I am a designer, front-end developer, and type enthusiast at Google in Mountain View. I was previously a designer at Designkitchen and even more previously at Fuzzco. I’m fascinated with typography, lettering, and designing for the screen. I also specialize in cooking, eating, listening to depressing music, and watching overly-emotional movies.

What’s with this website design? I’ve been asked this question a few times since the redesign, so maybe I should try to explain it. First: it is kind of hard to explain. It’s on one hand an exploration in readability and garish pattern combinations. On the other hand, it’s a no holds barred foray into the unknown territory of doing whatever I want and attempting to get away with it. At the very least, it’s interesting. Hopefully it’s also inspiring and seen as an innovative approach to designing for the web. Sorry if it’s just an eyesore. And no, it in no way prescribes my “style.”

Fun facts: The typefaces used on this site are Futura and Garamond. WordPress powers the content. I’m hosted on GoDaddy. I work on a 27-inch Apple iMac. I use a totally legit version of CS5. I write code in TextMate. My FTP client is Transmit. Web fonts are displayed via Typekit.