About a month ago, I was asked by a small startup for some advice on how to improve their social media presence. This startup could be categorized as a “Pet Tech” company, which operates as part of a growing trend of organizations working to market technology-related products or services to pet owners. While I’ve managed…
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9 things that will give you a LEG UP (pun intended) for your dog’s Instagram
In March of 2017, my parents gifted my partner and I with a miniature Labradoodle puppy for our engagement (check out the wedding website I designed). Since then, our little Ollie has made us happier than a dog with two tails (don’t worry, he only has one tail). Our adoration for our little furball has…
An exploration of “This American Life’s” new branding – Design fail or triumph?
This week, the popular podcast and radio show This American Life (TAL) announced their new logo and website. If you’re not familiar with the show, TAL releases hour-long episodes weekly, each of which feature several short stories (referred to as “acts”) that loosely connect a theme of the week. The stories range from light-hearted and funny to deep…
An Amateur Programmer’s [Unfinished] Quest to Creating an Educational Jeopardy Game
I began coding in the spring of 2017; first, I became proficient with the language processing, and then I started learning html and css (which language should I learn next?). After learning some processing basics in my Programming Foundations Master’s course, I thought it would be neat to put my newfound coding skills to the…
Malala’s Return Address: a Family to Prevail over Evil
So here are a couple of facts about me: I’m a huge sucker for a well-written speech. (this is a huge reason why I chose to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Rhetorical Communication Arts) I absolutely love Malala Yousafzai. (but SERIOUSLY, she’s incredible) Keeping these things in mind, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that…
Wangechi Mutu: Subverting Social Hierarchy through Caricaturized Imitation
Cut-out images of a dark skinned animal eye and a pair of pouting pink human lips are pasted onto an image of a pale pink, pearly seashell. A bird wing protrudes from the back of the creature’s seashell head, which rests on a neck composed of unrecognizable mechanical parts and wires. . . Such is…