Emerging Voices

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

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

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

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

We spoke with Nicole Ellis, an on-air reporter and filmmaker for The Washington Post, about how she has overcome imposter syndrome throughout her career. How has your relationship with imposter syndrome shifted over the years? I think that my relationship with imposter syndrome is changing and

Guest Post by Austin Graff, The Washington Post “I create in my job, but I also create outside of work. I create as I turn my house into a home. I create as I connect with my friends. I create as I design zines,” Rachel, the art director for The Lily, The Washington Post’s publication for and by

What was your experience like as an emerging designer when you started out? Kerri: I went to American University and I studied graphic design. You do these personal projects in class and you think like, "Oh I'm going to be an amazing designer," and then you get out into the real world and you're

What are your thoughts on imposter syndrome? Kerri: I think everyone has imposter syndrome. Even seasoned professionals, because it kind of keeps you grounded. Dian: And also I think what's nice, to the point of what Kerri's saying about the fact that everybody has it... people have it, but not