Notes on making

Small essays about careful work.

One note every two weeks. Short, edited, and written to be read at a desk.

• The case for boring typography

  12 September · 6 min

  Two typefaces, one accent, and a measure that fits the eye. What stays when you remove the decoration.

• Writing for the second read

  29 August · 4 min

  Most pages are skimmed once and never again. Edit for the reader who comes back.

• What a hairline is for

  15 August · 3 min

  Whitespace first. A rule only when two regions would otherwise merge.

• Notes on a 17px body

  1 August · 5 min

  Print sizes belong in print. A screen needs a screen-sized body.