I recently read Josep Albers’ Homage to the Square, which is an influential project that helped teach the effect of colors. Much has been written about this project. My goal was to learn more about the interaction of color because my training primarily focused on Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction (with emphasis on systems thinking,…
Take Initiative is an internal Mastercard program that brings employees from across the globe together for a 2-day innovation challenge. Unlike a traditional hackathon, Take Initiative emphasizes strategy and product-market fit. To win, teams need a working demo, a compelling story, and a reasonable business case. This year, I flew to Kenya to take part. It was my…
As part of my goal to create more mobile apps, I built a simple Android app called Get Logo. The app’s purpose is straightforward: it downloads an image from the web. My goal wasn’t to create a polished product but to learn the fundamentals of making network requests, fetching remote objects, and manage multiple threads. Back…
