What skills or relationships developed at OCAD U helped you participate in your field? Is there anything you would have done differently?

The emphasis on theory and critical dialogue at OCAD U has really influenced the way I approach my work. I'm always reading and this helps me contextualize the things I make, whether they are an object or an event, within a discourse of material culture and changing approaches to production. 

Working with Kate Hartman, and the team at the Social Body Lab has really influenced the way I think and work as well. The lab is always focused on how people relate to technologies, which has helped me internalize human centred design methods. The work I was involved in at the Social Body Lab has always been interesting and challenging. I worked on a project to develop fashionable cycling lights, along with fashion designer Angella Mackey. The project is called Vega Edge, and we went on to raise $34 000 on Kickstarter, and produced all the lights in Toronto and shipped them around the world. 

If I could have done anything differently, I would have collaborated more with other students at OCAD U during my time there.

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