As an emotional wellbeing brand, every decision we make and product we create is through the lens of an emotional wellness concept. …

I’ve always considered myself a cynical skeptic. I’m a middle class millennial, born and raised in New York City, have lived through 2 recessions, a stock market crash, racism/sexism on an all too frequent basis, and now a global pandemic…so unfortunately, I haven’t had the benefit of viewing the world…

In tech, asking questions is key. Whether you’re kicking off development for a new feature, trying to understand the insights being shared at a conference, or learning more about a job opportunity during an interview, a well asked question can have a significant positive impact. It can highlight edge cases…

I recently started partaking in the WAVE Advisor program that is led by BUILT BY GIRLS, an awesome team that gives high school and college women access to resources that help them explore and land internships and jobs in tech. …

For the past few years, I’ve gotten into the habit of replacing New Year’s resolutions with more tangible goals because I always felt resolutions were too vague and that’s why we never keep them. Goals, broken down by categories such as ‘bad habits to break’, ‘new things to learn’, and…

The lifecycle of developing a new feature for a product can be explained through a variety of analogies, but I think the changing of seasons best represents not only the phases of feature development, but also the emotions we as product designers go through (this may also be applicable to…

This blog title is by no means a reflection of my feelings for Slack itself. As a product designer, I love Slack. Communicating with GIPHs? Yes. Customized channels that cater to every niche? Yes. Integrations with other applications for a seamless experience? Yes. …

I am not one to see movies in theaters frequently mostly due to the exorbitant costs and fear of bed bugs (is this just a New York thing?), but I recently went to see “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” after hearing much fanfare — And it’s one of the best…

I am by no means what people would consider a ‘gamer.’ Not due to lack of interest, but mostly because I don’t have enough patience to play video games long enough to get good at them or even past the first few minutes. Games these days have complex storylines, many…