Culture
A World of Music
Music is universal in human experience. The sounds inspired by the rhythms and repititions of daily life permeate our environment.
Stephen Bau
Build
Making the Switch
I retired my old blog and started up this new site created with Ghost and hosted on a new server on DigitalOcean.
Builders Collective
Human-centred design involves a process of understanding what is most important and what we can do that will be the most effective in solving the challenges we face.
Building a UX Design Portofolio
I have been exploring some ideas about how to build a user experience design portfolio with Ghost. This seemed like a good opportunity to explore the possibility of using Ghost as a static site generator to publish to Netlify.
Motion Design for BLDRS Collective
Bringing people together can be the beginning of reflection, reconciliation, restoration, and rest. This was my first time working with Adobe After Effects.
Minimum Viable Product
Showing the slide deck and the lean canvas prototype was key to having a conversation about an idea that resonated with a desire to do something about climate change.
Publishing with Ghost
Several years ago, out of necessity, I built my own static site generator with XSLT. Ever since, I have been exploring static site generators and building sites on the JAMstack (JavaScript, APIs, and Markup).
Imagine
Master World Builder
Last summer, Ezra Klein had one of his favourite conversations with N.K. Jemisin, author of the Broken Earth Trilogy.
Teaching at the University of the Fraser Valley
I am grateful to have had the opportunity to teach at the University of the Fraser Valley as part of the Graphic + Digital Design program.
Design
GDC Connect
Future-proof your career with GDC Connect, a new professional development program for GDC BC.
Living Systems
Breaking Bread
Social architecture is the art and science of living systems. We are recognizing that we are no longer designing tools and physical artifacts. We are designing human experience. We are all engaged in the human project.
Design
Design for Resilience
The design community is discovering their own complicity in propping up corporate and capitalistic hierarchies that are increasing inequities, maintaining oppressive workplaces, and limiting opportunities for learning, collaboration, autonomy, and creativity.