About Me
The goal
Hi, I’m Maya — a student linguist exploring the intersection of language, culture, and the internet. This site is a home for my writing and opinions on language, media, and communication. I’m also an avid artist and graphic designer with a strong background in animation and visual development. Through Lingua Machina, I aim spark conversations about language and how we use it. This is a space where I try to make sense of the patterns in how we communicate and why they matter.
I’m Maya Iyer, founder, organizer, media manager, and everything else. I wrote these pieces to share my love for linguistics and show how studying it can help anybody understand the world a little better. I’m also a graphic designer with some animation and visual development experience, you can find some of my work on my instagram [link here].
