Pride, Work and Necessity of Side Projects: Designer and Educator Jamie Cavanaugh Activates Lifelong Learning for the Global Design Community at Design Higher

What are you working on—on the side?

In March 2017, I started my side project, Design Higher, a website focusing on lifelong learning for designers. For over ten years, as an Interaction Designer and an Associate Professor in the Graphic Design program at Santa Monica College, I’ve witnessed first-hand the need that both students and designers have for information, resources and advice on how to succeed—and thrive!—in design careers.

As the field of design continues to rapidly evolve, multiple...