This will be a quick post, but I wanted to pop in briefly to talk about one of my newest pastimes: pour painting! Pour painting is a technique in which acrylic paint is mixed with some type of pouring medium (such as paint additive and water) and then poured onto a canvas in a variety…
For those that are interested in UX/UI, I recently stumbled upon an incredible TED Talk by Aza Raskin, the head of user experience at Mozilla Labs and lead designer for Firefox, called “Don’t Make Me Click.” Before I delve into a discussion about it, let me get this straight: I wouldn’t normally write a full blog…
I want to tell you a story about how I learned that the biggest career failures can often lead (directly or indirectly) to some of the biggest career successes. In this case, I want to tell you the story about how I once created a drawing in 10 minutes that morphed into the mascot for…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
