Hello, my name is Faithful

i am a ux designer + researcher

I leverage the principles of human-centered design to create functional, pleasant and meaningful user experiences for digital solutions. At the heart of my process is a persistent growth mindset, and a desire to see a world shaped by responsible innovation.

About me

2019 - 2022

EXPERIENCE
DESIGN

Designing and optimizing digital experiences for human use
Study Buddy
An application for finding and filtering study locations around the U of I campus.
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Spotify redesign
Research and redesign of the personalized experience of the Spotify app.
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Terrasentia.co
A redesign of the partner website to the autonomous robot Terrasentia.
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2019 - 2020

DESIGN FOR RESPONSIBLE
INNOVATION [GD]

The projects featured below explore different design methodologies to enable responsible innovation. These processes significantly informed the approach to my MFA research.

The Design for Responsible Innovation DRI graduate program is focused on interdisciplinary making through research, to prepare students to make contribution in the field of design either through professional practice or academia.

01
Human-centered Design

REDESIGNING THE WHEELCHAIR

This project features a human-centered approach to the redesign of the wheelchair. The goal of this redesign was to improve the hiking experience for wheelchair users, and make it a more independent activity.

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02
Value-Based Mapping

The Human Use of Technology

The project is the result of an exercise based on a model of design research involving the careful selection and study of a cluster of designed artifacts from the past, to contextualize a vision of the future that expresses a set of values. The subject for this exercise was the human use of technology.

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03
Systems Thinking

al janoub case study

The project is a case study conducted to stimulate awareness for the ethics of designed products and their impact within an environment of social, cultural, economic, political and environmental factors.

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2015 - 2019

ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN

Prior to studying UI/UX design, I was a student of architecture. The following are some architectural design projects that were critical to my interest in human-centered design.

Depth of Field
A design for a mixed-use building to occupy a blighted alley space in the downtown area of Champaign, Illinois.
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Rebirth
A design for a boutique hotel to occupy an unused parking lot in the downtown area of Champaign, Illinois
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Subtle Adjunction
A design for an interpretive center at the University of Illinois Arboretum.
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