PinnedMember-onlyFrom Burnout to BrilliantAt the end of 2019 I began to watch my life fall apart. Some of it was my fault, but I’m not sure how I could have made different decisions at the time they were necessary. If I had known I was simply at the forefront of the world…Design Process7 min readDesign Process7 min read
Mar 30Member-onlyDesign Your Way Out: Reconciling with Imposter SyndromeI came to the design industry on the road less taken. This first paragraph is going to be a long-story short, kinda thing, and then I’ll come around to the point. I didn’t attend design school, I didn’t even go to college because I was too busy working and traveling…Imposter Syndrome7 min readImposter Syndrome7 min read
Apr 22, 2021Member-onlySince the end of 2019 and through covid times I’ve been taking the opportunity to fall in love…Since the end of 2019 and through covid times I’ve been taking the opportunity to fall in love with myself again and to reconnect with why I started lenspeace while we renew our process. It’s been healing in many ways and has helped to define the future of lenspeace. In…Sustainability7 min readSustainability7 min read
Nov 6, 2019Member-onlyWhat I Learned Designing Intersectional Feminism as a Letterpress Studio.I designed a letterpress studio to be the opposite of patriarchy and white male supremacy. A physical expression of intersectional feminism that communicated on behalf of a shared humanity, to promote peace by design. Letterpress was a medium that was originally kept from women. It was believed that women couldn’t…Intersectional Feminism5 min readIntersectional Feminism5 min read
Jul 16, 2019Member-onlyOn My Daily Walk As A White SirLady In My Diverse Non-White Community.Out for my daily walk, a black gentleman I see often, yells at me from the corner store I always pass… Him: Excuse me! Miss! Lady who be walkin’ in the crazy fuckin’ rain sometimes! Can I please talk to you for a moment? Me:<stops, laughing at distinct memory of…Racism5 min readRacism5 min read
Nov 21, 2018Here is what I learned about engaging misogynists by trying to be friends with one for several yearsShowing gratitude to the people who show me hatred. — Today, the day before Thanksgiving, marks the 3-year anniversary of trying to reconcile a friendship with a misogynist who asked for my help in his relationships to women. A pain pattern easy to uncover in him when he yelled in my face, “ I FUCKING HATE FEMINSIM, IT’S A BUNCH…Equality3 min readEquality3 min read
Nov 3, 2018This is You.What Design for Democracy Showed Me of Humans and Home. This year defied my every expectation. It’s made me so angry, hopeful, and exhausted, but ultimately humbled because of one project. As AIGA-ATL’s Design for Good Director and co-author of Path to Impact I was asked to direct an NEA grant for a GOTV project in partnership with CPACS, a…Democracy9 min readDemocracy9 min read
Oct 8, 2018Designing A Life That Burns For ImpactFrom 90’s raves to sustainable design, a ladyhuman’s path to impact and the alchemy of the heart. — I am someone who has made a lifestyle and career of immersing oneself into cultural contexts to explore identity, meaning, empathy, and pain points. I’ve shaved my head for 20 years just so I can exist as a blank human canvas. It allows a face for people to project bias…Social Impact15 min readSocial Impact15 min read
Aug 14, 2018On the topic of consenta question from an early 20-something race/gender/orientation is irrelevant: — “Doesn’t asking if the other person wants to be touched or wants to engage take away from the sexiness of it? I’m used to just feeling the vibe of another person and moving in to kiss or touch them, if they say “no” I back away, but I never actually…Relationships4 min readRelationships4 min read
May 10, 2018HOW TO NOT SEXUALLY HARASS A WOMAN 101HOW TO NOT SEXUALLY HARASS A WOMAN 101 I keep reading and experiencing accounts of sexism and sexual harassment engaged by male leaders of my industry. We’re a group of professional communicators, this shouldn’t be that hard, so here are simple tips to avoid being a dick to A WOMAN…2 min read2 min read
