Blog
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Delivery
Two weeks ago, I officially wrapped up the semester and attended Portfolio Night. The centerpiece was the Big Brothers Big Sisters website redesign. Hearing feedback from peers and professionals was incredibly validating; the most consistent compliments focused on visual clarity – how much cleaner and more intuitive the site looked compared to where we started.…
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Logistics
After the friction and mental reset last week, this week has been defined by the granular details of moving three projects forward simultaneously. It’s about documentation, checklists, and the steady manual labor of digital construction – but it is exactly how a finish line is reached. West Bend Schools: Crossing the Threshold The wait is…
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Friction
Sometimes, the hardest part of moving forward is the resistance you didn’t see coming. This week has been a masterclass in the “three steps forward, two steps back” reality of professional design. Between the weight of my academic load and the mounting requirements of the internships, the pressure reached a boiling point. I had to…
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Expansion
My professional footprint just got a lot bigger, and I’m excited, even if it means less personal time for me! This week, the theme hasn’t just been about finishing what I started, but about stepping into a new arena entirely. I am happy to share that I have secured a third position/internship with West Bend…
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Evolution
The projects I am working on today look nothing like the ones I started weeks ago. This is the nature of design; it’s a living process of adaptation. I’m learning just how adaptable you need to be. Looking back at my early notes for both Big Brothers Big Sisters and Farmer Dan, it’s clear that…
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Convergence
The newness of these projects has officially faded, replaced by the steady hum of the daily grind. This week hasn’t been about big “aha!” moments or dramatic pivots; it’s been about sitting in the chair, opening the laptop, and putting in the hours. We’ve reached the status quo of the mid-semester hustle – balancing a…
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Fluency
Just when I thought everything was set, another new guide arrived. This week on the Big Brothers Big Sisters front, we received yet another new direction to follow. In the past, this kind of pivot might have sent me into a spiral of frustration – especially with my classes now in full swing and my…
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Traction
The wheels are finally starting to grip, but the road just got a lot steeper. After a period of standing still and watching the calendar with a bit of panic, I’ve moved from “stasis” back into “action.” However, that momentum comes with a new challenge: classes have officially resumed. My available hours have suddenly shrunk…
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Stasis
/ˈstāsəs/ noun This is where I am. Inactive. And with the end of the internship class creeping closer on the calendar, that inactivity is starting to breed a real sense of worry. In the world of web design, we talk a lot about “flow” and “user journeys”. We don’t talk about the quiet, frustrating periods…
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Parallels
This week has felt like a mix of two really different projects. While I’ve been spending a lot of time working on the Big Brothers Big Sisters website refresh, I also started building a website for Farmer Dan. Meeting with Dan to talk through the project was a good reminder of why the discovery phase…