Hello! Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Hi! My name is Elena Barbosa, and I am a senior at CUNY New York City College of Technology. I study what is known as Communication Design. I don’t exactly have a focus as I like to be well-versed in all things design. I work at the non-profit
Emerging Voices: Jamar Callender
Hello! Can you tell us a bit about yourself? My name is Jamar Callender, and I've recently graduated with my bachelors in advertising and design in June from New York City College of Technology. I'm now a crowned MAIP alum (class of 2019) and currently reside at Ogilvy as an Art
Emerging Voices: Angelica Yip
Hello! Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Hi, my name is Angelica Yip! I am from Staten Island. I recently graduated with my Bachelor's degree in Communication Design at the New York City College of Technology. I'm a digital designer by day and an English Labrador mom by night. When I’m
Emerging Voices: Elle Elliott
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
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
Emerging Voices: Nicole Ellis
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