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Typography and Readability: Published on June 09, 2010; Now that we are on the cusp of a not-so-small revolution in how the web is designed with the advent of type services and tools that will allow anyone, not just designers or typographers, the ability to set a specific typeface of their choosing for any given web page or site, there are many type aficionados and practitioners who are collectively holding their breath out of fear of what may come in terms of typographical excess. And what they fear most… Read more →

08 Jun 2010: Perceptivity and Context; When we look at a work of art or open a book we are captured by the nature of that object, whether it’s due to the paint, the sculpted marble, or the printed page. As a sensory experience, we respond to the tactile perceptivity of the surface. The thingness…
07 Jun 2010: Writings; I see no reason to believe that the reported demise of the personal blog is an accurate portrayal of the current state of blog writing. There are still many blog authors writing passionately about subjects that interests them for a community that is just as passionate. There will always be…

20 Jul 2010: The Stench of Death; I can’t say I spent much time in a Blockbuster store to have developed an archive of memories, so I have no strong feelings about Blockbuster’s inevitable ruinations; but, Mr. Seitz’s sense of loss could be echoed for other types of brick-and-mortar stores: the music shop or the…
17 Jul 2010: Hyphenation on the Web; As it has been stated many times in the past, typesetting on the web is difﬁcult, if not, near impossible. The lack of full control for tracking and kerning forces many web authors to forgo true justification of text and settle for the option of ragged-right alignment. But,…

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About this Site: The personal writings of José Manuel Riveros who currently resides in New York City. Read more →

Elsewhere: Taking some photographs - Flickr; Broadcasting some thoughts - Twitter; Reading some books- Good Reads