Check out the first episode of Connect 4: Design Bridges, a new show about mentorship from Design Observer and Connect 4: Networking for Equality in Design.
On this episode, creative director Jonathan Jackson talks with Avalon Garrick, a design student at Mercy College.
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Connect 4: Design Bridges was produced by Hawk and Paw Productions in collaboration with Mercy College, Pentagram, and Design Observer. The theme music was composed by Isabel Sanchez.

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