Portfolio
Below are some of the projects that I have worked on recently. For additional information, or for references, contact me directly. You may also be interested in my resume or my educational profile.
Building tools for the analog researcher
For my Master's capstone project, I created tools to help analog researchers. Over the course of a year, I conducted in-depth observation, prototyped design solutions, and developed a cross-platform exploratory interface for students. Read more »

- Project type
- Interaction design + software development
- Skills used
- User research, prototyping, usability testing, Java
- Collaborators
- Drew Kipfer
- View deliverables
- Paper (PDF), SourceForge project, More »
Fridgets: Interactive refrigerator magnets
The design statement for the CHI 2005 Student Design Competition called for "artificial companionship to support the social well-being of seniors." Our design used interactive refrigerator magnets to connect seniors with their family and friends. Read more »

- Project type
- Interaction design
- Skills used
- User research, prototyping, usability testing
- Collaborators
- Jacki Bauer, Nick Gentile, Kristy Streefkerk
- View deliverables
- Extended abstract (PDF), More »
Indiana University Course Browser
In 2004, Indiana University unveiled an integrated, PeopleSoft-based portal for course registration. Unfortunately, the new system did not provide students with an easy way to browse available classes. I created the IU Course Browser to fill the gap. Read more »

- Project type
- Software development
- Skills used
- UI design, Perl, XHTML+CSS
- View deliverables
- IUB campus, IUPUI campus, More »
More projects
Below are a few additional projects that I really enjoyed being a part of.
Bañe Su Perro (Bathe your dog)
As part of our Instruction Graphic Design course, we worked with Amigos de los Animales in Isla Mujeres, Mexico to raise awareness among the local dog owning community about the humane treatment of their animals. Read more »

- Project type
- Instruction graphic design
- Skills used
- User research, instruction graphic design
- Collaborators
- Jacki Bauer, Apurva Pangam, Dan Rowe
- View deliverables
- Instructional graphic (PDF), Poster (PDF), More »
E-Learning system for the National Center on Accessibility
For our Prototyping Methods course, we were asked to create an e-learning system to reinforce accessibility guidelines in national parks. Our design used the concept of a "first-person shooter" video game to illustrate accessibility issues. Read more »

- Project type
- Interaction design
- Skills used
- Prototyping (paper + Flash), usability testing
- Collaborators
- Josh Evnin, Meijia Gao
- View deliverables
- Design proposal (PDF)
Kind-of Blog: A blogging extension for PmWiki
PmWiki is one of the most popular open source wiki engines. People often asked for a blogging extension that they could use to integrate their blog directly into their wiki. I created Kind-of Blog in response to these requests. Read more »

- Project type
- Software development
- Skills used
- UI design, PHP, XHTML+CSS
- View deliverables
- Kind-of Blog extension, Demo, More »
Google Earth usability evaluation
Following the release of Google Earth, we conducted a usability evaluation of the application. We presented our findings to the product team at Google, and some of our suggested changes were reflected in future versions.

- Project type
- Usability evaluation
- Skills used
- Usability testing, heuristic analysis
- Collaborators
- Craig Birchler, Breanne Kunz, John Michael Vore
- View deliverables
- Usability analysis (PDF)
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