Creative Challenges

Community, Connection & Challenges

I try to give myself personal challenges and sometimes even gamify it. I aim to give myself a challenge once a month for personal growth, have a learning moment, or to just simply stay creatively adventurous. These challenges have ranged from trying all new coffee shops, daily for a month as a way of further exploring my hometown of Los Angeles to sewing fabric masks for front line workers and my community when PPE was scarce, and developing better design techniques as the pandemic continued.

Adventures

Collecting experiences

Going places, eating different cuisines, experiencing interesting architectural spaces, and meeting people from different cultures and backgrounds is one way I stay inspired, energized, and innovative.

I love to travel and see how other people live and how the same task can be done differently, solving the same problems uniquely.

Education

Always learning, always growing.

At heart, I'm a student for life and am always finding ways to develop my skill sets and talents. I love being part of a designer community where I find inspiration and knowledge-sharing through mentors, webinars, and meet-up groups. When not connecting and sharing ideas, I am listening to design podcasts such as Design Better, UI Breakfast, and Users First, subscribing to online courses on Coursera, General Assembly & Ucademy, and keeping up with stimulating reads on UX Design, UX Planet, Medium, Smashing Magazine, etc.

I look forward to paying it forward and becoming a leader and mentor to fellow designers.