Letter From Your Editors
Hello Babypops!
Do you like the new design yet? I love it! I love it so much and I hope you love it soon too so we can all be in love together, because being in love is the best.
Speaking of love! Welcome to a very special edition of the Autostraddle Insider devoted entirely to Alex Vega, an alleged vegan with wicked design skills and a passion for dancing.
Alex for Autostraddle, 2009 - 2016
I met Alex Vega for the first time in October of 2007. She'd commented on my L Word recaps and my best friend Haviland followed a link from Alex's comment to Alex's portfolio and then somehow convinced this stranger from Long Island to design her new website and logo! She showed me Alex's MySpace page and I thought she looked cute so I invited myself to their meeting and it wasn't long before she was designing merch for my blog.
Nearly ten years later, I've gotta say goodbye (in a professional capacity) to the girl who launched this website with me back in...
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