Plotting Ports and Pleats: The Cross-Stitch Between Style and Systems

Hi friends, It’s been almost two months since I started this blog, and what a ride it’s been. Between school, work, and everything life has thrown at me, it’s taken much longer than I planned to sit down and write this second post. But here we are, finally, and I’ve brought something a little different this time. After wrapping up my first semester at Altschool Africa, I took advantage of the short break to experiment with some of the networking basics we learned in class. And since I’m a fashion designer stepping into the world of tech, this post is a mix of both. Think fashion, think tech, and a whole lot of sketching. At first glance, sketching a dress and drawing a network diagram might seem like two completely unrelated things. But when you look closer, you’ll find they actually share a lot in common. Both require creativity, structure, planning, and yes, sketches. Whether you're laying out a sleek silhouette or configuring VLANs in Cisco Packet Tracer, you’re essentially bu...