I stopped making random collages in Photoshop after my first year of university because after being trained to see the world differently, I felt I no longer had the liberty to make uninformed design decisions. I felt a greater responsibility because I had formal training and had no excuse to be contributing to visual pollution. [...]

Today marks my fifth day in New York, a city I’ve so quickly grown to love. It’s kind of strange that although I’ve never lived in New York, as soon as I got into the city, I felt really relieved and at home. Surrounded by water and packed with skyscrapers, I feel a familiarity in [...]

As I am about to venture into the field of design criticism, I decided to seek advice from established design writers. I was very fortunate to be in touch with Alissa Walker, who kindly spent the time to answer some of my questions. Alissa is an LA-based freelance writer for GOOD, Fast Company, Dwell, Sunset, Print, The Architect’s Newspaper, [...]