About

Derek Powazek has worked the web since 1995 at pioneering sites like HotWired, Blogger, and Technorati. He is the author of “Design for Community: The Art of Connecting Real People in Virtual Places” (New Riders, 2001). He is the cofounder of JPG, the photography magazine that’s made by its community. He has also been Chief of Design for HP’s MagCloud, advisor to a handful of startup companies, and creator of Fray, the quarterly book of true stories and original art. Derek is now cofounder and CEO of Fertile Medium, an online community consultancy. Derek lives in San Francisco with his wife, two nutty Chihuahuas, a grumpy cat, and a house full of plants named Fred.

The illustration of me and my dog, Bug, is by Adam Ellis, who is awesome.

Contact

You can reach me if you can figure out this incredibly easy riddle: sew is to sewing as fray is to _______@gmail.com. But! Please do not contact me about my WordPress themes – I don’t offer support on them. If you need WordPress support, go here.

Photo by my dear wife Heather Champ