Originally posted on Red Tricycle (now Tinybeans). For a long time—too long, it felt like—I wasn’t sure I’d ever get to be a mom. I went through five years of infertility, five years of wondering if someone would ever grow up and call me “Mom.” It’s been 10 years since that day I got the […]
Why Comparing Trump’s Election To Republicans’ Loss In 2008 Is Misguided Gaslighting
Originally published at Romper. It hasn’t even been a week since the election and its results that shocked large swaths of Americans, and still — protestors continue to take to the streets in their communities to protest against President-elect Donald Trump. Responses to Trump’s presidential victory have spanned just about all the five stages of […]
September 11 Through My Father’s Lens
Originally published at HuffPost. This is my dad: Akira Suwa. It’s rare to capture a photo of him, as he’s typically behind the camera. In 2014, he retired as a senior photojournalist for The Philadelphia Inquirer, his photojournalism career spanning nearly four decades. September 11, 2001 was a Tuesday: My dad’s regular day off. And […]
Client: Georgia Mountains Unitarian Universalist Church
Project: Complete redesign of The Georgia Mountains Unitarian Universalist Church (GMUUC) website. Scope: Migration from Weebly.com WYSIWYG website to self-hosted WordPress, full redesign, custom photography, website copy revisions, creation of members-only content accessible by registered users.
FLAVNT Streetwear To Launch Trans-Friendly Swimwear & 5 More Companies All About Inclusivity
Originally published at Romper. From Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover debut this past summer as a trans woman to the disappointing defeat of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) Act just last month, trans issues are ever so slowly emerging into mainstream awareness from otherwise marginalized conversation. FLAVNT Streetwear (pronounced “flaunt”) is one such company […]
Living in a Land of Virtual Reality
Originally published at Royal PortFolio (archived). Oculus Rift—the virtual reality goggles Kickstarted into existence—isn’t just a gamer’s dream, it’s a game-changer that Facebook bet $2 billion will alter the way we interact with technology and with the world around us. When you think of virtual reality, what comes to mind? Maybe you’re picturing cyberpunk techno-goggles strapped […]
Personhood Amendments Would Hurt Families Who Want Children
Originally published at Rewire News Group. The amendments in Colorado and North Dakota giving legal rights to fetuses would leave people seeking in vitro fertilization in the dust. Next week, voters in Colorado and North Dakota will take to the polls to vote on amendments that would give legal rights to zygotes, embryos, and fetuses, also […]
Client: The Massachusetts Lodge
Project: Complete redesign of The Massachusetts Lodge website. Scope: Full redesign, custom photography, creation of members-only content accessible by registered users.
Client: Disney Baby
Project: Custom image graphic design for Disney Baby. Scope: Ongoing project. Create featured images for blog posts and slideshows within Disney design specs. (Click on each image to be taken to the corresponding blog post at Disney Baby.)
Thousands Gather at Market Basket Rally As Sales Plummet 90%
Originally published at Consumer Press. Thousands of Market Basket employees, customers, and supporters descended upon the Tewksbury, Mass. store and corporate headquarters in what is now the start of the third week of protests. Police on site estimated as many as 5,000 to 6,000 people had gathered as of 11 AM Tuesday morning. Rally organizers had been […]
Client: Conroy For Boston
Project: Political campaign branding. (March 2013) Scope: Custom logo design for print and web, including social media account and website header images.
Client: RESOLVE New England
Project: Annual Conference program. Scope: 11×14″ double-sided, folded annual conference for print and web.
