Kara Pecknold has a graduate degree in Design and her research is presented
as a case study in IDEO's Human-Centered Design Toolkit.

She has worked as a design researcher at Emily Carr University with a
focus on design and health care. Under the name of Olivelife Creative, she
employs a range of skills that include the scope of the design process:

Communication Design
Art and Creative Direction
Copywriting
Photography
Design Research

She is a graduate member of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada
and has joined the Designer's Accord.

If you want to chat about a project, please feel free to drop her a note.

Work:
Portfolio
Design Blog
Photography
Dinner With A Side of Design

Networks:
Flickr
Facebook
Twitter
Behance
Design21
GOOD
Core77
TED
Living Principles

Press:
Society of Graphic Designers of Canada
Fast Company
Future Trends Forum (research referenced)
Axis Magazine (Japan)
Stanford Social Innovation Review

Speaking:
IDSA International Conference
ACM Creativity & Cognition
Practivism
VanUE
IDSA NW Design Debate

Teaching:
Design For Social Change
Art of Fonts
Typography
Ecological Perspectives Seminar
Designing With Image And Time

Publications:
ACM Creativity & Cognition '09
IDSA Innovation Quarterly (Winter 2009)
Current (Contributor and Guest Editor)