Portfolio

Interests
design research, design process and theory, emotion, identity construction, organizational design, service design, social interaction, ubiquitous computing
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My thesis paper explores the thinking aspect of design to understand what it is designers actually do so that we can understand our value and communicate it to others.
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My thesis project explores combining the virtual and physical world to project and prototype aspects of identity.
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Service design project with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to identify design opportunities for a neurosurgery clinic.
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The goal of this project was to explore interacting with a small, playful form and the emotional connection between a person and an artifact.
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Service design project aimed at fostering flow at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening stations at the airport.
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Design project at Adaptive Path to create a new vision of the diabetes management experience.
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MotoRoo is a touch-screen mobile phone coupled with a service that allows members to share media.
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Visualizing the book Else/Where Mapping as a short movie.
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Typography project to create a unified identity system
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This project features wireless headphones, no storage device, and controls built into the commuter's bag.
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A self-portrait using email data collected over the course of a week and represented visually.
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A mobile phone service and interface that allows users to find superior, high quality coffee quickly on the go.