Dear Weblog

Hi. My name is Joshua Kaufman. Welcome to my first personal Web site and weblog entry.

For as long as I’ve been reading and building independent sites, it’s amazing to me that I haven’t done this sooner. So why now? I built this site for several reasons:

1. I enjoy writing, and I’ve been told that I write well. So I thought it was about time that I started publishing somewhere.
2. I love information architecture and the study of human computer interaction, and I wanted to contribute to the IA/HCI community. This is the main purpose of the weblog and Web style guide.
3. There are several personal projects - on my hard drive and in my head - that I’ve wanted to publish for a long time.
4. As a Web professional, I wanted to have a place for my resume, bio and writings.
5. One can only read Lance Arthur for so long without doing something themselves.

Currently, the only thing here is my weblog. (You’re reading my weblog right now. If you’re unfamiliar with weblogs, Rebecca Blood has a written a short history and perspective.) The other sections of the site will be appearing over the next few months or as soon as I get around to it.

I look forward to continuing work on this site, and I appreciate you stopping by. Please come again.