# Robin Rendle

> Robin Rendle is a British-born designer, writer, and developer currently working as a Software Designer at Apple. Known for his deeply humanistic approach to web design and typography, he has spent over a decade shaping how the web community thinks about CSS, type, and craft. He ran the CSS-Tricks newsletter for years, launched The Cascade - a member-supported blog about CSS - and maintains one of the web's most thoughtful personal sites with over 900 published notes. He holds an MA in Typography from the University of Reading and writes with a rare blend of technical precision and literary sensibility.

- **Role:** Software Designer at Apple
- **Organizations:** Apple, Retool, Sentry, Gusto, CSS-Tricks
- **From:** United Kingdom
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Master of Arts, Typography & Graphic Communication, University of Reading, Bachelor's, English Literature, Plymouth University
- **Known for:** Published over 900 notes on robinrendle.com since 2014, Long-time staff writer and newsletter author for CSS-Tricks, Created The Cascade - a member-supported newsletter and blog about CSS

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Began writing for CSS-Tricks; launched personal website robinrendle.com
- **2014-2022** — Staff writer at CSS-Tricks, contributing hundreds of articles on CSS and web design
- **2016** — Published influential essay 'The New Web Typography' on CSS-Tricks
- **2016** — Joined Gusto as Product Designer
- **2020** — Joined Sentry as Product Designer
- **2022** — Promoted to Senior Product Designer at Sentry
- **2023** — Joined Retool as Senior Product Designer
- **2024** — Launched The Cascade (csscade.com), a member-supported CSS newsletter and blog
- **2025** — Joined Apple as Software Designer

## Achievements

- Published over 900 notes on robinrendle.com since 2014
- Long-time staff writer and newsletter author for CSS-Tricks
- Created The Cascade - a member-supported newsletter and blog about CSS
- Wrote 'The New Web Typography' - widely cited essay on typography on the web
- MA in Typography from the prestigious University of Reading Department of Typography & Graphic Communication
- Contributor to Fonts in Use
- Maintained an ad-free personal site for over a decade

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Published 'Software is a feeling' and 'Landslide; a ghost story' on robinrendle.com
- **2025-01** — Joined Apple as Software Designer
- **2024-01** — Launched The Cascade (csscade.com) as a member-supported CSS blog at $10/year
- **2023-10** — Joined Retool as Senior Product Designer

## Links

- Website: https://robinrendle.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-rendle/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/robinrendle
- GitHub: https://github.com/robinrendle
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinrendle/

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Last updated: 2026-04-21