About me #

I’m currently a Principal Designer at Chewy.com, helping lead their design system efforts across ecommerce, enterprise, and native mobile app experiences. Prior to joining Chewy, I led the team in creating a new web platform for the State of Rhode Island; redefined the typography and design system for the State of Georgia Digital Service; and helped numerous type foundries, web browsers, and software companies figure out how to make the most of the new variable font format in their products and brands.

I also research and write on typography for the web: I’m author of Responsive Typography from O’Reilly, as well as articles for .Net Magazine, PRINT Magazine, HOW, Monotype.com, TYPE Magazine, and others. I’ve also been a frequent guest on podcasts, an author of online courses for Aquent’s Gymnasium platform and Front-end Masters, and have presented at over 100 national and international conferences. I also had the honor of being inducted into the Rhode Island Design Hall of Fame in 2019.

The real story: mainly I just follow Leo and Henry around Turner Reservoir, posting photos on Instagram.