At the clinic A child walks in - hunched up, dragging her feet. Parent follows, overburdened with bags. A pillar of strength, both- in their own right, join the families, waiting, waiting for their turn for their turn to join the elite group of strength & perseverance. To add one more visit, one more…

The journey of a pediatric cancer caregiver You are sitting, waiting, in a big waiting room waiting for them to call your child in Or, waiting for your child to be out of a procedure You look around at shuffling faces, lost in their thoughts Some sitting uncomfortably, fidgeting with their…

Wayfinding your user interviews with art. — Everyone in design and research knows that there is no way we can get around user interviews. They are an integral part of the design cycle but let’s be honest, it is a tedious process. How many times have you interviewed your users and felt elated with the rapport and…

Work-Life balance was a mouthful before COVID and it’s nothing short of a mess while we are living with COVID. WFH has had its ups and downs and COVID has brought about many different facets for sure. Empty nesters call it a ‘silver lining’ because they got to have their…

World Changing Women They asked us… whose shoulders are you standing on? as I looked around a room full of world changing women in my mind, there should have really been only one answer your, and yours, and yes for someone standing next to me, mine as well. But how…

personal self v/s professional self, which one are we liking, sharing, forwarding today? So there is this rage and upsetness over facebook. People have stopped posting as much as they previously used to. People don’t share as many photos as before. You don’t see people checking in and sharing where…

Have we created yet another silo allowing us to make excuses and behave badly? — What is the function of design? What is the role of a designer? What is Design for Good? What is good? What is bad? As mentioned on AIGA ‘s website— Design for Good is an ethos to use problem-solving and design thinking towards social change. … Design for Good recognizes the wide range of designers’ work and hands-on leadership and professional development opportunities, which benefit the world, our country, and our communities.

I believe in rainbows. I believe in silver linings. I believe, everything in life happens for a reason. As a graphic designer by profession and someone who found refuge in art, I believe that everything can be made beautiful thanks to the quirkiness of art. I believe that was me before I became who I’m today. That was me before… I changed. When people hear about what I…

Whenever I’m invited to share the Kids & Art Foundation outside of the pediatric cancer realm, I cannot help but weigh my cancer journey as a caregiver, and my inherent personal loss, with our society’s need for ‘thinking big’.