Design has been my way of making sense of both structure and expression. From early studio projects to real-world brand collaborations, I’ve learned that every brief carries a question — and my role is to shape an answer that feels inevitable. My background in graphic design grounds me in systems thinking, but I never treat style as fixed. Each project is a conversation between vision, function, and craft.

My path as a creative started long before design school — really, it began in childhood. I wouldn’t say I was “born to create,” because I believe in John Locke’s concept of tabula rasa: that we are shaped by experience. For me, creativity was a natural response to the struggles and pains of life. It gave me both a sense of control and a form of emotional freedom. Drawing was my most accessible outlet, and I used it to make the things I liked, the things I wanted, and the things I felt.

In high school, I was accepted into the interdisciplinary art program, which exposed me to a wide array of mediums. That’s where I discovered the beauty of combining rough, loose fountain pen strokes with light, airy watercolor — creating a sense of radical balance between chaos and calm.

After graduation, I chose to pursue graphic design. At first, I was confused: if I had always been creative, why was this suddenly hard? But I realized that design is a different kind of creative expression than art. Art creates to ask questions, while design creates to give precise answers. That shift — from questioning to answering — was transformative, and it’s why I continue to push myself in this field today.