Frequently Asked Questions

I really like Silkscreen. Do you know where I can find some similar fonts?
There are actually quite a few similar fonts out there. Here's a good place to start looking.

Where do you live? What do you do for a living?
I live in New York, NY and work as a web designer.

Could you recommend some other sites like yours?
There's a list of the sites I read in the sidebar of the front page, but that's not quite the answer to the question. Here's what Google thinks is related to kottke.org.

How do you update your site? Can you help me set up a weblog?
I use a weblog tool called Movable Type. It lets me update my Web site from anywhere that has a net connection and a Web browser. It takes a bit of technical know how to set up, but works pretty smoothly once you get it running. If you want to start a weblog and don't want to bother with the setup, you could try Blogger, Pitas, Diaryland, or LiveJournal. For further guidance, try We Blog, a book on weblogs by Paul Bausch, Matt Haughey, and Meg Hourihan.

How do you pronounce "Kottke"?
Kottke is pronounced by putting the words "cot" and "key" together. Cot+key = Kottke.

Are you related to guitarist Leo Kottke?
Nope, not even fourth cousins thrice-removed as far as I know. I am also unrelated to Dan Kottke, who was employee #1 at Apple Computer (after Woz and Jobs) and is a very nice fellow.

We're doing this panel on such and such at this conference. Would you be interested in participating?
Yes indeed, get in touch. I even have experience; I've spoken at Seybold, SXSW, and NetMedia.

What kind of camera did you use to take the photos on your site?
It's a Nikon Coolpix 990 (buy at Amazon). I love it. If you're looking to buy a new digital camera, I highly recommend the Digital Photography Review site as a place to start your search.

Why don't you ever answer your email, you heartless bastard?
I enjoy receiving email. I enjoy reading email. I am horrible at answering email because I get too damn much of it. If you send me email and I do not respond, please accept my most humble apologies and take heart that when I die, I will burn in Hell eternally for my poor correspondence manners.

What kind of music are you listening to these days?
Mostly techno, sprinkled with the occasional song from other musical genres. Some of my current favorites include the White Stripes, Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Boards of Canada, Doves, Royksopp, and Plaid.

What software do you use to design your site?
I do 95% of the design in Photoshop (the other 5% in Flash & Illustrator). For the HTML and Perl bits, I use BBEdit and HomeSite. Simple flexible tools make things easy.

What's the font you use on kottke.org for navigation?
The font used on kottke.org for titles and navigation is called DIN Mittelschrift. If I had my way, I'd use this font for everything....I love it.

What about a link exchange? Will you link to my site from yours?
I don't do link exchanges. I appreciate the link, but I don't link to people just because they've linked to me.

Can I link to your site from mine?
Certainly. And you'll be in some fine company if you do.