Portfolio (18)

What's (on) the menu?

A few months ago, I shared how I love to find inspiration when I browse other digital designers' websites. Another example of this is the navigation design for this website. As the site has gone through a few iterations, the navigation had gone from non-existent…

AKM Logo

My brother-in-law is an incredible interior design photographer. Over the years, I've had the pleasure of helping him out with his digital presence. Way back when, that included a custom WordPress website where I had the chance to experiment with atypical UI and IxD patterns…

New color palette

In the spirit of Kaizen, I'm always making incremental improvements to the things I design and build. Recently, that has meant an addition to the footer. And today, I'm introducing an updated color palette. It's pretty subtle, and most visible in dark mode, but the…

Interactive Resume

I created an interactive resume. It's a choose-your-own-adventure wizard where you can learn more about me. Here's the story of how it came to be. A few weeks back, I started to create an interactive resume. The first version was a sidescrolling game. The idea…

A successfully abandoned project

This weekend I spent some time on a project that I'm now abandoning. You might be surprised to hear (read) that I still consider this a success and a long term win. Here's what happened. I wanted to create an easy and fun to digest…

UK - US Jazz Dataviz

My brother-in-law and I are always sharing music recommendations and we both love jazz. A few years ago, I created a print for him. The print features a data visualization to show connections and collaborations between a bunch of musicians. I — somewhat randomly —…

Thought leadership: talks, trainings, and mentorship

Training and mentoring In my role as product design strategist and UX/UI designer, I was fortunate to mentor and train coworkers on my team. I strongly believe in the power of cross-functional knowledge sharing. As much as I enjoy teaching my peers about my areas…

Healthy People 2030: Data Display

The challenge With over 500 objectives and tens of thousands of associated data points, the UI and interaction design of Healthy People 2030's data display was a big, fun challenge. Not only are the data complex and broad in scope, but the audiences are diverse…

CDC: Contraceptive Decision Making App

The challenge The CDC Contraceptive Decision Making app helps providers explain options and walk through the decision-making process for a variety of contraceptive methods. The science behind these choices as well as the multitude of parameters makes the information that needs to be communicated both…

Healthy People 2030: LHI Infographics

The challenge As part of the Healthy People 2030 initiative, 23 Leading Health Indicators (LHIs) were identified. Being able to easily interpret and visualize the data associated with these LHIs is key. I spearheaded the creation of a tool that allows for customized infographics to…