My pride in not being a "front end guy" is notoriously obnoxious and obviously compensatory. On the other hand, having crappy front ends for my projects might help disguise deeper flaws and thus actually be an advantage.

Came a time, however, when I wanted to make myself a logo. Faced with the horrific prospect of doing actual art, I had no real choice but to use markup. Make no mistake, the linguae francae of our browsable universe -- html, css and javascript -- are a collective insult to science and beauty. But you can do cool stuff sometimes.

My new company, is …

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