founding my design and product journey ★

community is one of my largest values and paths into design. i have so many great friends from it <3 hear a bit about how i carved my design presence at yale

1. freshman fallstepping into dfa studio

   my first time in the studio. three of us, a makerspace full of tools, and the sudden realization that yale had almost no home for product designers. that gap is what made me want to build one.

   
2. fall '25ec bazaar recruiting

   took over the chapter, recruited a board and a co-founder, and showed up at extracurricular bazaar with a real booth. navy tablecloth, qr codes, and the start of growing from a handful of people into an actual studio.

   
3. fall '25first board meeting

   kickoff with the full board in matching dfa shirts. the first time it felt less like a side project and more like a community we were responsible for shaping.

   
4. fall '25first workshop

   hosted my first workshop on 3d printing and modeling at the ceid. teaching the thing i was still learning myself, and watching people leave with something they made.

   
5. spring '26first regional design meetup

   hosted my first ever regional design meetup. designers from across campuses in one room, sticky notes everywhere, and proof that the community could travel past yale.

   
6. summer '26hosting for config

   helped host a config watch party in nyc. name tag on, face on the screen, and a reminder that community work can scale from a campus club to the wider design world.

   

1. 

   freshman fall

   stepping into dfa studio

   my first time in the studio. three of us, a makerspace full of tools, and the sudden realization that yale had almost no home for product designers. that gap is what made me want to build one.

2. 

   fall '25

   ec bazaar recruiting

   took over the chapter, recruited a board and a co-founder, and showed up at extracurricular bazaar with a real booth. navy tablecloth, qr codes, and the start of growing from a handful of people into an actual studio.

3. 

   fall '25

   first board meeting

   kickoff with the full board in matching dfa shirts. the first time it felt less like a side project and more like a community we were responsible for shaping.

4. 

   fall '25

   first workshop

   hosted my first workshop on 3d printing and modeling at the ceid. teaching the thing i was still learning myself, and watching people leave with something they made.

5. 

   spring '26

   first regional design meetup

   hosted my first ever regional design meetup. designers from across campuses in one room, sticky notes everywhere, and proof that the community could travel past yale.

6. 

   summer '26

   hosting for config

   helped host a config watch party in nyc. name tag on, face on the screen, and a reminder that community work can scale from a campus club to the wider design world.