At the start of 2020, I’ll begin redesigning this website. In the past, I’ve done this work in secret, but I’d like to document the process this time through.

Posts related to the redesign will begin with “Redesign:” to distinguish them from the rest of my blog. This post will act as a table of contents.

1. Redesign: The Popeye Moment
   Setting intentions, why this series exists
2. Redesign: On This Design
   Comments on and rationale for the site’s “undesign” at the time of writing. Notes on concision.
3. Redesign: Wants and Needs
   Goals for the redesign, aesthetic and otherwise
4. Redesign: Nose-First
   Notes on working from the inside-out vs. working from the outside-in
5. Redesign: Perfecta Trifecta
   On typographic atmosphere and setting criteria for typeface selection
6. Redesign: Looking at Letters
   How the design of individual letters exponentially accumulate to create the voice of a typeface
7. Redesign: Picking Typefaces
   Looking at related typefaces, talking about them, then selecting a couple to begin design
8. Redesign: Scales and Hierarchy
   Setting body text size, defining a type scale, and a brief interlude on methods to create hierarchy without getting too heavy-handed about it all
9. Redesign: Gardening vs. Architecture
   Describing different modes of writing and how they influence typographic support, then settling the type hierarchy for the site
10. Redesign: Font Swap
    Quickie post on realigning the typographic approach
11. Redesign: The Raccoon King of Garbage Mountain
    On navigation, french fries, forced pizza parties, and content sprawl
12. Redesign: Gridniking
    Setting up a grid and beginning with layout
13. Redesign: Clearing A Path
    Starting over and finishing up