Good design makes our lives easier, healthier, and happier

An exploration of the intersection between design and health

After starting a post-baccalaureate program in Interior Architecture, I discovered that what I was learning was not accessible to everyday people even though design affects our everyday health. Now I combine my previous experience in healthcare with my new studies in interior architecture to share how design can make our lives easier, healthier, and happier.

  • Design Should Be Human-Centered

    Humans are often blamed for bad design, but how can you get your recommended thirty minutes of walking if the streets in your city are unsafe?

  • Accessible Design Benefits Us All

    Ramps benefit people who use wheelchairs, but they are also useful for parents using strollers, delivery workers, business owners, and seniors.

  • Beautiful Spaces Make Us Healthier

    Beauty creates a positive emotional experience. Although beauty is partly subjective, there are general principles that make products or spaces objectively beautiful too (even if it is not your personal style).

  • Good Design Should Be Affordable

    Someone once said we are too poor to buy cheap things. We are often enticed by good deals, but generally, it is more financially beneficial in the long term to pay slightly more for a lasting product than a little less for a product you have to continually replace.

  • Good Design Is Often Healthier

    Non-stick pans have a plastic coating with chemicals that wear out, requiring you to buy a new pan every few years. Iron skillets and stainless steel pans do not have plastic coatings, last a lifetime, and even indicate when it is time to flip the meat.

  • Good Design is Beauty and Function

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

About Me

After starting a post-baccalaureate program in Interior Architecture, I discovered that what I was learning was not accessible to everyday people even though design affects our everyday health. Now I combine my previous experience in healthcare with my new studies in interior architecture to share how design can make our lives easier, healthier, and happier.