reservoir. We sat for a bit, and I lifted you down...
Ride report: Storck Fascenario ‘F.3’ Platinum
1 Mar, 2021
My first week with an extraordinary new bike A week ago I drove up from Providence to meet with...
What excites me about building websites this year (on CSS-Tricks)
21 Nov, 2019
Chris Coyier asked a few folks to write about what excites them about building websites this year. Shockingly, I volunteered...
Two Jasons talking about Variable Fonts
19 Nov, 2019
My friend Jason likes to learn stuff. And what better way to do it than invite people on to a...
Interviewed for Communication Arts Magazine’s Insights Column
15 Oct, 2019
It was a wonderful surprise to get an email from Michelle at Communication Arts Magazine a few weeks back, inquiring...
An extraordinary honor: inducted into the Rhode Island Design Hall of Fame
9 Oct, 2019
A few months ago I got an email out of the blue informing me that I had been nominated to...
What I bring to your table
8 Feb, 2019
Or how hiring me will help make your product and your team better When I quit my agency job last...
2018: Purposeful iteration
2 Jan, 2019
2018 was an interesting and exciting year. Not just for what happened, but for what didn’t. This is my own...
Georgia on my mind
16 Oct, 2018
Seldom does serendipity smile so kindly—but I won’t question it. The chance to work with one of the top state...
The evolution of typography with variable fonts: an introduction
30 Jul, 2018
Words have power, and typography is their voice For centuries, type has been how we ‘hear’ what we read. It’s...
Tech Humanism at An Event Apart: throwback trackback
4 Apr, 2018
Kate O’Neill (@kateo) just gave an amazing talk about Tech Humanism, raising all kinds of questions about what it means...
Interviewed for Top Web Design Trends of 2018
3 Jan, 2018
Oliver Lindberg interviewed myself and a bunch of really smart and talented folks about what we see as upcoming trends...
TypeCon musings
17 Aug, 2017
I’m about to speak at TypeCon in Boston this morning, and it’s a huge treat to be here. It’s my...
Beep Edition is coming to Drupal8
17 Feb, 2017
I’ve never had particularly lofty ambitions for Beep Edition, the responsive base theme I started a few years ago. Rather...
Design is communication
16 Dec, 2016
And if you can’t explain it, you’re not done designing it yet In this project I incorporated my paper into...
DrupalCon Recap
17 May, 2016
I had the honor of speaking last week at DrupalCon in New Orleans, and got to see a whole slew...