Elizabeth Goodspeed is a designer, writer, and educator. Her writing explores the cyclical patterns and revolving influences of visual culture. Her essays have appeared in Fast Company, PORT, The Architect’s Newspaper, and AIGA Eye on Design, and her commentary has been cited in The New York Times, New York Magazine, and Business of Fashion. Natalie Shields is a partner in Scheffe Shields, an award-winning independent design and illustration collaborative focused on printed matter. Her work employs classical forms of expression and execution with an eye toward visual worldbuilding.