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Skill: Usability and User Experience

Launched: US Department of State Interactive Memorial Kiosk

Earlier this year, we were engaged to design and develop an interactive kiosk for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the US Department of State. The kiosk, an integral part of a larger "Fallen Memorial" to honor individuals that lost their lives in service, was launched on Friday September 18. The touch-screen kiosk was built […]

Requirements Gathering for Federal Memorial Interactive Kiosk

Participated in the requirements gathering meeting for a new project to design and develop an interactive, touch-screen kiosk for a forthcoming Federal memorial. Served as the lead UI/UX and development consultant for the interactive kiosk component, along side a team of builders and a videographer. Discussed the client's technical requirements and aesthetic preferences, which will […]

Responsive Version of Charles-Lewis.com

I worked with best-selling author, Charles Lewis, to redesign and redevelop his personal website a few years ago. I've now updated the site so that it is fully responsive and optimized for viewing on a variety of devices, including smart phones and tablets, as well desktops and laptops. The new responsive version is improved in […]

Permit.js: A tool for information architects and UX specialists to help build interactive, multi-state prototypes for websites and apps

After manually coding and managing "states" for two or three prototypes (e.g., public users vs logged-in users), I decided to heed DRY — don't repeat yourself. Introducing Permit.js. It's a jQuery plugin that makes building interactive, multi-state prototypes for websites and apps easy. I know I'm going to be using it on my own projects […]

Case Study: C2ES-Make an Impact Global Energy Pledge

I've posted a new case study about the work I did for the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) Make an Impact project. On behalf of one of their corporate clients, I designed and developed a pledge application/website. The site allowed their partners's employees to pledge to change a variety of actions to modify […]

Launched: National WIC Assocation

Pleased to launch the brand new website of the National WIC Association. This 9-month project entailed a complete information architecture overhaul; development of a fully integrated system to support content management, association/membership management, event management, and payments; and design implementation of an entirely new responsive/mobile-friendly HTML5 and CSS3 user interface. Other technologies employed include the […]

New Case Study: Map70 Mobile App Prototype

The Map70 case study is about the prototype I built for a new crowdsourcing and data collection mobile app.  After working with the client to develop the user flows and some initial sketches of the app, I built a working, interactive prototype. The prototype used HTML5, responsive CSS from Twitter Bootstrap, and custom javascript and […]

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