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Everything I've Gotten for Free as a Design Writer

It's a lot.

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Leonora Epstein
Jan 20, 2026
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I’ve been writing about design for over 8 years now. This started when my career brought me to lead editorial for Hunker, a shelter publication I co-founded under the umbrella of a larger media company. There’s a reason I’m not linking to Hunker; it was sold a few years ago and now represents everything that is wrong with the internet. But, back in the day, we were competing alongside your Dominos and Apartment Therapies, etc.

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