PinnedI did an arts festival as a non-pro artist and here’s how it wentJune through August of this year, I spent a ton of time prepping for an arts festival called The Paseo in Taos, NM that happened on September 16th and 17th. I was originally supposed to present in 2020 but then…well, you know. And then in 2021, well…you know. But this…Art Festival10 min readArt Festival10 min read
Pinned‘Cuties’, Netflix, and ComputationDisclaimer: The following is not a peer reviewed academic publication. I’m not a parent or child advocate or film critic. The purpose of this article is to make the reader consider why the visual treatment of these materials came to be, not to provide a concrete answer or suggestion. In…Representation17 min readRepresentation17 min read
PinnedAre you there Twitter? It’s me, Nina.This was originally done for an assignment for Ethan Zuckerman’s class Fixing Social Media. Hi, I’m Nina. I was born and raised in Arizona, USA. I am a cisgender, white passing woman in her twenties who primarily dates men. I speak English and Spanish and have a smart phone. I…10 min read10 min read
May 10, 2022A location “agnostic” surpriseHave I written in a while? Nothing complete. Enjoy this rant/personal post about Seattle, for now. The tech society visual communication programming will return shortly. — It’s February 2021. The only job offer I have that makes the most sense is located in Seattle. …Seattle9 min readSeattle9 min read
Nov 7, 2021A Pictorial Analysis of Disney Male Characters: Princes and ReflectionsCW: This shows a lot of bodies and talks a lot of ratios and trends. This can be triggering for some folks. Diclosure: I started this in March 2021 and am just now finishing it in November 2021 — turns out finishing an MS, moving across the country and starting…Disney12 min readDisney12 min read
Jan 2, 2021A Year (2020) of (almost) Daily (code) SketchesI have always been very very bad at habits. This is shocking to a lot of people. Maybe because I love makeup and skincare and those are habits. Maybe because I always check if doors are locked a bunch of times before leaving. Or because I’ve conned MIT out of…Creative Coding12 min readCreative Coding12 min read
Published inAnalytics Vidhya·Oct 27, 2020A Scrappy Top 6 Netflix Titles AnalysisDisclaimer: The following is not a peer reviewed academic publication. The purpose of this article is to make the reader consider why the visual treatment of these materials came to be, not to provide a concrete answer or suggestion. It was a week of reckless deicsions. But I stopped myself…Netflix12 min readNetflix12 min read
May 11, 2020A nonanswer to “Art in these times”So a few weeks ago one of my mentors/thesis readers/person whomst I learn from Zach Lieberman brought the question of “What is art in these times?” I remember the first time this was brought up was on a Zoom call with myself and a few other students and I just…Art12 min readArt12 min read
Mar 22, 2020A Pictorial Analysis of Disney Female Characters: Wrists and WorriesContent warning: This shows a lot of bodies and talks a lot of ratios and trends. This can be triggering for some folk so please avoid if this is you I promise none of these takes are that masterful. Disney, Disney, Disney. Love it or hate it — we can’t…Disney8 min readDisney8 min read
