Bringing Back the Past—Dry Plate Photography
March 21, 2023
Scanning a found box of exposed dry plates serves to bring back, in some small way, the memory of the people and places found within.
UCDA Journal
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The Gift of Time
December 23, 2022
A day spent printing a family heirloom and giving the gift of time.
Uhhh … What Just Happened?
January 17, 2022
This decade has been one big bummer for U.S. workers, and the data confirms it: Prudential’s “Pulse of the American Worker” survey claimed more than half would switch jobs if they could. The same report said 1 in 4 “plan to look for a new job post-p…
Power Trip: Why Designers Need Soft Power
August 13, 2021
As a designer, you sometimes have to fight hard enough to get a seat at the table. But once you’re there, how do you actually get people to listen to you? How do you make your ideas heard and put into action?
Endangered Alphabets
August 4, 2021
Preserving endangered cultures by using their writing systems to create artwork and educational materials
Navigating Life and Academic Jobs
June 11, 2021
14 pieces of advice from design educators about the path to tenure and promotion
SignAge: Reading the American Landscape
June 8, 2021
Whenever I travel, I use my camera as a kind of visual journal, accumulating a large collection of images that include letters, words, colors, and textures. Because of this, I’m interested in a particular layer of typographic history in the landscap…