Ashley is a designer and developer studying computer science, graphic design, and policy at Brown|RISD. She is fascinated by language, journalism, and the texture of the color green.
Currently freelancing at the Pudding. Previously at ServiceNow and The Los Angeles Times.
REPOWERING THE WEST
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Clean energy projects are badly needed to fight climate change — but they can fuel intense opposition in the communities where they’re built. We’re spotlighting examples of that tension across the West, with an eye toward finding solutions.
MAPPING, DESIGN, CODE, ANIMATION
HOW A.I. SEES L.A.
LOS ANGELES TIMES
In this visual poem, we stitched together evocative texts about Los Angeles as a way of articulating our city’s bizarre beauty and uncanny oddities. Then we asked A.I. to imagine them. It’s as weird as you might imagine.
ART DIRECTION, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT
WOMEN ARE SUPERSTARS ON STAGE, BUT STILL RARELY GET TO WRITE SONGS
THE PUDDING
Most hit songs are written by all men. How often has a top 5 hit been written by *only* women in the last 10 years? It’s likely rarer than you think.
ART DIRECTION, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT
THE EVOLUTION OF THAYER STREET
BROWN DAILY HERALD
The Herald mapped business turnover on Thayer Street since 2000 through interactive timelines tracing year-by-year history of the street.
MAPPING, ART DIRECTION, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT
HOW BROWN'S CAMPUS AND PROPERTY HOLDINGS HAVE CHANGED, FROM 1770 TO TODAY
BROWN DAILY HERALD
Explore how Brown expanded from two lots between Waterman and George streets to a campus that spans the city of Providence.
RESEARCH, ART DIRECTION, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT
HOW AI-GENERATED ART IS CHANGING THE CONCEPT OF ART ITSELF
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Artificial-intelligence generated artwork has made vast strides in recent years, but many artists don’t even consider it art. To some, it opens up vast new avenues of creative exploration, and to others, it threatens their livelihoods.
RESEARCH, ART DIRECTION, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT
CLAIM OUR PERCENT
PERSONAL PROJECT
I developed an interactive data visualization on labor history and guide to unionizing in the modern workplace.
RESEARCH, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT
DIASPORATIC TEXTS IN ILLITERACY
PERSONAL PROJECT
I built an interactive experience about the guilt, struggle, and shame of being somewhat illiterate in Chinese.
RESEARCH, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT