Archive - west & ease

Becoming a confident facilitator

Essential tools and techniques to help you confidently guide collaborative sessions in any environment—as a designer in tech and beyond.

Mar 4 •

February 2025

On defining individuality in fashion and purpose with Peter Nguyen of The Essential Man

Meet Peter Nguyen, the New York and Austin-based founder of The Essential Man, where he helps men elevate their style and look really fucking good.

Feb 2 •

September 2024

Eric Li on becoming a design founder through intentional career exploration

Meet Eric Li, co-founder of Versive, an AI-powered user research platform that helps companies conduct and analyze research faster.

Sep 12, 2024 •

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July 2024

Driving influence as a designer*

Ways to understand what influence means and tangible tools that you can try to adapt, apply, and iterate in your workflow.

Jul 29, 2024 •

June 2024

Designing better products with resourceful research

Cross-post of my guest post with Versive on designing better products with resourceful research

Jun 2, 2024 •

April 2024

On living and loving life with Abi Garapati

Meet Abi Garapati, a human living and loving life in New York City. Driven by fostering community, Abi co-hosts Olive Tree Writing Club, a weekly…

Apr 2, 2024 •

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January 2024

December 2023

November 2023

Reflecting on our design journeys with Triệu Thanh Nguyệt (Tiffany Trieu) and Leslie Luo

Live guest lecture "Voices from the Field" conversation hosted at UC Davis Design 001 "Intro to Design" course

Nov 28, 2023 •

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