Nice to see you!
I'm a designer and coder who builds research-validated experiences and tools for global communities. Leading UX Engineering at TED.
Currently learning about: JS motion libraries, carbon steel pans, zines, decolonizing design, and magnets. Enjoy these javascript magnets I made!
A collection of recent web experiences I've designed and coded, for work and play
Music Visualizers 🎵
a playground of musical sketches made with p5.js
Glimpses of 2020 📸
a reflective photo journal of fleeting moments of 2020
Stanford Mobility 🚙
a set of research on the future of automobility with Ford
Healthy Internet Project 💻
a landing page for a TED-incubated team
Personal Portfolio v.1
the predecessor to this site
In-depth case studies and project summaries of recent UX projects
Lead Designer and User Researcher
A TED initiative to help create a global community that can collectively make the internet a healthier place!
UX Engineer
A usable and delightful tool that has enabled thousands of community events hosts to create 17,000+ events
Brand Designer and Developer
A cohesive brand identity for a TED-incubated team
Digital Design and Brand Strategy
Wide-ranging brand and research projects for mostly Danish clients of a Copenhagen-based studio
These are the older projects and collaborations that didn't make it into full case studies.
They include academic research projects, experiments with OpenGL, metal-working, and leading cross functional teams.
Malt
Lathed a portable milkshake machine from solid Aluminum and have used it hundreds of times.
FoodInno
Directed and hosted a Food Waste conference at Stanford
Family Room
Designed and tested a tool to let family's capture intergenerational stories through audio
Computer Music Experiences
Worked in Ge Wang's sublime aesthetics course to create interactive, audio-visual experiences that speak to people.
IDEO CoLab Fellowship
Two summer-long projects with IDEO's nerdy research and development team. "Don't get ready, get started!"
Scientific Research Metaphors
Worked in Dr. Erin MacDonald's IRIS lab, using metaphors and comics to convey intetllectually complex research papers.
stanFORD Mobility Project
Led a team between Dr. Barbara Karanian and the Ford Innovation Center to research the future of multimodal, urban transportation.
Autonomous robot
Built an optimized robot to solve a pre-designed maze with an electrically and mechanically efficient system.
The Piqo Wallets
Created and currently use 30 minimalist wallets with exploratory materials from wood to spandex.
Stanford LED Fountain
Worked with 15 eager freshmen to recreate the joy of jumping in a fountain in a drought, with LEDs.
Shun-Inspired Flashlight
Created a flashlight inspired by the brand of the over 100 year-old Japanese Chef Knife company, Shun.
