Hello Elle! Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Hi, I’m Elle. I’m 41 years old and a Senior UX Designer and I love LOVE being a UX designer. In addition to design, I love space and anything to do with astrophysics. I worked in the GIS industry with satellites for 7 years and that’s when my love
Emerging Voices: Rachel Orr on Anxiety in the Industry
The New Year is all about resolutions and the concept of “New Year, New Me." Usually, this is a positive thing. However, these kinds of sentiments can also spiral into feelings of anxiousness and stress. We spoke with Rachel Orr of The Lily to learn more about her personal and professional
EMERGE 2018: At a Glance, Part 1
From the Big Apple to the City of Angels, EMERGE 2.0 demonstrated the power of the AIGA community to rally around a shared mission. The following is a snapshot of how local chapters implemented digital and in-person content and programming in support of emerging designers. AIGA West
AIGA LA: New to the design industry? Read this.
Guest Post by Ana Zukova, AIGA LA “I wish I had known X when I first started Y…” — how many times have you heard some version of this line, or possibly even said it yourself? The thing, of course, is that you can’t know everything there is to know when you first set out on a new path. In all
Emerging Voices: Rachel Orr
We spoke with Rachel Orr to learn more about her work on The Lily team at The Washington Post. Hi Rachel! Can you tell us more about what you do at The Post? My name is Rachel Orr, and I am an art director and a designer on The Lily which is part of the emerging news products team at The Post. I
Emerging Voices: Aaron Williams
We asked Aaron Williams to give us a behind-the-scenes look at how he does his work in The Washington Post newsroom as a graphics reporter. Here's what he had to say. How does a story get initiated? Okay so the pitch process for graphics kind of goes different ways... What's really great about