SpeakOut Case Study Non-Profit Website Redesign to Increase Awareness and Engagement. Project Scope SpeakOut is a national non-profit organization that educates, inspires and empowers young people to become activists for social justice. SpeakOut works with colleges, universities, schools, organizations, government agencies and the private sector, promoting critical analysis, creativity and innovative strategies…

While freelancing for the design agency AKQA, I worked on a project for the snack company WheatThin. For the Superbowl, WheatThin wanted to celebrate the event by handing out snacks to their customers while they are at home watching the excitement of the game. …

A fintech app for a new generation of mobile inventors. The Problem Building wealth is complicated for many families of the current generation. Investing is at its lowest since 1995. Many families are underserved by banks and investment houses. Objective Create a mobile app that will allow users to interact with an automated…

Redesigned an antiquated desktop tax application into a custom software cloud system. A B2B product. The Problem Users originally had complicated folder structures with excel files that lived on their individual computers and shared drives. This led to complex review processes with many costly printouts, and storage of year old documents. Objective Redesign…

Bitcoin and all of crypto started as a niche concept. It’s aspirations are high and honorable. Create a currency that transcends borders and governments that will allow everyone, no matter economic background, to send currency across the globe. …

In our industry there are so many different ways to go about doing user experience. Visit producthunt.com and you’ve find a web app for any single task or situation. From creating personas, to flowcharts and of course hundreds of wireframing apps. But all these apps have one or two features…

From my years of working in both advertising and SaaS (Software as a service) , the communication between the designer and the project manager can easily go from friendly to frenemy. First, let’s talk about what these two roles are: The Project Manager (PM) Sits in meetings with clients or higher level management on…

A couple of months ago a trend emerged in the design and tech community. Sites featuring individuals that the website creator admired began to spring up. Some of these sites are focused on women in the design and tech arenas, others are a list of inspirational individuals in the industry…

How does one go about talking to his fellow CO-OP shareholders? By camping out in the laundry room, talk to strangers and try not to be creepy. There’s a user experience practice called gorilla testing. Its commonly used to test a digital product prototype to unbiased users in cafes. The…