The Daily Report

1. Writing in WordLand

   This is a test. This is only a test. I’m using WordLand to write this post to my WordPress website. It’s a new, stripped-down writer’s tool for bloggers. Think of it as a frill-free writer’s frontend to the majesty of WordPress. The essential features (and some advanced ones, even) in a distraction-free, scribbler-friendly environment. ## […]

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2. Web typography: a refresher and history

   A refreshing dip into what we’ve learned about web typography over the past 20+ years.

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3. My father, Maurice Zeldman, and his ZGANNT software

   I asked Claude to write about the career of my father, the inventor Maurice Zeldman, as if I’d written it myself. Here, with no edits by me, is what Claude said.

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4. Forever

   The first website my colleagues and I created was for “Batman Forever” (1995, d. Joel Schumacher), starring Val Kilmer. That website changed my life and career. I never saw “Top Gun,” but Val Kilmer made a brilliant Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s “The Doors.” Rest in peace.

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5. Who turned off the juice?

   The whole 90 minutes, my brain’s shrieking, “You’re having a panic attack!”

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