ui / ux design
I transform ambiguous challenges into novel UI/UX solutions through the Human Centered Design approach, which to centers on patience, empathy, and iteration.
Helping a million citizens access their state benefits.
Helping a million citizens access their state benefits.
ACCESS - Modernization & Maintenance
The ACCESS website allows Wisconsin state citizens to apply for and manage their state benefits, such as healthcare, child care, and supplemental nutrition assistance (SNAP). My work as a design researcher, developer, and visual lead supports the ongoing modernization and maintenance efforts of the online portal.
Ultimately, my goal has been to ensure ACCESS members have an accessible, seamless experience throughout their benefit applications and renewals.
ACCESS Design System
The ACCESS Design System outlines the site’s brand guidelines, components, and best practices. It’s used across functional, design, and development teams as a tool for clarity, collaboration, and standardization. Available upon request!
Culminating activities @ Dartmouth College.
Culminating activities @ Dartmouth College.
The Upper Valley Haven
The Upper Valley Haven serves people struggling with poverty by providing food, shelter, education, service coordination, and other support. During an internal audit of the nonprofit, they realized that they could benefit from learning more about the families they serve.
My team and I researched issues related to food insecurity and poverty, then created cohesive reports and presentations to brief on those findings and our solutions.
Insights Report
The Process Report for the Upper Valley Haven documents our various approaches and findings in detail, and our stakeholder presentation (below) outlines our key insights. I’m grateful for my wonderful teammates, Zoe and Sofia.
Hana, the Baby Monitor
Dartmouth Engineering program is notorious for it’s Intro to Engineering class, which tasks student groups of 4-5 with with ideating, building, and marketing a product over the course of 10 weeks. Our task: create a product that would “save lives.”
After a few initial weeks of research, my team discovered that parents who are deaf or hard of hearing were a large, yet relatively underserved demographic.
Through dozens of iterations, user testing, and comparative research, we arrived at a wearable baby monitor that would allow our user group to feel more at ease and independent as parents.
The Beehive Playhouse
A Vermont daycare requested my architecture class help them to re-imagine their student playground; their equipment was falling apart and their kids were getting bored.
My professor chose my idea of a bee-theme playground amongst the class options, then tasked a teammate and I to build its safe and fun playhouse structure. After several drafts, long hours in the Dartmouth Woodshop, and a few broken tools... a 6 foot honeycomb playhouse emerged.
