I recently started a job at Amazon and it’s been interesting to see people’s different reactions to what I do. There’s definitely a camp of people that are excited for me to be working at a company that is shaking up the way we think about the world and retail (and just working within FAANG […]

I promised myself I would write a blog entry about solo travel after my big Morocco / Spain / Portugal trip since it was on my mind as I was traveling. Keep in mind these are just tidbits of advice and are extremely particular to me. Everyone has their flavor of traveling; I’m just presenting […]

As I transition into my next role, I thought it would be helpful to document the whirlpool of decision making that comes into play when choosing a design role in the Bay Area. 1. What kind of company do I work out? Large tech company – in many ways working at a large tech company […]

When I first started out in design (and sometimes even now), I get asked to make logos for start-ups or events. Most people are pretty flippant about it assuming that 1. it doesn’t take that much time and 2. it’s just a necessary thing to get their product / event / thing into the world […]

I’ve written about my immigrant story before but have recently been thinking a bit more deeply of what it means. I came across the concept of transgenerational trauma. This is related to the study of epigenetics, which I was first introduced to in graduate school. To understand epigenetics, requires us to take a step back. […]