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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 …

The meaning of empathy

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August 5, 2016
I’ve recently been listening to a lot of podcast episodes of Hidden Brain and Invisibilia. The concept of empathy has come up multiple times in the context of the social science research that is …

A (Almost) Year in Reflection

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June 13, 2016
Almost a year ago (11 months to be exact) I started at GE Digital as a User Experience Designer as part of the UXLP (User Experience Leadership Program). Just a little over two weeks …

Service Experience Camp 2015

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January 21, 2016
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text disable_pattern="true" align="left" margin_bottom="0"] In an effort to better immerse myself in Service Design, I had the chance to go to the Service Experience Camp in Berlin from November 16-17, 2015. The theme …

Inktober

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November 1, 2015
In an effort to get back into drawing, I decided to try the Inktober Initiative. With many commitment issues, I decided to only do one a week. Simple and sweet, I focused on minion …

D.Bootcamp at the D.School at Stanford University

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October 13, 2015
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text disable_pattern="true" align="left" margin_bottom="0"] A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to attend D.Bootcamp, an executive education training bootcamp about the design thinking process to learn methodologies to apply to one's …

Typesetting Poster Letterpress Workshop

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August 6, 2015
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="true" align="left" margin_bottom="0"]A couple of weeks ago, I got the chance to attend a Typesetting Letterpress Poster Workshop at We are 1976. It was wonderful to have one-on-one time with Vynsie, learning how …

Experimentation: Poly Illustrations

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June 24, 2015
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="true" align="left" margin_bottom="0"]6 months later, I've finally finished my first poly illustration. What started out as a low-poly illustration design exercise, started with the help of a  Skillshare class, turned into a long-winded …

Family Color Theory

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April 2, 2015
I spent a great amount of time working on the visual design for my thesis project today. So I was inspired to create a basic color conceptual map 🙂

Stalking Standards

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February 21, 2015
So as many of my friends know, I'm really good at stalking. Ok not literally stalking people but cyber-stalking / background-checking friends' blind dates, to finding long-lost friends. So when we were tasked with …

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