Going paperless is an idea I have struggled with for some time. I’ve tried various applications and methodologies in the past only to be overwhelmed by the effort or dismayed by the lack of cross-platform support. Beyond the paperless ideal, data management, efficient note taking and good writing habits were also objectives for which I could not find workable solutions. My digital documents were scattered across different computers much in the same way my physical paper was carelessly stuffed in bankers boxes. I have been a casual Evernote user for some time and a Premium subscriber for about a year. But, it was not until the recent release of the Android application for my NOOK Color that I have decided to fully use Evernote as my organizational tool.

Months ago when I first designed this site, I was satisfied with the approach taken regarding its structural implementation. In an attempt to keep things simple, I divided the site into two sections, articles and notes, which were administered by my CMS of choice, ExpressionEngine. And in an effort to be creative I had decided to custom design each article and certain notes—thinking the process would be easily manageable—by dumping the cascaded styles in an internal style sheet contained in the head section of the document page.

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 site or project, there are many members of the type profession who are collectively holding their breath out of fear of what may come in terms of typographical excess. And what they fear most is not the treasure trove of choice and not so choice typefaces that will be made available over the next several years.

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 of the object declares itself. Reading text on a computer screen is without this real-world experience.