Faculty Profiles
Paul Ford : Content Strategist
Paul Ford is a freelance writer and computer programmer.
He was an editor at Harper’s Magazine from 2005–2010. He brought Harper’s 159-year, 250,000-page archive to the web in 2007; the system now supports tens of thousands of registered subscribers. He has written for NPR, TheMorningNews.org, XML.com, and the National Information Standards Organization’s Information Standards Quarterly, and is the author of the novel Gary Benchley, Rock Star (Penguin/Plume). Paul programs in PHP, Java, and XSLT2.0, although like so many other web nerds he’s lately been seduced by Python, especially Django. He will teach Content Strategy at the School of Visual Arts in New York City starting in 2011. His writing has been anthologized in Best Software Writing I (2005) and Best Music Writing 2009. He enjoys both software and music. He recently helped with the relaunch of Gourmet Live, a re-imagining of Gourmet magazine for iPad, and is a partner in a small company called Popsicle Weasel that builds microsites. His personal website, started in 1997, is Ftrain.com. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife Mo and the obligatory cats.
- Education
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BA, Alfred University
- Professional Experience
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Content consultant, Ai; senior writer, information architect, brand strategist, Doublespace
- Publications
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Gary Benchley, Rock Star
- On the Web
