Past OCAD University student’s advice on how she deals with design education: her design process, frustration, also the most essential how to: starting her design project.
Author: Guest
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.
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.
Turns out -20 degree weather wasn’t keeping me inside. I was using winter as cover for something else entirely.
Are there upsides to winter? Apparently, there is…according to our guest.
The portfolios that get rejected aren’t the ones with bad design. They’re the ones that look exactly like everyone else’s.
Some people only start things when they know exactly how they’ll end. As a former Type A planner, I get it. But what if I told you that life’s biggest breakthroughs happen when you begin without knowing the outcome? Our guest blogger tells you why.
Ice cream and interior design or both?
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What every design school graduate discovers when theory meets concrete reality
Time to get back to discipline practice you promised yourself back in January!
Progress compounds. Tiny steps build surprising momentum.
Can you learn without understanding? The answer might surprise you.
My office makeover cost less than I expected—because I did this first.
New Year’s reflections often focus on bold resolutions and dramatic transformations—but what if growth is quieter than we expect? Read our guest’s story.
imagine standing inside a building that hasn’t beeb built yet. Or walking through a cithat that only exists on a screen. VR is literally opening the door for everyonem not just designers.
Many lighting tricks to make your small space
Meet our guest writer, Ranee Lee, an Associate Professor of Industrial Design at OCAD University.…
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