So I have a really big problem, everybody.

Ernie Smith

What is this guy's deal, anyway?

I'm sort of obsessed with the news.

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Link: Halloween movie cover Who says type can’t be done really freaking well?

Link: Halloween movie cover

Who says type can’t be done really freaking well?

Link: Virginia Tech Anniversary cover One year after the deadly Virginia shooting which defined an era for many and cast a pall on an entire school, modest reflection was needed. I spent hours trying to get those two ribbons right.

Link: Virginia Tech Anniversary cover

One year after the deadly Virginia shooting which defined an era for many and cast a pall on an entire school, modest reflection was needed. I spent hours trying to get those two ribbons right.

Link: Virginia Tech spread Despite the large amount of information, this spread, aired out and simple, doesn’t get in the way of a story that still lingers for many.

Link: Virginia Tech spread

Despite the large amount of information, this spread, aired out and simple, doesn’t get in the way of a story that still lingers for many.

Express: Zombies front page Not every day you get to put a guy with a screwdriver through his neck on the page.

Express: Zombies front page

Not every day you get to put a guy with a screwdriver through his neck on the page.

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A while back, ReadWriteWeb wrote a great feature on SFB. Sweet!

“How Tumblr is Changing Journalism” is a pretty lofty headline to live up to, but what the heck, you only live once and sometimes people think highly of your work. The secret: Embrace it and try to live up to it.

Origin story: shrtfrmblg, circa December 2008 This was the original framework I started with when I built out ShortFormBlog. I e-mailed this to my friends Charles Apple and Megan Lavey asking what they throught, and they both thought it was cool. So I kept building. I’m still building. Yes, the original name didn’t have any vowels. I literally bought the domain with the vowels a day before it launched.

Origin story: shrtfrmblg, circa December 2008

This was the original framework I started with when I built out ShortFormBlog. I e-mailed this to my friends Charles Apple and Megan Lavey asking what they throught, and they both thought it was cool. So I kept building. I’m still building. Yes, the original name didn’t have any vowels. I literally bought the domain with the vowels a day before it launched.

“[ShortFormBlog] basically does a better job of what the Daily Beast’s Cheat Sheet set out to do.”
Tumblr’s Mark Coatney, saying something really nice about ShortFormBlog in this profile I did with Mediaite back in April.
Tumbl-zine: Norway Attacks An example of edge-pushing: An idea I’ve been playing with on ShortFormBlog lately involves finding ways to get people to engage more directly with the content. As Tumblr recently launched an update to their slideshow feature which simultaneously made the content more visual and better-organized, I started playing around with the idea of taking breaking news and treating it like a magazine that I updated along with the story. The results were strong — this Tumbl-zine and a separate one about Rupert Murdoch drew thousands of visitors and encouraged active reblogging. Best part? All I needed was InDesign.

Tumbl-zine: Norway Attacks

An example of edge-pushing: An idea I’ve been playing with on ShortFormBlog lately involves finding ways to get people to engage more directly with the content. As Tumblr recently launched an update to their slideshow feature which simultaneously made the content more visual and better-organized, I started playing around with the idea of taking breaking news and treating it like a magazine that I updated along with the story. The results were strong — this Tumbl-zine and a separate one about Rupert Murdoch drew thousands of visitors and encouraged active reblogging. Best part? All I needed was InDesign.

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