Discovering Shodō 書道 – Part I

Over the past few months in Japan, I’ve taken a keen interest in Japanese calligraphy (shodō). I was first introduced by being invited to a calligraphy class here at my high school. I have always known about Japanese calligraphy - but I didn't really understand it until doing some much...

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Get your Nihongo on

Learning Japanese can be tough. Thankfully, I'm around it all the time now, day and night, at the post office, in my car, at the store, at work...

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Mission Sketchnote: Dallas Big Design 2014

Sketchnote (v., n.) to purposefully doodle or draw a concept visually via text, shapes, connectors, icons, and other imagery. A sketch note is usually created while listening to or observing a talk, lecture, or presentation. Other forms: sketchnoting, sketch noted       Brian Sullivan - organizer of the Dallas Big Design Conference, one of...

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The UX Umbrella: How to Approach Studying UX Design

When I think about User Experience, there are so many different facets that fall underneath. If there were a thorough sitemap of UX concepts, that would be ironically useful. So how much exactly can one person handle? Is a one-woman UX department even possible? Probably not. Not a good one,...

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Dallas Summer Block Party!

My friend and I went to the annual Summer Block Party here in Dallas to experience food truck cuisine, some of the new art exhibitions at the DMA and Nasher, and the crowded downtown culture! Here are some pictures from that night. This is a beautiful room in the basement of the...

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