Jason is a Principal Designer at Chewy.com, helping lead their design system efforts across ecommerce, enterprise, and native mobile app experiences. Prior to joining Chewy, he led the team in creating a new web platform for the State of Rhode Island; redefined the typography and design system for the State of Georgia Digital Service; and helped numerous type foundries, web browsers, and software companies figure out how to make the most of the new variable font format in their products and brands.
Jason also researches and writes on typography for the web: a collection of [newsletters on his site RWT.io(https://rwt.io/typography-tips), author of Responsive Typography from O’Reilly, as well as articles for .Net Magazine, PRINT Magazine, HOW, Monotype.com, TYPE Magazine, and others. He’s also a frequent guest on podcasts, and an author of online courses for Aquent’s Gymnasium platform and Front-end Masters, and has presented at over 100 national and international conferences. He also had the honor of being inducted into the Rhode Island Design Hall of Fame in 2019.
The real story: mainly he just follows Leo around Turner Reservoir, posting photos on Instagram.
Twitter: @jpamental
Jason spends much of his time working with clients to establish their typographic systems and digital strategy, helping design and development teams works smarter and faster, and running workshops about all of the above. He is a seasoned design and user experience strategy leader with over 25 years’ experience on the web in both creative and technical roles, and an Invited Expert to the W3C Web Fonts Working Group.
Clients range from type industry giants, Ivy League and High Tech, to the NFL and America’s Cup. He also researches and writes on typography for the web: he’s publisher of Web Typography News, author of Responsive Typography from O’Reilly, articles for TYPE Magazine, .Net Magazine, PRINT Magazine, HOW, Monotype.com, and frequent podcast guest. Author of online courses for Aquent’s Gymnasium platform and Frontend Masters.
He’s an experienced speaker and workshop leader, having presented at over 100 national and international conferences and to numerous in-house teams. The real story: mainly he just follows Tristan and Tillie around Turner Reservoir, posting photos on Instagram.
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Jason spends much of his time working with clients to establish their typographic systems and digital strategy, helping design and development teams works smarter and faster, and running workshops about all of the above. He is a seasoned design and user experience strategy leader with over 25 years’ experience on the web in both creative and technical roles, and an Invited Expert to the W3C Web Fonts Working Group. His focus on web typography and digital strategy has been a natural outgrowth of that synthesis of technology and design.
Since 2010 he’s been researching and writing on typography for the web and digital platforms, and is a regular participant in web standards and browser development conversations. He’s publisher of Web Typography News, author of Responsive Typography from O’Reilly, articles for TYPE Magazine, .Net Magazine, PRINT Magazine, HOW, Monotype.com, and more. He’s also a frequent podcast guest, having appeared on The Web Ahead, The Big Web Show, Boagworld, Non-Breaking Space, and others. Author of online courses for Aquent’s Gymnasium platform and Frontend Masters.
He’s an experienced speaker and workshop leader, having presented at over 100 national and international conferences and to numerous in-house teams. With an educational background in Graphic Design and decades of technical experience, he is equally at home discussing the benefits of good typography in branding, expanding upon the changing nature of typography on digital platforms, and how best to improve performance and technical implementations on the web.
An avid road cyclist and reformed full-time competitor, he still grapples with the eternal question “if it’s not on Strava, did it really happen?” The real story: mainly he just follows Tristan and Tillie around Turner Reservoir, posting photos on Instagram.
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