More about me

I create stuff (design, music, visuals, etc.) I also like working with people, especially within the local community. Since I was a kid, I've been very imaginative and leaned towards the creative side.

Some of my creative highlights:

• In primary school I had a “Captain Underpants” (Dav Pilkey) phase that inspired me to write my own “toilet humor” comic series. If you insist on knowing more — it was about special agents, who were also beans.
• English isn't my first language; in school I couldn't barter in the standard way, so I would print and trace pictures of DBZ and Sonic in the library, and trade them for extra lunch.
• I studied a Bachelor of 'Creative Technologies', where a student once submitted a bowl of popcorn for a project... and passed. Which makes sense why the degree doesn't exist anymore.

Values

Inclusivity, Empathy, and Accessibility

This goes beyond just design — I want to live in a world where we amplify the voices of marginalized individuals. Where we come to understand the diverse and interconnected layers of oppression experienced by different individuals within our society. In the UX field we've come to naturally to label these individuals or groups as 'edge cases', what an exclusionary term if you think about it.

Community and Collaboration

This is more important than ever as we were living in a time characterized by fragmentation. It’s not us against the world, we need to learn to work with others, to make the world a better place. I notice in the business realm the reoccurring idea of domination. It feels like we are becoming encouraged to dominate rather than collaborate. I know it sounds crazy but they aren’t the only ways to get ahead. The notion that “you’re either dominating or your being dominated” is a false dichotomy… there’s better options to choose from.

That's that. Bios can sometimes be slightly pretentious, also what's up with people writing about themselves in third-person?