How Side Hustles Make Me a Better Designer

They enrich my perspectives, expose me to diversity and new opinions, and allow me to look at life and the human experience in new fascinating ways.

Personal, Inspiration, DesignSophia LiuDecember 23, 2020career, creative career, designer, product designer, side hustle, hobbies, me, personal, inspiration, design-resource-4, ux designComment

Code for San Francisco: A Civic Hacking Project

Designing for social justice and learning data visualization.

DesignSophia LiuNovember 23, 2020volunteer, service, design, ui design, ux, ux design, code for america, code for san francisco, project, design-resource-4Comment

Birthday Jumpsuit

A special OOTD and a little bit of life reflection. What else did you expect?

Fashion, PersonalSophia LiuNovember 17, 2020birthday, jumpsuit, ootd, personal, meComment

Tahoe, 2020

A peaceful autumn weekend in Tahoe, amidst chaotic times.

TravelSophia LiuNovember 5, 2020tahoe, lake tahoe, california, travel, travel diary, travel blog, photo diary, usaComment

What Fashion Taught Me About Cooking

Clothes, food, and a love letter to Alice Waters.

Illustration, Inspiration, Fashion, Health & FitnessSophia LiuOctober 21, 2020illustration, food, collage, cooking, alice waters, masterclassComment

Design Audit: Social Safety Net

At an annual Code for America-sponsored event that brings together volunteers to partner with local government and community groups, I completed a design audit of California’s benefits applications.

Wild

Folklore vibes during trying times.

Photography, TravelSophia LiuAugust 28, 2020san francisco, black and white, nature, wood, woodsComment

Pause

I think if we get anything out of this year. It’s that we can live our lives a little more calmly, a little more authentically.

PersonalSophia LiuAugust 20, 2020quarantine, shelter in place, covid lifeComment

Play

How I got addicted to a video game and turned it into an architecture project. (What has quarantine done to me?)

ArchitectureSophia LiuJuly 27, 2020animal crossing, acnh, island tour, island, video game, game, play, quarantine, creative, architecture, project, design-resource-4Comment

I Learned to Code

A life-changing class that not only started my coding journey, but helped me find my passion for learning.

TechSophia LiuJune 1, 2020learning, cs106, standford, code in place, coding, programming, stem, quarantine, project, design-resource-4Comment

Love of Learning

After I got school out of the way, I finally started learning.

Personal, WordsSophia LiuMay 27, 2020learning, love of learning, personal, inspiration, curiosity, creativity, education, education system, play, childhoodComment

Class of 2020: A Special Celebration

My sister Shirley is graduating this month after 4 long years at Berkeley, and I’d been waiting to take these photos. Little did we know 2020 would have other plans.