Portfolio
I wrote a one page case study highlighting my UX work and thinking on the Boston University Fitness & Recreation Center website redesign this year.
I’ve been accepted to the MS in User Centered Design program at Brandeis University. I’m so excited to finally have found the right program for me!
Ran a comprehensive user research study for the BU Homepage redesign For this project, my role was solely user research. The Boston University homepage was undergoing its first major redesign in a ...
Launched the Boston University School of Education website
Spoke at WPCampus Online Co-presented a talk with Steve Rudolfi, Let's Just Build It: Seven Years of Framework Development at Boston University. From the teaser: The inside look at how the four mos...
Participated in a WordPress in Education Panel I was invited to participate in the WordPress in Education Panel during WordPress Boston 2016. Check out the recording here!
Spoke at WordCamp Boston 2016 I presented my talk, Learn to Love Documentation, at WordCamp Boston 2016. Check out the recording here!
Spoke at WPCampus I presented my talk, Learn to Love Documentation, at WPCampus 2016. From the teaser: You don’t know it yet, but documentation is actually AMAZING. Channel your inner educator and ...
Launched Every Cell Has a Story article I was lucky enough to be able to work with the amazing Joe Chan on this one to shoot custom video that reflected my vision for the visual direction of this a...
Launched the Boston University College of Communication website The College of Communication (COM) told us two things: that they tell stories, and that they wanted a pathfinder tool to help incomin...
Launched Dubious DNA article The heart of this piece focuses on a researcher who is working to improve the reliability of DNA profiling for crime scenes, and throughout the article, she calls into ...
Launched a new Archaeology Department website Highlights for this responsive site include an interactive map.
Launched #oneBU campaign A tumblr theme for a photo contest held by Boston University Public Relations. We relied heavily on IFTTT to grab photos from a variety of sources, including Facebook, Twit...
Launched The Club at Rolling Hills website I’ve never actually been to this place, or to Colorado in general. But when these guys described the area to me and showed me pictures of some of the buil...
Launched Boston University Fitness & Recreation website Who’s the main audience for Boston University’s Fitness & Recreation Center? Well, yeah, it’s sort of the students. But really, it’s faculty ...
Launched Impactx2 website This website was recognized with a Gold, Websites: Fundraising (Annual, Special Campaign) | 2015 CASE District I Communication Awards by the Council for Advancement and Su...
Launched the Golden Goose Jewelers A simple, one-page WordPress theme for a local jewelry store. This website is no longer active, but you can see what it looked like at launch on archive.org.
Launched Cat Cay Yacht Club website This website was recognized with a Outstanding Achievement - Lifestyle | 2013 Interactive Media Awards by the Interactive Media Council. This site is no longer a...
Launched The Good Life of Marcia Deihl It’s been a while since something I’ve done has gotten personal. You know the feeling - when something is important, and it’s really important, but it’s not e...
Launched Of Hoops & Healing Explore this one when you have a quiet moment and a pair of headphones, a few minutes where you can really think. I was incredibly lucky and humbled to have had the oppo...
Launched High Notes longform editorial article design I was responsible for the design and frontend development of this article. You can see what the final article design looks like here.
Designed new brand and website for Serenity Spa
Launched the Discover campaign for Boston University This campaign was to celebrate and promote Boston University's acceptance into the AAU. I was responsible for designing and developing the websi...
Created a logo and website for Kleen and Green Kleen and Green was a cleaning service focused around excellent service, trust, and environmentally friendly cleaning procedures. I designed a logo an...
Published a tutorial on authentication with dotenv https://youtu.be/TqdmUdi8xbY
Launched It's a Date, I Think It's a Date, I Think was one of the very first pieces I did when I started my job at Boston University, and created for their alumni magazine, Bostonia. I had a lot of...
Designed a logo and landing page for a business that flopped This company never went anywhere, which is too bad because it was a great idea. This experience put me off freelancing for a while. It w...
Launched MassHack website and brand MassHack was a large scale hackathon in Boston, Massachusetts. I helped create a logo and brand, write copy, and designed and built their website. Archive.org li...
Launched Cedarland Fun Center website Ooooh, this one was fun. It was a low budget project but it was different. I went all out animating balloons and clouds on this one. Definitely check out the a...
Launched Bent Tree Country Club website This website is no longer up, but you can see an archive.org version here. The designs I'm posting here are the ones I wish I'd been able to build, but got c...
Launched California Athletic Clubs website This site has been redesigned since, but you can see what it looked like at launch on archive.org. This was a suite of web designs for a group of clubs wh...
Launched Ballantyne Country Club website You can see what this looked like at launch on archive.org.
Launched Mira Vista Country Club website This website is still live, but just in case that changes, here is an archive.org link as well.
Launched The Club at PGA West website For this project, I was asked to design a site that would showcase the beauty of the club through large photography and provide more flexible options for styli...
Launched Navesink Country Club website You can see what this site looked like on launch on archive.org.
Launched Imperial Golf & Country Club website
Launched Fall River Country Club website This website is still up, but just in case that changes, here is an archive.org link as well.
Launched Turner Hill Country Club website This project was cool. I got to actually go to this country club since it was in the area. It's really pretty, and they had beautiful photography to work w...
Launched Los Altos Golf & Country Club website You can see what this originally looked like at launch on archive.org. I also had an alternate homepage design that I presented, but never made it to ...
Launched Fisher Island Community Association website You can see what this website looked like on launch on archive.org.
Launched Manursing Country Club website You can see what this looked like at launch on archive.org.
Launched The Commons Club website You can see what this site looked like at launch on archive.org.
Launched Glenmoor Country Club website You can see what this originally looked like at launch on archive.org.
Launched Weddings at Plantation microsite You can see this site on archive.org.
Launched Addision Reserve Country Club website Addison Reserve is a country club in Delray Beach, Florida, that wanted to show off major renovations and tell a new chapter in the club’s story. To d...
Launched Ledgemont Country Club website This website is still active, but just in case that changes, here's an archive.org link as well.
Launched Ferncroft Country Club website This website is still up, but in case that changes, you can find an archive.org link here.
Launched The Challenge at Musket Ridge This website is still up. But here's an archive.org link in case that changes.
Launched Walpole Country Club website This one is still up too! In case that changes, here's an archive.org link.
Launched The Club at Neptune Cove The Club at Neptune Cove is a sales tool and demo site for MembersFirst. I was responsible for the design of this fictional club’s site, the selection and editing ...
Launched a new Yolo Fliers Club website Amazingly, this one is still up - it's been nearly a decade! Live link here, and an archive.org link here just in case that changes.
Launched my first full website My first full website redesign was Almaden Valley Athletic Club. You can view it on the Internet Archive.
Designed and illustrated posters for an event Fireside Follies is a monthly reading series based out of Bushwick, New York, featuring the best up and coming literature to be found anywhere. I illus...
Published in: The Conde Nast Intern Magazine Participants in the Condé Nast Summer Internship Program have the opportunity of taking part in an intern-produced, created, and published magazine whic...
Created a promotion for Women's Wear Daily I created this two-sided promotional sheet during my time as an intern at Women’s Wear Daily for a special milestone section celebrating Roberto Cavalli’s...
Got a shoutout! I received a shoutout from K. Adam White in his talk at CSVConf, WordPress as Data: 5 Years In.
Received positive feedback from the web design and development community for my work Reactions on Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/events/1396138579357835269 Discussion in the comments section: https...
Attended WordCamp Boston That’s me in the middle there, the short one.
Designed a custom DDR pad With bunnies, naturally. All illustrations were hand drawn by me.
Published in Link: The Journal of Higher Education Web Professionals
Spoke out about imposter syndrome at WPCampus Have you been faking it this whole time? Yeah, me too. In this session we’re going to have a heart to heart about what it’s like to experience imposter...
Spoke at LoopConf 2018 Speaking at LoopConf was an incredible (and terrifying) opportunity. Going up to that podium as someone who knows just enough PHP to get by - and speaking about my experience...
Created a wireframing tutorial I recorded a video to teach students how to use Adobe XD for creating website wireframes.
Helped new frontend developers learn how to name CSS classes I made a video to help new frontend developers understand how to name CSS classes.
Explained the difference between for and while clearly I created a For vs. While tutorial to help my students understand the differences between these two concepts.
Explained how to write a function I recorded a video tutorial on how to write a function to append text in JavaScript
How for loops work in JavaScript, explained using pseudo code Published a video on how for loops work.
Published my first YouTube video How to write a for loop in JavaScript - Beginner's Tutorial and Code Along
Graduated with a BFA in Studio Art Michigan State University
Taught my first HyFlex course on short notice in a pandemic At BU, this was called LfA (Learn from Anywhere). Not only was this the first time teaching this particular class, I’d never taught to bo...
Academics for Black Lives training Attended a week long training on my own time to understand and listen to Black experiences in academia so I can become a better ally to my students and colleagues...
DE&I Working Group Worked with a coworker and senior leadership to establish a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion working group for our department, and stepped back to allow other voices to speak and le...
Professor K Explains
Published an article on how to establish great code review guidelines The Golden Rules of Code Review Etiquette, as explained by teeny tiny bunnies
Published my findings on how to create block variations in WordPress Tip: use the WordPress code editor to pass attributes to your Gutenberg block variations
Published an article on debugging 7 HTML debugging tips for complete beginners
Published my first article on CSS-Tricks A Love Letter to HTML and CSS
Guest Lecturer, Design and Interactive Experiences Boston University College of Communication
Successfully launched a hackathon project Boston Volunteer launched their new website as a part of New England GiveCamp 2021! I was responsible for updating the logo, writing and editing copy for s...
Teaching Design Strategy & Software and Design & Interactive Experiences
Created a logo and banner for Hirozed I designed a logo and banner for my partner, Jim Reevior, to use on his personal website, blog, and social media. He was hoping to incorporate a red panda and ...
Published an article on how HTML affects accessibility Back to basics: Why excellent markup is the foundation of accessible content