Living in a pandemic can be quite isolating. As much as I’d like to think a team meeting on Zoom feels as collaborative as one done in person, my brain can’t be convinced otherwise. Doing work by myself can be exhausting. Design is a collaborative process. Being able to ask my friends around me, “Hey, how’s this colour?” or “Which photo suits the theme better?” keeps the gears in my mind working. As much as my ego would like to believe otherwise, I am not the authority on all things. This is the reason why I like to work in small groups. There’s something motivating about having a friend by your side while doing work. The pandemic’s made me realise that I’ve taken this collaborative experience for granted. I miss being able to revise my work with my friends at a cafe, sipping on overpriced sugary, barely caffeinated drinks, scribbling notes down. It’s not the same as sitting by myself in my room - my body knows this, and that’s why that B+ for a science module, instead of an A, staring...