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From transportation in the air to transportation on the ground

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April 15, 2018
Having spent some time both in the aviation space and working for an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) in the automobile industry, I thought it would be valuable to capture some of my reflections and …

Dystopia and utopia in the Bay Area

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March 15, 2018
The Bay Area is a weird place. I’ve written a little bit about my very first impressions of California but I’ve been thinking about what makes this place the way it is. Here’s (more …

Hitler Theory

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February 15, 2018
Yes, I said it. Hitler theory. It’s a theory that I’ve thought about and held for a long time. It pertains to a mindset of creation and redesign in the Bay Area’s overindexed “design …

First is the worst, second is the best, third is the one with the polka dot dress

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January 15, 2018
Everyone is talking about autonomous cars. Whether is urbanists talking about how streets will change, to our grandmas thinking about how they can get rid of their cars, it’s a phenomenon that is going …

Reflections of 2017: My Year of Self-Care

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January 1, 2018
Before the year started, a friend and I spent some time mapping out each month to help me create a plan of action around my future. I was on the verge of (slash in …

Mental Modal: SMEs

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July 3, 2017
I recently went to a client meeting "unsupervised" and was astounded at the amount of anxiety I felt. While I've gone to many a customer meeting, this was my first time not being accompanied …

For Dan Boyarski

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March 1, 2017
I created this for Dan Boyarski, one of my amazing professors I had a chance to take a class in my time at Carnegie Mellon University. Dan is officially retiring this year (he's been …

Yes, design can solve everything. But should it?

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February 1, 2017
In my recent work, I've been thinking about what it means to be a product designer. Of course, I have to provide Wikipedia's definition first: Product design as a verb is to create a …

Happiness Jar

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January 20, 2017
At the end of last year (2015), I made a personal promise to myself to dwell in the happy moments. As a designer who is paid to be critical at work, I could see …

Images of India

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January 17, 2017
A friend once wrote a little bit about how he goes home every 4 to 6 weeks to see his parents and feel grounded. I had a chance to do that recently, but in a …

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