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Making place is really more about making space for a community to express itself through the tools I provide as a designer.
I was never particularly activist about feminism, though I have always considered myself a feminist. My attitude was, “I just want to make stuff.” The only times I felt it was worth distracting myself from design and other creative work was when sexism got in the way of me doing it.
The best neighborhood in all of Los Angeles is in Mid City—a cluster of communities along Pico Boulevard between Fairfax and La Brea. Others may disagree, but I just want to lay that card on the table right now.
I think principles-led branding—and design—is the future within my industry, which gives me hope for everyone else.
I would love to be a part of bringing something like this to more places.
A couple of nice shots from this week’s outing.
Here are some of the masks and the people that made them during our posterboard mask making workshop for teens.
We live across the street from an elementary school in a struggling district. Awhile ago, I wrote about the collaborative mural project I designed and directed for them, but I realized only recently that I’d left out an important first step.
I’m taking an incredible documentary photography class.
This week, we have a new neighborhood hangout, Cafe Picfair, on Pico and Hauser.
Whether or not you do business on the internet, these trends matter to you.
Somewhere between “all things Print-on-Demand” and “Creating a Design Culture” lies a turbulent explosion of ground-breaking startups. These are people who are acting now on the growing creative potential of emerging technologies…
After passing this centrally-located spot for years, I finally ventured in to the Coffee Connection and was delighted to find a spacious, peaceful atmosphere. I was most recently here with friends, and we separated out into a “workaholics” table (hello) and the “chatters” table (or self-described “meditators”)…
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