Documenting Life Through Film

Lately, I’ve been dabbling in a new medium: filmmaking.

FilmSophia LiuFebruary 13, 2024video, video production, film, filmmaking, short film, short videos, youtube, youtuber, storytelling, vlogComment

How I discovered design

Cartoons, software, and the multitude of influences that brought design into my life.

Design, InspirationSophia LiuJanuary 13, 2024design, designer, product design, product designer, inspiration, childhood, design-resource-1Comment

2023: Year in Review

I’m happy to be growing into the self I was always meant to be — an unapologetically ambitious, gut-listening, calendar-jamming, relentlessly curious, introspective, and solitude-loving eternal optimist.

PersonalSophia LiuDecember 26, 2023year in review, 2023, reflections, self, personalComment

Anica in the Studio

During a last minute work trip to New York last week, I squeezed in a studio session with my friend Anica. What a treat getting to book space in a city where photography still exists.

Mexico City, 2023

Visiting Mexico City on Dia de Los Muertos has been a dream of mine. There’s nothing I love more than visiting a place so full of life, celebration, and holiday festiveness.

China, 2023

Because a visit to China isn’t just another vacation to a foreign country; it’s a visit with family that comes with all its wonderful complexities and emotions.

TravelSophia LiuOctober 22, 2023asia, china, travel, travel diary, travel blog, travel story, autumn travel, hubei, wuhan, xiaogan, yichang, familyComment

Let's get physical

I am constantly in awe of just how much the human body (and mind) is capable of.

Concrete Jungle

A huge fan of public parks, I was impressed by this whimsical urban oasis that completely removes you from one of the biggest urban centers in the world.

TravelSophia LiuJuly 19, 2023travel, new york, new york city, travel diary, summer, summer in NY, summer travel, usaComment

Thoughts on design, 2023 edition

Learning about new tools, meeting colleagues IRL, and spamming downtown San Francisco with thousands of lime green tote bags at the biggest, buzziest design conference in tech.

Yosemite, 2023

I’m not typically a nature person, but overachiever me loves a challenge like hiking Half Dome.

TravelSophia LiuJune 1, 2023national park, california, wilderness, woods, camping, yosemite, yosemite national park, roadtrip, nature, half dome, hike, waterfall, usaComment

10 Years a Working Woman

At an early age, I learned how to write professional emails, mail invoices, appear older than I was, and convince real adults I was good enough for whatever job.

InspirationSophia LiuMay 8, 2023job, jobs, work, careerComment

Springtime Wedding at Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, California

In the hills of Saratoga, California, on the first warm spring day this year, H+J tied the knot at the historic Hakone Gardens, surrounded by cherry blossoms, cascading waterfalls, and a thousand origami cranes.