Life in my 20s is a whirlwind of caffeine-fueled nights, chaotic days, and moments of rare clarity.
Our guest blogger reflects on this dynamic decade, where mistake was essential, dream was constant, and facing unsolicited (and unkind questions) along the way.
My journey to finding true fans in a classroom setting
Everyone knows why they are pitching. The ones who got a response figured out why the other person should care, and those are not the same question.
Hint…it can be much more about design ideas.
Students often battle anxiety (both in their work and personal life), but the design process offers unexpected solace.
Creating brings focus and calm amid chaos.
Are you relying on your work to explain itself? Here’s how to create compelling presentations that resonate with your audience.
The design will just fit in.” It is one of the most common things said in early project meetings, and quietly one of the most expensive.
What a coffee conversation taught me about the difference between struggling and suffering, and why mixing up the two was making everything worse.
What a stranger’s offhand comment revealed about why designers and clients keep talking past each other
I knew I was making the wrong hiring decision while I was making it. Turns out the same lesson matters even more in the age of AI.
The questions architecture candidates ask me have not changed much over the years. What has changed is how much harder they have gotten to answer.
A potential client asked me last month the exact same question. Some conversations in this industry just keep repeating themselves.
Why being vague feels professional but kills real connection
Turns out -20 degree weather wasn’t keeping me inside. I was using winter as cover for something else entirely.
What a 5-minute home office rendering taught me about design conviction
Building closer to subways sounds like progress, but it just creates more expensive housing in convenient locations.
Are there upsides to winter? Apparently, there is…according to our guest.
Between project rejections and client ghosting, I started a blog out of frustration. Now it’s my best networking tool.
I admit I don’t like changes…but I am getting more used to these life long aversions.
Life Outside of Design Studio 