An open letter to my first UX Bootcamp Instructor. First off, how dare you judge me for my life that you have no litmus or knowledge of. …

My Personal Insights to Embracing the WroNg and Impermanent — Many of us, many designers out there, have been trying to utilize space, push for the simple, work in a lean environment, be deliberate and inexcessive, and really allow our designs to breathe as much as we can with the screen real estate given to us. …

Designers need to get it together already with this stuff. — I have seen this problem so much more than I used to. Maybe it’s because I am paying more attention, maybe the world’s care for color has been lessened. All I know is that color seems to be a vast mystery to many designers out there, and that’s pretty atrocious. …

I have been some form of a musician since I was very young. I play guitar, bass, trumpet, tuba, attempted clarinet and cello, I dabble in synths and keys, electronics and recording. I love writing, playing, singing, and performing. It is very much a part of me, as much as…

A personal journey through aesthetic growth. While I was in grad school, I pushed really hard to have an excuse to travel the world and see what was out there that wasn’t NY. I especially wanted to experience traveling and living in Japan. It was a country where it was…

When your entire existence is politicized, job hunting is problematic at best, and traumatic at its worst. The sheer amount of effort and thought that goes into vetting potential employers can leave you numb, emotionally exhausted, and highly distrusting of the general public. …

I have seen a lot of loss and suffering in my life, somehow I think I just naturally attract it. Well, regardless, here I am still. There are the obvious sides of this, the closetted bisexuality and being trans, but I have also put myself into many situations where I…