RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD)
Ashley Cai is a student in the Brown/RISD dual degree program majoring in Graphic Design, Computer Science and International and Public Affairs. She is curious about building rich storytelling experiences, visualizing unintuitive data in intuitive ways, and subverting expectations in digital spaces. Previously, she has worked on stories in various capacities for The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Pudding and The Brown Daily Herald. She believes that information should be designed to be simultaneously accessible and challenging for audiences. Outside of work, she is obsessed with learning to dance, studying languages, collecting green objects and hosting board game nights with wonderful people.
WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL INSPIRED?
Freestyle dance battles – watching or participating!
WHAT AREA OF DESIGN ARE YOU HOPING TO WORK IN OR SPECIALIZE IN?
Digital journalism, data visualization and/or creative coding.
WHAT IS ONE THING THAT DESIGN SCHOOL HAS TAUGHT YOU THAT YOU DID NOT EXPECT?
How the most inane of references can bloom into something material.
WHO IS SOMEONE YOU LOOK UP TO IN YOUR FIELD? EITHER TODAY OR HISTORICALLY?
Mira Rojanasakul, Laurel Schwulst, Bhavik Singh
WHAT ARE YOU READING, LISTENING TO, WATCHING?
Rereading A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit, listening to RadioLab, and watching a Chinese reality TV show about farming.
