Three or four years ago, I stumbled across an image which read “If you see anything interesting please let someone know immediately!” and it has stuck with me ever since. At first glance, it almost appears to be a spin on the sort of posters you’d see in an airport or subway which urge you…
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Today marks my three year anniversary of writing—no, scratch that—today marks three years of showing up. You may have heard of the term “show up” before. You may have heard the advice that all you need to do is show up. But there’s an ambiguity surrounding such advice which makes it appear magical. What is…
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If we are going to ask whether or not the internet should be safe for everyone then we must also ask whether or not the theater should be safe for everyone. Then we must ask whether or not the restaurant, grocery store, sidewalk, bank, public park, etc. should be safe for everyone. Why do we…
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I’ve noticed recently that when someone speaks critically of another’s work, an expectation is then cast over their response which suggests that criticism or critique is invalid when it, too, isn’t utilized as a platform for education. Two ways by which we progress a field, be it graphic, web, type, etc., is through critical discourse…
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What is stealing? What is copying? Where do we draw the line? I’m not here to answer these questions for you. I’m here to make you think about them for yourself. Too often we succumb to the fear of being an imposter. It may be that you’re afraid of being a copy-cat or you’re afraid…
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I have never published any poem I’ve written. Perhaps its because I haven’t written many poems or perhaps it stems from a fear of opening up, being vulnerable, and being new at something. I suspect its largely the latter. To that point, it only seems appropriate to share with you a poem I wrote that…
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It’s been a few weeks since we’ve last talked, and in that time, my life has changed a lot, and I’ve done a lot of thinking. So I want to use this time now to fill you in. The Process of Moving to New York Shortly after the last newsletter, I began the process of…
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I’m super excited to announce the release of Auction, my first retail font! You can purchase it here. Auction is an experiment—an unfinished family of fonts. It’s an experiment which begins with the question of “Why can’t we treat fonts similar to other pieces of software?” Nearly every piece of software you own is constantly…
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I’m excited to announce that I’ll be joining Louise Fili next month! I was just in New York last week searching for an apartment and it was by far one of the most stressful experiences of my life. Nevertheless, I found an apartment and will be moving to New York at the beginning of July….
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The lens carries the connotation of clarity—in pulling closer to and focusing in on the subject, photography and video capture a particular set of expectations within a place which attempts to remove the frame and become “truth.” Between painter Hank Schmidt in der Beek, knitting artist Sam Barsky, and performance artist George Ferrandi, the synthesis…
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