Category Archives: Typography

Get Stoked on Web Typography & SXSW

07-Mar-10

It’s no secret that I love typography, and this year I will be giving a talk at SXSW called “Get Stoked on Web Typography”. I love SXSW almost as much as I love letters, so it is a fantastic match!

If you have the chance to check it out stop by on Friday March 12th at [...]

SXSW 2009 Wrap Up

24-Mar-09

This year’s SXSW was a very special experience for me. Many people have blogged about the fact that the “people” are really what makes this conference unique, but this year I didn’t just feel like I left with new networking connections, I felt like I left with friends. Along with the strong the DC community [...]

SXSW is going to be Bitchin’ and Glyphin’

08-Mar-09

After reading the article A Not-So-Sweet Tale of Digital Type on the AIGA website I knew that there was a SXSW Panel in the making. The article raises many interesting issues that I could debate at length, but Andrew Twigg very specifically made a statement that caught my attention…
I had built my site using semantic [...]

The Spellbinding Scripts of Alejandro Paul

06-Jan-09

As I mentioned before, I am currently working feverishly to try and get the redesign of this site up and running.  After hundreds of font explorations, more than 60 comps, and countless hours of me incoherently nudging Jim at 1am pleading for advice I have made up my mind on a final(ish) homepage. I want [...]

Typography is the Foundation of Web Design

23-Nov-08

When I was in college my typography teacher was trying to explain to me how I should beef up some Univers in a project. After unsuccessfully  dictating to me instructions over my shoulder she asked if she could sit down and use my mouse. With a few simple clicks she demonstrated to me how to [...]