Beginning again

2011-11-16T00:00:00+00:00

In 2005, I bought my first domain and started writing in earnest on the internet. Deliberatepixel, which, at the time, was just a combination of words that created an URL no one else had taken, became something like a brand for me. That was fun while it lasted, but it's time to move on.

At the risk of engaging in smarmy marketing speak by describing this move as a "rebranding", it is true I'm changing what I share and how I represent myself online. I've tied my primary sites, profiles, etc. to my name rather than Deliberatepixel and I will no longer be posting at that domain as I used to. That isn't to say Deliberatepixel is entirely dead - it's just temporarily in suspended animation, waiting patiently to be reborn into a new purpose.

Now, I'm here, and here is where I'll be writing my typical long-form articles, the focus of which will shift slightly to reflect my recent rededication to design and development work. I will probably still rant from time to time about film, however. I don't think it's possible for me to have an internet outlet that won't be infiltrated, from time to time, by film.

I also tackled new technical ground with this new site. It runs on Nesta, a Ruby-based application that is unlike any system my delicate designer hands had attempted to reign in before and which presented not a few challenges to me. I think I managed to wrangle most of them. It's all bit of a work-in-progress, however, as you can see in the source and task list at Github.

Eventually, I might even get the site itself done to my liking and be able to produce some significant content. Stranger things have happened.

In the meantime, you can reach me in all the usual ways, including Twitter and Tumblr, and I'll be out and about over the next few months at speaking events. Say hi, start a conversation.

Jen Myers

Beginning again