I am a product designer, a self-proclaimed writer, observer, table-comedian, painter. I am currently an industrial/product design major in Seattle, Washington. I like big windows and empty spaces, giant bookshelves, conversations with people whose opinions I have nothing in common with. The world is flat, and having the knowledge, the passion will set the innovators apart from the duplicator, the leaders apart from the followers. Today, competition within the global market has shifted the paradigm for the skills one must muster. I came into the industry believing that an undergraduate degree would be sufficient for the surmounting challenges that lie before me. I believed that the education provided would put me ahead of the curve, and that staying abreast of the latest languages or technologies alone would allow me to maintain my position.