When Meena was 6 years old she won a Kentucky Fried Chicken colouring competition and has been involved in visual communications ever since. Hailing from the Pacific paradise of New Zealand she has lived in India, China and Berlin and is currently back on home turf working as a communications strategist and researcher. She has taught design at universities globally and has written for the Guardian Weekly, Monocle and Design 21. She explores the intersection of communication, culture and creativity from her blog Random Specific.