I’M EMMA.

MY TOOLBOX

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Underneath all of my projects is a deep love of making things that connect people with themselves and each other. I make all kinds of things, like:

• geo-fenced audio tours for historically overlooked neighborhoods

• slide decks for creatives and start-up businesses

• annual reports and data stories for international nonprofits

• wedding invitation suites for artsy lovers

• plans for converting a CR-V into a camper

• pop songs composed of old voicemails

• YOU NAME IT.

My hunger for new tools is a horizon with no vanishing point. While I am largely self-taught in many of these digital applications, I have led workshops and instructed students in everything from making beautiful, compelling slide presentations to designing human-centered, culturally-sustaining research protocols.

Research is at the heart of my process. I thrive when I get to participate in and guide others through interviewing, testing, prototyping, iterating, and incorporating feedback into design. I leverage theories like critical race theory, post-colonial theory, and feminist theory alongside practices like interaction analysis, social experimentation, and culturally responsive pedagogy because I believe:

• Every human is valuable, worthy, and beloved. Period.

• Designing for everyone is designing for no one.

• Intersectionality matters. Marginalization is real.

• Epistemological diversity is key to reflecting reality.

• Teaching each student is different than teaching all students.

If these ideas resonate with you, let’s chat!