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  • Welcome.
  • Hey,^250 hi.
  • Hey,^250 hey.
  • Hi there.
  • Hey there.
  • Oh,^250 hi there.
  • Well,^250 hello.
  • Hi,^375 again.
  • Hello there.
  • Hello,^250 friend.
  • Nice to meet you.
  • I’m glad you came.
  • Today is a good day.
  • I’m happy you’re here.
  • Good to see you again.
  • It’s good to see you.
  • Thanks for stopping by.
  • It’s a pleasure to meet you.
  • I hope you’re doing alright.
  • I’m Mike.
  • I’m Michael.
  • Michael,^250 here.
  • This is Michael.
  • The name’s Michael.
  • My name is Michael.
  • Folks call me Michael.
  • I’m Michael Fehrenbach.
  • I usually go by Michael.
  • My friends call me Mike.
  • Some people call me Mike.
  • My name is Michael Fehrenbach.
  • Professionally,^250 I go by Michael.
  • Michael,^250 speaking.^750 (Well,^500 typing.)
  • My little niece calls me Mike‑Mike.
  • My last name is pronounced Fair^100-en^100‑bock.
  • I’m a UI guy.
  • I’m a designer.
  • I design in code.
  • I code and design.
  • I design and code.
  • I’m a product designer.
  • I design digital things.
  • I design user interfaces.
  • I’m a designer/developer.
  • I’m a developer/designer.
  • I’m an interactive designer.
  • I’m an interaction designer.
  • I design things for screens.
  • I make things like this site.
  • I am a very technical designer.
  • I am a digital product designer.
  • I design and write a bit of code.
  • I’m a designer that can also code.
  • I bridge the creative and technical.
  • I am a technological problem-solver.
  • I am a designer and ersatz developer.
  • I sling pixels and code for a living.
  • I’m a designer and front-end developer.
  • I’m good with typography and technology.
  • I’m a designer and^250 (sometimes) developer.
  • I arrange some pixels;^500 I write some code.
  • I’m a great designer and an^250.^100.^100.^500 alright^250 developer.
  • You might call me a “design technologist.”
  • I design and help build digital experiences.
  • I’ve taken to calling myself a “design technologist.”
  • I’m a designer and front-of-the-front-end developer.
  • I’m a designer who sometimes moonlights as a developer.
  • I’ve heard folks describe my role as a “^250design technologist.^100”
  • I started out as a designer,^250 then progressed into coding.
  • I am a product designer and occasional front‑end developer.
  • 🙃
  • 🤓
  • 🫥
  • 🫠
  • 😵‍💫
  • 🥸
  • 😎
  • 😶‍🌫️
  • I’m 40.
  • Of course.
  • As one does.
  • This is my jam.
  • I grok the DOM.
  • I’m here for it.
  • I am always “on.”
  • I love this work.
  • I’m rarely content.
  • 54–46 was my number.
  • I sweat the details.
  • I am always curious.
  • I do not love React.
  • I love HTML and CSS.
  • I am very persistent.
  • I ride my bike a lot.
  • I love a good screen.
  • I try to give a shit.
  • I miss the old Kanye.
  • I fight for the users.
  • I fall in love easily.
  • I do this now for hire.
  • I’m skeptical of “AI.”
  • I love a good footnote.
  • I take my coffee black.
  • Habitual scope-creeper.
  • I’m a child of the 80s.
  • I’ve never owned a car.
  • I’ll tell you how it is.
  • I still hit ⌘S in Figma.
  • I also write long emails.
  • I love the word^500 ersatz.
  • I like a four‑pixel grid.
  • I prefer my JS^500 vanilla.
  • I say “as they say” a lot.
  • I like my data structured.
  • I’m just happy to be here.
  • You can pay me to do this.
  • I might say^500 vibe too much.
  • Baselines are my^250.^100.^100.^500 baseline.
  • I prefer my screens matte.
  • I thrive under constraints.
  • I tend to overthink things.
  • I try to avoid odd numbers.
  • My favorite color is black.
  • This site is my worry stone.
  • I am a master of the minutia.
  • Autumn is my favorite season.
  • I also dabble in photography.
  • I think a lot about^500 semantics.
  • I love the glow of a neon sign.
  • I’m your guy for CSS spelunking.
  • I think consistency is a virtue.
  • All my devices are in dark mode.
  • I’m not sure about this AI stuff.
  • I’m somewhat deaf in my left ear.
  • I have always been very technical.
  • I was a “reverse scrolling” guy.
  • I used to really like word “meta.”
  • I would describe myself as thorough.
  • I probably over-punctuate my writing.
  • The work is mysterious and important.
  • My approach often starts from language.
  • I’ve been known to enjoy crackin’ wise.
  • I’ve been told my first word was^500 moon.
  • I might use^250 (way) too many parentheses.
  • I have been described as a “watchmaker.”
  • I find zen in pixel-tuning vector paths.
  • I have been called a perfectionist.
  • I love a ligature,^250 but not in code.
  • I love a sturdy,^250 sans‑serif typeface.
  • I think that design is how it works.
  • I’ve always been a “systems” person.
  • I enjoy bringing some order to chaos.
  • I think I wrote my first HTML in 1997.
  • I would describe myself as “competent.”
  • You’re looking at my favorite typeface.
  • I often literally whistle while I work.
  • I remember how hard this all used to be.
  • Sometimes I get wrapped up in my own head.
  • I never managed to finish Infinite Jest.
  • I believe in the promise of the^500 open web.
  • I try to avoid Adobe software,^250 when I can.
  • I’m also an avid,^250 amateur photographer.
  • I’ve always been this way,^250 my whole life.
  • I first fell in love with the Web in 1996.
  • I always stay until the end of the credits.
  • I’ll go out of my way for a nice line break.
  • I love technology,^500 but I’m a (^250historical^100) Luddite.
  • If you love me like music,^250 I’ll be your song.
  • When I was young,^250 I wanted to be an architect.
  • I like to tweak things “while the hood is up.”
  • My watchword is order and my beacon is beauty.
  • I prefer the cold and a blanket to being warm.
  • I started out in Fireworks,^250 Flash,^250 and FrontPage.
  • I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it.
  • I was a Macromedia fanboy,^250 back in the day.
  • I believe I can pronounce^500 Neue correctly.
  • I’m more of a John Green than a Hank Green.
  • I’m not an engineer,^250 but I love talking to them.
  • I don’t mind the occasional pedantic dev argument.
  • I was a Sketch man,^250 but Figma has its charms.
  • I know that rose trees never grow in New York City.
  • I’m drawn to ternary operators,^250 for some reason.
  • I like my coffee like I like my wardrobe: ^375b^100l^100a^100c^100k^100.
  • I’ve been known to philosophize my decision-making.
  • I’m really just four ten-year-olds in a trench coat.
  • I like data best when filtered through strong taste.
  • I’m known to stay up late to get something^500 just right.
  • I have dreamt in code.^750 Well,^250 in an IDE,^250 I guess.
  • I think I’ve gotten decent at it,^250 over time.
  • I have a lot of what the Germans call^500 Sitzfleisch.
  • I’ve met some wonderful people in this line of work.
  • Roger Waters once complimented my Halloween costume.
  • I always try to leave things better than I found them.
  • I think it’s pretty cool how this is a whole field,^250 now.
  • I love the intersection of the digital and physical.
  • I used a lot of em-dashes before this whole “AI” thing.
  • I often have my phone flashlight on without knowing it.
  • I once won Kraftwerk tickets by making an animated GIF.
  • I come with empty hands and the desire to unbuild walls.
  • My JS involves a lot of SO,^250 if you know what I mean.
  • I found my way here via technology and the liberal arts.
  • You’ll often find me solving problems of my own creation.
  • My early design aesthetic was strongly influenced by Myst.
  • If I’m doing it right,^250 you won’t even know I was there.
  • So ladies and gentlemen if I say I’m a Web Man,^500 you will agree.
  • I likely use too many em‑dashes—^500and it’s only getting worse.
  • I say “that’s how I would have done it” as the highest compliment.
  • I love a well-placed semicolon;^500 they’re my favorite punctuation.
  • You’ll find me at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts.
  • I try to make stuff that^500 lasts,^250 which is somewhat rare in this field.
  • I don’t know many things,^250 but I know an iPhone can only have 500 tabs open.
  • I never really know^500 what I am doing,^250 but I am always doing^500 something.
  • I’ve found it never really gets easier^250;^500 I just go faster,^250 or further.
  • I know enough programming to get into trouble,^250 but not always out of it.
  • Whatever I might lack in talent,^250 I’ll make up for with persistence.
  • For better or for worse,^250 I’m more suited to working than networking.
  • This is my portfolio site.^750 There are many like it,^250 but this one is mine.
  • I love this work.^750 I don’t always think that I do,^250 but I do.
  • What I do have are a very particular set of skills.^750 (I make websites.)
  • I’ve been told that if I was on^500 Ted Lasso,^250 I would probably be Roy Kent.
  • I’m not obligated to complete the work,^250 but neither am I free to abandon it.
  • In terms of Star Trek characters,^250 I’m probably equal parts Spock and Bones.
  • Marina Abramović once told me I had very soft hands,^250 which^500 has to mean something.
  • I don’t know everything,^250 but I can spot the differences between Arial and Helvetica.
  • I once made a Volkswagen fan site when I was about 12.^500 It is^250 (thankfully) lost to time.
  • I’m losing my edge,^500 to the art-school Brooklynites^250 in little jackets^250 and borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered Eighties.
  • I’m in NYC.
  • I’m from Seattle.
  • I live in Brooklyn.
  • I live in New York.
  • I’m usually at my desk.
  • I live in North Brooklyn.
  • I am a New York transplant.
  • I am a child of the Northwest.
  • I’ve been working more remotely.
  • I’ve always lived in a big city.
  • I live in a fourth-floor walk‑up.
  • My career has mostly been in New York.
  • I’m “^250based in New York,”^250 as they say.
  • I live in lovely Greenpoint,^250 Brooklyn.
  • I moved to New York some 17 years ago.
  • I wake up in “^250the city that doesn’t sleep.”
  • I reside in the best borough,^250 Brooklyn.
  • I live in the “^250greatest city in the world.^100”
  • I grew up in Burien,^250 a suburb of Seattle.
  • If I can make it here,^500 I’ll make it anywhere.
  • You can usually find me in front of a computer.
  • I grew up in Seattle,^250 then moved to New York.
  • I’m from the Northwest,^250 but live in the Northeast.
  • I’ve been spending a lot of time in my apartment.
  • I’m probably sitting on my well-worn Aeron,^250 right now.
  • I am originally from Seattle,^250 but now live in New York.
  • I live on a street called Diamond in a county called Kings.
  • I can work from anywhere with wifi,^250 electricity,^250 and caffeine.
  • I’ve lived in the small towns of Seattle,^250 New York,^250 and London.
  • I was born,^250 raised,^250 and educated in Seattle before moving to New York.
  • I’m available.
  • I’m also a teacher.
  • (For what it’s worth.)
  • I freelance and teach.
  • I’m taking on projects.
  • I also teach at Parsons.
  • I also teach this stuff.
  • I’ve started teaching,^250 too.
  • I’m available for projects.
  • I am freelancing,^250 these days.
  • I’m also a part-time teacher.
  • I also teach design in code.
  • I also teach design and code.
  • I also teach code and design.
  • I’ve mostly worked in the arts.
  • I am making a go at freelancing.
  • I’ve been on a sort of^250.^100.^100.^500 sabbatical?
  • I am interested in new projects.
  • I want to build extraordinary things.
  • I am “^250sworn to no lord.^100”^750 (^250I freelance.^100)
  • I’ve been working on freelance projects.
  • I have more than a decade of experience.
  • I want to create more value than I capture.
  • I’ve worked on some things you might have seen.
  • These days,^250 I am a freelancer and a teacher.
  • I’m also doing a bit of teaching,^250 these days.
  • I’ve managed people;^500 I’ve walked a picket line.
  • Like a lot of folks,^500 I’ve been taking a step back.
  • You met me at a very strange time in my life.
  • My last proper full‑time job was with an art museum.
  • I’ve worked at some places you might have heard of.
  • I work for money,^500 but teach for love.^750 (^250And insurance.^100)
  • I’ve worked in both for- and not‑for-profit settings.
  • I’m more interested in creating value than capturing it.
  • I have worked at agencies,^250 freelance,^500 and in‑house.
  • My last “permanent” position was a six‑year,^250 in‑house stint.
  • I’ve worked at some places you’ve maybe heard of,^500 on some things you’ve maybe seen.
  • AMA.
  • HMU.
  • Let’s chat.
  • Let’s connect.
  • Drop me a line.
  • Shoot me a note.
  • Ask me anything.
  • Let’s talk shop.
  • What’s going on?
  • My Zoom or yours?
  • Let’s collaborate.
  • How can I help you?
  • Let’s work together.
  • And I’d love to chat.
  • Would love to meet up.
  • Let’s “hop on a call.”
  • What can I do for you?
  • I’ll never let you down.
  • What can I help you with?
  • Let’s talk about the why.
  • Let’s talk about what’s next.
  • Do you need help with something?
  • And I’m looking for my next gig.
  • Let’s work together on something.
  • It’s been nice chatting with you.
  • Let’s talk about why you’re here.
  • And I’m hoping to find a new role.
  • And I’m always wondering what’s next.
  • Maybe we could make something together.
  • And I’m always looking for the next thing.
  • And I am trying to figure out what’s next.
  • And I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
  • Cheers.
  • Thanks.
  • ✊
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  • ✌️
  • 🤞
  • 🫡
  • Fare thee well.
  • Thanks for your time.
  • Looking forward to it.
  • I hope to hear from you.
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  • YO
  • Same.
  • Okay.
  • Grazie.
  • I know.
  • BELIEVE
  • And yet.
  • CROATOAN
  • ありがとう
  • Bear with!
  • Cool? Cool.
  • So it goes.
  • Danke schön.
  • Thanks again.
  • I’m finished.
  • Such is life.
  • This is nice.
  • Well, shucks.
  • POST NO BILLS
  • It’s been fun.
  • I was there.
  • This is water.
  • So say we all.
  • We talkin’ TV?
  • I’ll be damned.
  • It’s a process.
  • ウェイランドユタニ
  • Have a good one.
  • This is the way.
  • But I was there!
  • You get the idea.
  • I AM STILL ALIVE.
  • So long, partner.
  • Now, where was I?
  • Fuck you, pay me.
  • I WANT TO BELIEVE
  • Onward and upward.
  • TURN THE VOLUME UP
  • I’m working on it.
  • Work is never over.
  • I’ll be right here.
  • MONEY CREATES TASTE
  • Meet me in Montauk.
  • SHOW ME THE MONEYYY
  • Always. Be. Closing.
  • Same as it ever was.
  • That’s all I’ve got.
  • No you don’t, Oprah.
  • I’m your huckleberry.
  • THE FUTURE IS STUPID
  • People will come, Ray.
  • What’s normal anyways?
  • God is in the details.
  • Campari, gin, vermouth.
  • ’cause the light was on.
  • It’s a work in progress.
  • What else could I write?
  • What do most people say?
  • Gradually, then suddenly.
  • Sometimes, always, never.
  • Do I have your attention?
  • I think I’ll have a drink.
  • Within cells, interlinked.
  • No darkness lasts forever.
  • I was so much older, then.
  • I hope this wasn’t too bad.
  • Enjoy the rest of your day.
  • PROTECT ME FROM WHAT I WANT
  • WORDS TEND TO BE INADEQUATE
  • It won’t fail because of me.
  • This machine kills fascists.
  • Would you like to know more?
  • I’m a loner, Dottie. A rebel.
  • Rebellions are built on hope.
  • All in all is all we all are.
  • All work is work in-progress.
  • Someday, this war’s gonna end.
  • You cannot buy the revolution.
  • Thanks for making it this far.
  • Everything is going to be okay.
  • M·AGRIPPA·L·F·COS·TERTIVM·FECIT
  • Say fear is a man’s best friend.
  • Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.
  • I have to return some videotapes.
  • Little Column A, little Column B.
  • You can only be the revolution.
  • Change is freedom, change is life.
  • Spread my ashes in the Salish Sea.
  • They won’t love you like I love you.
  • The end is built into the beginning.
  • I couldn’t have done it without you.
  • True love will find you, in the end.
  • This took longer than it should have.
  • You’re perfect; don’t change a thing.
  • All those moments will be lost in time.
  • The years go fast and the days go slow.
  • Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.
  • I’ll come running, if you love me today.
  • The sky is beautiful, and it is forever.
  • I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
  • I think this just might be my masterpiece.
  • You can’t wake up if you don’t fall asleep.
  • And now for something completely different.
  • I sure like being inside this fancy computer.
  • You have no chance to survive make your time.
  • I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe.
  • My brain’s the burger and my heart’s the coal.
  • Why don’t we just wait here for a little while.
  • And I could wait tables, while you ran the store.
  • New York, I love you, but you’re bringin’ me down.
  • I ain’t even here, sergeant. I’m in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
  • I’m one too many mornings, and a thousand miles behind.