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I love ideas. Whether as a writer or designer, I’m always looking for the best way to communicate them.

writing
I write reviews and feature articles on visual art, as well as design, architecture, food, and film. I'm a 2007 recipient of a Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant and a co-author of Fresh Talk, Daring Gazes: Conversations on Asian American Art (University of California Press, 2003). My work has also appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Artforum.com, Art on Paper, ARTnews, Art Ltd., Wired.com, the SF Weekly, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, the Silicon Valley Metro, The Massachusetts Review, CMYK Magazine, PopMatters.com, and Nikkei Heritage.

web design
With 11 years of interactive design experience, including 4 years of Web design in fast-paced New York City agencies, I have skills, discipline and big client experience.

I’m an expert in creative concept development, interface design, and interactive branding, and I have the communication and project management skills to make sure that a project gets done on strategy, on time and on budget.

From my background as a visual artist, I take a conceptual approach to design. I know how to define, develop, and extend a core message. I don’t have a rigid style, but am always looking for the “big idea” which guides and determines the overall design.