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06.15.2021 5 minute read

Marsha P. Johnson: Legendary Icon of Stonewall, Greenwich Village, and Gay Liberation

June 28, 1969. The Stonewall Inn, a known gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village, was raided by the…

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06.14.2021 6 minute read

How to Rescope Your Work

It happens all the time. You’re waist deep in an exciting but stressful project, when it hits you: this is…

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05.28.2021 13 minute read

The Inequality of (Mental) Health: COVID & Underlying Issues Through an Intersectional Lens

Over the past year, five years, ten years, longer depending on what you’re counting, our hyper-awareness of global and national…

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05.26.2021 5 minute read

A Day in the Life of Creative Circler: Jackie Scherr

What kind of work do you do? Where do you work? I'm a freelance graphic designer and work for myself:…

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05.25.2021 7 minute read

Understanding the Role of the Industrial Designer

Bicycles. Sofas. Lawnmowers. Smartphones. Electric cars. Trampolines. What Do All of These Have in Common? All were designed by industrial…

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05.24.2021 7 minute read

Digital Revolution in Mental Health Care — Is the Future Here?

There’s a mental health crisis in America. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the mental health of…

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05.12.2021 10 minute read

‘Takin’ Care of Business’: A Playlist for the Workaday World

From the nagging mother in the Doo Wop hit who hounds her son to “Get a Job” sha na na na, sha na na na na to the four lads…