Field Notes

A place for documenting my thoughts.

Learning how lead: shifting gears from designer to director

Working as a creative lead on projects was a huge transition for me. No longer was I defending and presenting my ideas and work but the ideas and work of my team. Focusing on the talent that was in front of me was one of the best things I did for the work and for our clients. Learning to put my ego aside and working with geniuses of their craft was key.

Lessons From
Semi-Permanent

Semi Permanent placed a lot of emphasis on time – respecting the past and anticipating future, the largest panel was aptly named: “The Future of Tech, of State, of Travel”. The other talks I enjoyed referenced a similar focus or presented stories of the self-wrestling creative. Overall, these sessions prodded me to think deeper about the concepts presented.

AECOM’s Reconnected City: A Game Based on Real Data

Reconnected City is a data-based game that I designed for AECOM’s Vivid Ideas Event called Reconnecting Sydney. The game was created from real data from real cities, seven years worth acquired from AECOM’s SSIM model. The goal was to use it as a tool to visualize, predict, and plan the future of cities with a heavy emphasis on transportation.