Published in Bootcamp·Pinned2020: The year of interviewsThe summer of 2020 I set out to make a change in my career. With the pandemic beginning earlier in the year, I was forced to sit with my thoughts about where I wanted to be in my career more than ever before. What did I really want to make…Interview10 min readInterview10 min read
May 16, 2018Final Case StudyUsability Testing on Boston University — The Goal The intention of this study was to analyze how a user discovers specific areas on a website, while pin pointing areas of confusion, frustration and friction in the overall user experience. Out of a list of college websites, I chose to test BU.edu. Commonly referred to as BU, Boston University…UX2 min readUX2 min read
May 15, 2018Wireframe Challenge meets InVisionSo, here it is… The wireframe (from previous post) in motion: Check it out here! If there’s a moment you get stuck, just click anywhere on the mobile prototype, and a blue box will guide the way.Apps1 min readApps1 min read
May 15, 2018Wireframe ChallengeFor this challenge, we were to take existing app screens and produce what the wireframe would have looked like in Sketch. I enjoyed this perspective of taking the screens a step backward and seeing them take a more simple, structural form. What I like most about wireframing is that there is no huge commitment to anything that you’re creating and no emotional investment in this stage of development.Design2 min readDesign2 min read
May 12, 2018Design Exercise in SketchTime to explore Sketch and the task at hand was to mimic a supplied design. Short-keys pretty much hold the same equivalence as coffee does for a designer, so thankfully enough it’s good to know most of them carry over from Photoshop. I enjoyed searching for the details on all the design elements to see how much I could execute the same look while adding a hint of my own aesthetic. I did find the vector tool to be a little challenging in this program as opposed to Illustrator, but as with anything–practice makes perfect!Sketch1 min readSketch1 min read
May 12, 2018An Exercise on Design ThinkingFor Mobile Banking Feature — Introduction Whole Bank is in the developmental stages to become a more technological and user-friendly local banking branch in small town Framingham, Massachusetts. The branch found that using their credit and debit card services while traveling caused major inconveniences for their customers and saw an opportunity for advancement on their already…Fintech3 min readFintech3 min read
Apr 28, 2018The Value on Sketch-notingOn How Giant Websites Design For You — When I hear ‘take notes’ and ‘draw’ in the same sentence, I’ll admit I get a little overwhelmed. A) Because drawing on the spot is not my forte, and B) note-taking isn’t either. BUT simplify the combo into doodling and type and I’m all in! With the task of taking…Design2 min readDesign2 min read
