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Why we need to avoid taboos
“At the great religious metropolis of Hierapolis on the Euphrates pigs were neither sacrificed nor eaten, and if a man touched a pig he was unclean for the rest of the day. Some people said this was because the pigs were unclean; others said it was because the pigs were sacred. This difference of opinion…
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WPNYC: Typography – What You Should Not Do
I had the privilege of giving at talk on typography at the New York WordPress Meetup. The video has been posted to WordPress.tv, I hope you enjoy! Note: This talk’s focus is on choosing fonts, not typesetting. There are some mis-uses of quotes and dashes here. Mostly due to bad habits developed as a result…
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Typography, how to choose fonts for your site – WPNYC
In this talk I covered what you should consider, and avoid, when choosing fonts for your site. Note: There are captions below the slides when it is in slideshow mode. For expedience, I resisted the temptation to mess with the caption styling. **Also note: **This talk’s focus is on choosing fonts, not typesetting. There are…
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Web Typography – A quick and dirty guide to Enqueuing Fonts in WordPress
This coming Tuesday I will be speaking at WPNYC, the official New York City WordPress Meetup, on the topic of WordPress and Typography. Having started out as a front-end developer, I have always been inspired by beautiful typography used properly. I will post my slides once the recording of the talk goes live, but for…
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How to recursively make a directory (folder) with PHP
When I need to generate or save files in a web application it’s important that I keep all the files in an orderly fashion. Sometimes I think that there’s a fine line between impressionistic and messy. – Lady Gaga Here’s the go-to code I use to generate the directory structure. You can find more solution…
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“The Crystal Goblet or Printing Should be Invisible”
This metaphor is truly stunning and puts into words the careful balance between that must be maintained between content and container. This is as true for a site’s design and the content it contains as it is for typography and the text it contains. “Imagine that you have before you a flagon of wine. You…
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Learning to Walk in Space
When a child learns to walk, they take leaps beyond what their skill and strength should allow. They look out at all the people walking around them, and see what is possible. Their muscles may not be strong enough to fully support them, to balance and stand, but they see what is possible. They pull…
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