Spec work, design explorations, and occasional musings that I feel deserve a home other than social media.
Revisiting my past portfolio designs
Tracking the evolution of my portfolio (and what it says about me.)
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How misrepresenting the truth can make wayfinding clearer
Transforming maps into diagrams can help speed up travelers’ comprehension, but requires removing many factual details. How do we know what hurts and what helps?
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Why we need physical interfaces in group video calls
As video conferencing has rapidly moved from work tool to social tool, interfaces should take a cue from the fun of early UI design and catch up.
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Why is accessible design often so ugly?
There’s no reason signage that works for everyone can’t look good.
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Advocating for street safety with an interactive infographic
Building local support for redesigning a dangerous intersection with an interactive website
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Redefining the Wall Street Journal video experience
The Wall Street Journal’s video player was due for a redesign, as it was noticeably outdated, off-brand, and frustrating to use, especially on touch devices.
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Tailoring information design for NYC Subway countdown clocks
Replacing off-the-shelf software with information purpose-built for NYC
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Non-product design work
I've done a lot of freelance logo, brand, and icon design work. Here is a selection of the work that I think still holds up.
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Cooking up a better UX for MealPal
I'm a huge fan of MealPal - it's a great product thats easy to grasp the appeal of. However, the app leaves a lot to be desired.
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Paring the MTA's site down to the essentials
The MTA released their new website design before I finished a proposed redesign project, so I compared the two.
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Redesigning Philadelphia's transit system branding for my college thesis
A cohesive identity and wayfinding proposal for Philadelphia's transit agency
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