Emerging Voices

Hi Simoul! Can you tell us a bit more about your background? Who are you outside of the design profession? What have you been studying and working on? I grew up in Mumbai. I am a final year student at the National Institute of Design, India. I am currently interning at Pentagram, New York,

by Timothy Bardlavens Design is one few disciplines that truly connects people, products, brands and causes to the world. While this seems grandiose, it is quite true, but for almost three decades AIGA has questioned why the “creators” do not reflect the world for which they create. In reality

Adapted from our Emerging Voices Interview Series My past is a huge asset to me right now. Many people think it's kind of weird that I was a lawyer and now I'm a designer, and that they seem like they're two completely opposite things, but in reality, the multifaceted career that I have has

Hi Andrew! You've had an impressive career path, from working at Essence to starting your own design consultancy. What have you learned along the way that you think would be beneficial for an emerging designer to know? Looking back at my creative path, I’ve grown the most in the area of surviving

On a busy day in downtown DC, we sat down with Marie Claire, a UX Designer who also recently graduated from General Assembly's UX program. She shared her thoughts on finding a home in UX after living abroad in Ethiopia, and her take on the need for diversity and inclusion in tech. Here are excerpts