In January 2018, I bought my first DSLR camera after several months of deliberation. Why did I want to pursue photography? The ignoble reason was that I just wanted my Instagram to look better. This wasn’t my first dalliance with photography. My father bought me my first digital camera in 9th grade and I took […]Read Post ›
“If you don’t like the conversation, change it.”
Guo Pei is an international fashion designer, with her main atelier based on Rue St. Honore in Paris. Guo became a guest member of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in 2016 and was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People. Guo is a fashion industry veteran, but you might know her best from her […]Read Post ›
Beth Harris is executive editor and co-founder of Smarthistory and faculty emeritus at Khan Academy. Before turning her attention towards internet-based content, Beth previously worked as the Director of Digital Learning at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and was an Associate Professor of Art History and Director of Distance Learning at the Fashion Institute of Technology […]Read Post ›
It can be really intimidating to approach an artwork for the first time, especially those that are exceptionally avant-garde or wildly unfamiliar. You may feel the urge to have the perfect articulate and intellectual observation about a given piece, but how do you start thinking and talking about something you don’t quite understand? For me, […]Read Post ›
Marina Taylor is the Creative Director and Producer at HiHo Kids and a Producer at Cut Video in Seattle, WA. She has experience in all aspects of video production from research and filming to editing, and has even stepped into the spotlight herself. This week, we got the chance to sit down and talk to […]Read Post ›
Nirmal Raja is an interdisciplinary and conceptual visual artist based in Milwaukee, WI. Her work includes drawing, print, sculpture, installation, and video. Nirmal uses her work to explore identity, memory, and perception of time. Nirmal periodically curates exhibitions that explore intersectional identity, and provides a platform for underrepresented and global artists. She is a former […]Read Post ›
One need only to browse Pinterest for “interior design inspo” to be baraged with hundreds of pictures of perfectly curated shots of living rooms. What is peculiar, however, is that many of the furniture designs that are marketed as the most trendy and modern pieces actually are the legacy of mod furniture from 50 years […]Read Post ›
Lizzie Nichols is an illustrator based out of Los Angeles, California. She is currently a Visual Development Artist at Sony Pictures Animation, has worked as Lead Set Designer at Rubicon Group Holdings (RGH), and is a former Disney Imagineer. Lizzie is responsible for creating animated worlds and characters that help tell a specific story. You can […]Read Post ›
I don’t love New Year resolutions because forced contemplation has never served me well and if I want to change something so badly about myself—well, why not do it tomorrow? Still, the transition of the Gregorian calendar is a convenient time point to take stock of what is going well, what isn’t, and to change […]Read Post ›
