charityworks | art & design

Today, I embarked on an exciting journey of music creation using Google's Lyria. What started as a simple experiment turned into a rewarding process of crafting a track that truly reflects where I am in my life and creative path. After several iterations, I finally produced a piece I am proud to share. This post walks you through my experience, the creative decisions I made, and the story behind the music. Creating music with Google's Lyria, showing the digital audio workstat

In an interview for a Sr. UI/UX Designer role, I was asked to share my personality, career story, and portfolio. I also rated my skills in UI/UX Design Tools. Here’s a summary of our discussion: Who is Charity Calderon as a person? Art & Design Work Experience Career Story Personality Portfolio Art & Design: A Personal Perspective Art and design are intertwined for me. They are like a marriage. There is design in art and art in design. A designer can also be an artist. This p

A collection of Books I'm looking into, to recommend for use of my students in college, and also for growth & learning. Game Design...

I created patterns on Figma following a tutorial and these are the results!

Let your default system be good. Because if not, this can make your products or system outdated. It's not good when it gets associated...

On Prioritization / Accuracy / Precision / Transformation You'll learn what you can and can't live without. Prioritize what's closest to...

I decided to blog about how to Remote Control my Camera: Sony a6000 with my phone and desktop, and to Transfer Photos and Videos...

Creativity is Spirituality Creativity is Resourcefulness Creativity is Ebb and Flow Creativity is both Art and Design. It involves both...

As a Product Designer, I'm taking a moment to reveal and appreciate another tool I have acquired for offline work. Or, shall I say,...

The "Graphic Designer's Essential Reference" is a book that still inspires me to this day, and I recommend it to young & upcoming designers.