See Bertie type

Critique: Typography assignment The latest layout I worked on was for our typography assignment. When I originally drew the font “Albertus,” no typeface recognition came to mind. Purely by word association, it made me think of Harry Potter’s Albus Dumbledore, and then I thought it might be a more traditional looking, wispy serif font. Turns […]

In a nutshell, part II

In the spirit of reflection from my previous post about my semester as a music editor at Vox magazine, here’s another list of end-of-semester lessons I’ve learned from the endeavor. I can say with certainty that this position has been the most challenging and enriching academic experiences I’ve ever had, and I’ve heard through the grapevine […]

Writer's block

Keeping a blog isn’t a new idea to me. Keeping a sustaining blog with good content…that is definitely a challenge. I started my first Xanga blog in seventh grade under the insistence of my circle of middle school friends. Yes, I was one of those kids. My posts were “angsty” updates about school and friends […]