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.
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.
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.
View ProjectThe 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.
View ProjectThe 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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