[3] As a child she was inspired by Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss and The Wizard of Oz [4] leading her to choose design over medicine as her major.
[5] She founded the non-profit Project Color Corps with the aim of "optical optimism" in urban neighborhood schools through paint and pattern.
[10] Alongside Laurie Pressman of Pantone and Kat Holmes of Microsoft she was a member of the interview panel for the documentary 'Color in Sight'.
The charity teaches children and community members about color and pattern enabling and inviting them to be co-designers of their space.
In her Dreaming in Technicolor blog she writes about the impact of color on our everyday lives and the design process.
In a 2005 SFGate interview she discussed her college years and her views on the emotional importance of color in our everyday lives.