Change
On the occasion of the release of the fourth book from A Book Apart.
On the news
How we read is breaking ranks with how the news is made.
A web designed for reading
My thoughts on the new Readability.
Three
On building a publishing house, and loving great content.
Modes of writing
Of blogs and books
Forever
On the length of forever, and our role as caretakers.
I wrote you a short letter
Short is not a synonym for cheap.
The company of others
On the release of A Book Apart’s second title, CSS3 for Web Designers from the inimitable Dan Cederholm.
On audience
More on the new publishing, and how A Book Apart is older than it seems.
Good design is long lasting
On Dieter Rams, and how long is long enough.
Announcing A Book Apart
A new publishing venture from the people who bring you A List Apart and An Event Apart.
Ways of writing
Of books and pens
The form of the book
A call for book designers to migrate to the screen.
On publishing
Three announcements about the future of publishing.
On craft
On my decision to leave Norton—my home for nearly a decade— and join the ranks at Etsy.
Ways of reading
Things I’ve learned about the act of reading.
On work
“Work” can mean toil or slog, but it can also mean creation, opus, oeuvre.
Three definitions of “reader”
How the name of a thing can guide you towards its use.
Some thoughts on the anthology
A suggestion that reading distractedly sometimes has its merits.
On the library
I wonder if the promise of an ebook isn’t the book but the library.