Evanced: Reimagining Library Spaces
Evanced Solutions challenged our RDSC teams to rethink or redesign their reservation systems for libraries. We offered a design strategy for rethinking the concept of public spaces.
Who I am and why I design.
I'm an interaction designer passionate about using experience design to enrich and simplify people's lives. My time is spent pursuing a Master's in Human-Computer Interaction Design at IU.
I strive to create meaningful and impactful interactions through informed design process, practice, and continual conversation with the people using designed products and services.
Some of my recent work.
HunchWorks
HunchWorks is an online tool from by the UN’s Global Pulse initiative to help people gain the critical mass they need to identify and solve global problems.
Ideas and inspiration.
Standing desk
Around October 2010, I gave in to the crazy idea that I should build myself a standing desk. I had been scattering my projects around the house and my previous desk didn’t offer enough working space for anything other than reading or working on my laptop. The design and construction process lasted through January, and I couldn’t be happier with the results.
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An important distinction regarding UX
Finding a clear definition of what exactly constitutes “user experience” or “experience design” is difficult at best. We as user experience and interaction designers have offered many opinions as to what exactly constitutes designing user experience without bothering to make a distinction as to what we believe UX to really be. A distinction needs to …
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But sometimes it is just a tree.
We were encouraged to share a “This I Believe” essay about design in the last week of our Rapid Design for Slow Change course. This was the submission I shared with my cohort.
But sometimes it is just a tree.
We were encouraged to share a “This I Believe” essay about design in the last week of our Rapid Design for Slow Change course. This was the submission I shared with my cohort.
This I believe: design.
I believe design is misunderstood. In our roles as interaction or experience designers, there is a notable difference between the “D”esign and the “d”esign.
This I believe: design.
I believe design is misunderstood. In our roles as interaction or experience designers, there is a notable difference between the “D”esign and the “d”esign.
Treating the semester as an experiment
My time thus far at IU and Adaptive Path has led me to try an experiment for the coming year. I have realized how much farther I need to push myself. I know and rely on my strengths while not focusing enough on my weaker areas, despite my best efforts. My goal is to try …
Treating the semester as an experiment
My time thus far at IU and Adaptive Path has led me to try an experiment for the coming year. I have realized how much farther I need to push myself. I know and rely on my strengths while not focusing enough on my weaker areas, despite my best efforts. My goal is to try …