Heather Corcoran is a designer and a writer. She makes books, maps, and posters. Many of her personal essays involve looking closely at a place. First Deployment is a visual essay about San Diego in 1972. Reading Time catalogs some typographic approaches to literature and time. Six Conversations is a close reading of dialogue in short stories by contemporary women. This poster translates the visual essay First Deployment onto a single surface. This poster models how design students can grow the scope of their learning over time. First Deployment Six Conversations Reading Time