Past work

Horst Reil and me, celebrating my fourth birthday. I assume the cake *schmeckte köstlich*.

A portfolio of sorts? I wouldn’t say I’ve lived that many lives, but as time goes on, I’ve accumulated some experience. Here are a few things of note.

“Type News”: A long-running series for Typedia, written almost entirely by Grant Hutchinson and me.
Assumption Engine: A post–Web-2.0 engine for making assumptions.
Erik and Erica dot org: The family website! Erica’s section is due for a refresh.
Teaching: I taught composition and courses on Shakespeare and nature in literature at Loyola University Chicago.
Research: Right now this is just old work on the Towneley Lazarus play, but I might add a few other things if I find the time to make them work in an online format or get permission to publish them.
The Quarry: The literary & fine arts magazine of St. Olaf College. I was co–editor-in-chief (1998–99) and responsible for giving the magazine a consistent name. I also wrote a number of poems that were published in it while I was a student.

Talks and presentations

It has been a while, but I’m always up for talking about accessibility, typography, web development, and a number of other topics.

“Accessibilitype!” Web Afternoon, 4 Oct. 2013, and TypeCon2013: Portl&, 25 Aug. 2013.
“Press Checks in the Age of Web Type.” TypeCon2012: MKE SHIFT, 4 Aug. 2012.
“Meet the New Web Typgraphy: Same as the Old Web Typography.” AIGA Chicago: The New Web Typography, 6 Oct. 2011.
“Beyond Accessibility.” Tanagram Partners, Sept. 2008.
“Making New Things Old: Rhetoric, Typography, and Early Anglo-Saxon Scholarship.” International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 11 May 2007.
“Matthew Parker and the Metrical Preface to the Old English Pastoral Care.” International Congress on Medieval Studies, 5 May 2006.
“‘Spotty’ Exile: The Vision of the Moon in Pearl.” Conference of the Southeast Medieval Association, Stetson University, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1 Oct. 2005.
“Translating Time in Ælfric’s Passion of St. Oswald.” International Congress on Medieval Studies, 5 May 2005.
“The Moon and Mourning in Pearl.” Conference of the Illinois Medieval Association, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, 25 Feb. 2005.
“Oswald’s Bones: Translation, History, and the Martyrdom of a Northumbrian King.” Conference of the Southeast Medieval Association, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, 16 Oct. 2004.
“The War on Earth: God’s Sovereignty and the Puritan Revolt in Milton’s Lycidas.” A Calling to Justice, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 21 Feb. 2004.