By Andrea Leksen
How did you discover your passion for typography? I’ve been interested in typography ever since I became a graphic designer eighteen years ago, but it wasn’t until Seattle Pacific University asked me to teach typography courses, like Advanced Typography, in 2011 that I became addicted. I went to my first typography conference in Seattle, where I took a workshop on type design by Sumner Stone and was introduced to a group called Type Tuesday, which has now become a chapter of the international organization TypeThursday. There, I met fellow typoholics, became exposed to fascinating type design projects and started attending typography conferences regularly. I was smitten! The second year I taught Advanced Typography, I included a type design project in the curriculum and made my first typeface, Bemis, with my students. While I never felt like I fit in with the design crowd, I immediately felt at home with the geeky, detail-oriented and down-to-earth typography wor
Seattle HR firm creates virtual program to meet surge in demand for diversity training
February 15, 2021 at 10:43 am
Cheryl Ingram, left, a DEI expert and author, and Mikaela Kiner, founder of the digital HR startup Reverb.
After the death of George Floyd, tech leaders came together last spring and summer to condemn police brutality and vowed to do more to support racial equity and diversity. In the Pacific Northwest that included corporations such as Amazon, Microsoft, Zillow and T-Mobile as well as startups and newer businesses like Convoy, Leg Up, Remitly, DreamBox Learning, Moz and Outreach. They pledged allyship, anti-racism and action.
Early life of Jaime Herrera Beutler
Born in Glendale, California on November 3, 1978, Jaime Lynn Herrera is the daughter of lithographer Armando D Herrera and Candice Marie. She belongs to part-English, Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry from her mother s side and Mexican descent from her father s side. Growing up in Ridgefield, Herrera was home-schooled till ninth grade and graduated later from Prairie High School. She later attended the University of Washington to pursue a BA degree in communications and graduated in 2004.
Jaime Herrea Beutler (Getty Images)
Thereafter, she started working as an intern at the Washington State Senate as well as at the White House Office of Political Affairs. In 2007, she replaced Richard Curtis at the Washington House of Representatives after he resigned following a sex scandal. In 2008, Herrera ran for state representative for the first time and retained her seat.
By Brandon Chew
An Upper Peninsula Lutheran minister recently linked Christian and Indigenous theology, gray wolves and COVID-19 in an article for Earthbeat, a climate change reporting initiative for the National Catholic Reporter.
Jon Magnuson, is the director of the Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, Michigan, a non-profit organization that runs seminars and workshops related to mental health, religion and the environment. The institute also provides counseling, mediation and consulting.
Magnuson, with masters degrees in divinity and social work, has taught classes at Northern Michigan University, Oregon State University, Seattle Pacific University and the University of Washington. He writes about spirituality, cross-cultural conflict and psychology.
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