December 2022

Studyfinder

Human-Centered Systems

Grid of 4 screenshots, clockwise from top-left: Cloudflare Logs title with beta pill, orange buttons labeled 'Use Logpush' and 'Use Logpull', buttons labelled 'More resources', 'Related products' bullet points with icons

Worked in a team of 5 to conceptualize and prototype an app to help students find and rate study spaces on campus. Watch our problem space video.

August 2022

Docs Overview page redesign

Cloudflare

Grid of 4 screenshots, clockwise from top-left: Cloudflare Logs title with beta pill, orange buttons labeled 'Use Logpush' and 'Use Logpull', buttons labelled 'More resources', 'Related products' bullet points with icons

Implemented HTML components for site builder (Hugo) to organize all product landing pages. We designed this template to serve as a "nutrition label" for each Cloudflare product. I programmed the components to be flexible and extensible without cluttering Markdown code.

July 2022

Argo Smart Routing docs

Cloudflare

Authored new documentation for Argo Smart Routing by combining information from multiple different sources across the Cloudflare documentation. This new page acts as a single point-of-presence for Argo documentation for over three million monthly users.

April 2022

Drops

Advanced Research in Literature

OS window on top of '90s-era wallpaper, labelled 'DROPS' with a bucket emoji

Senior English capstone project exploring Internet archival history in the form of an imaginary pseudo-retro operating system.

April 2022

Pitt School of Education Heuristic UX Evaluation report

Usability Testing in Technical Writing

Final group project evaluating the user experience of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education admissions site. My team consulted with the Pitt School of Education's site team to identify pain points, ran research with potential users of the site, and presented final findings and recommendations to the client.

March 2022

Rate Your Music Heuristic UX Evaluation report

Usability Testing in Technical Writing

Heuristic usability and accessibility evaluation of Rate Your Music.

February 2022

Ubuntu UX Strategy report

Usability Testing in Technical Writing

Collaborative project evaluating the user experience of Ubuntu and its documentation. My team created user personas to compare usability with other major operating systems.

December 2021

Hacker's Delight: Redefining Music Technology

Digital Humanity

Audio podcast exploring the relationship between music and technology. Why don't we hold musical innovation to the same degree as "pure" technological innovation? Featured in the English department's Digital Media & Design Showcase.

December 2021

All's Fair in Robot War

Digital Humanity

Analysis of anthropomorphism of artificial intelligence and its relationship to the use of AI in warfare.

November 2021

Mistrust in the Age of Panoptic Power

Digital Humanity

Application of Michel Foucault's Panopticon to modern ideas of surveillance.

November 2021

LaCroix Instagram story

Integrating Writing and Design

Series of 4 Instagram stories advertising LaCroix sparkling water

Instagram story mockup advertising LaCroix sparkling water in the style of '70s/'80s print ads (with a modern twist).

  • Can images from lacroixwater.com.
  • David photo by Jörg Bittner Unna on Wikimedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, modified by me.
  • Instagram story mockup by Marina Dillaco, licensed under CC BY 4.0, extended from original.

October 2021

Simulated Management and Labor Dignity

Digital Humanity

Reflection on Simon Head's Mindless and simulacra in the workforce.

October 2021

Inclusive Design class poster

Integrating Writing and Design

Blue poster showing options for Pitt classes related to disability studies

Poster advertising upcoming class offerings with focus on accessible design.

October 2021

Quote poster

Integrating Writing and Design

Poster mockup featuring public school style poster, flanked by an eraser and handheld pencil sharpener on the left and a cardboard poster container on the right

Quote poster modeled after American public school minutia: motivational class posters and math textbook covers.

  • Head icons by Adrien Coquet for The Noun Project.
  • 3D objects from Adobe Stock.

October 2021

Rushmore Horror edit

Visual Literacy

Trailer for Wes Anderson's Rushmore, recut to fit within genre conventions of psychological horror/thriller films.

September 2021

Four Page Design

Integrating Writing and Design

Music magazine article mockup celebrating the work of Steve Reich. The repeating title recalls Reich's repetitious compositions, which fall out of step to harmonically resonate.

  • Cover photo by Jeffrey Herman.
  • Left photo by Richard Landry.
  • Right photo by Ian Oliver, licensed under CC BY 2.0.

September 2021

Event poster

Integrating Writing and Design

Poster mock-up for Protomartyr show. This design emulates the band's album cover style. The piece incorporates Andrew Carnegie, a symbol of Pittsburgh's industrial labor history, a salient theme in the band's lyrics.

September 2021

Redesign

Integrating Writing and Design

One-to-one recreation of classic General Electric print ad.

  • Original ad design by General Electric.
  • Headphone image by Retrospekt.
  • Cloud photo by @enginakyurt on Unsplash.
  • "Stereo Tape Escape" photo by /u/11bulletcatcher on reddit.
  • "Stereo Radio Escape" photo by flips288 on eBay.
  • "Stereo Great Escape" photo by eden1tribe1 on eBay.
  • GE logo is a registered trademark of the General Electric Company.

April 2021

Max's Journey

Digital Narrative and Interactive Design

Interactive multimedia illustration of boat scene from Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are. Featured in the English department's Digital Media & Design Showcase.

April 2021

Pittsburgh Neighborhood Project

Big Ideas in Computing and Information

Heatmap of Pittsburgh neighborhoods ranked by livability

Contributed Python code and wrote documentation for neighborhood ranking project.

April 2021

Pitt Campus Corner

Introduction to Technical Writing

Logo for 'Pitt Campus Corner' featuring house icon

Contributed front-end design, programming, and documentation to crowd-sourced knowledge site for University of Pittsburgh housing. Iterated according to user feedback from survey. Usability metrics were later analyzed for the Pitt Campus Corner usability report.

March 2021

Computer Vision Syndrome poster

Introduction to Technical Writing

Green poster showing the dangers of computer vision syndrome

Infographic warning of the dangers of computer vision syndrome. Part of series designed to showcase UX design thinking in a technical writing environment.

March 2021

Burghquest

Digital Narrative and Interactive Design

Interactive augmented reality experience exploring Pittsburgh history through regional food and popular culture.

March 2021

Frozen Safety poster

Introduction to Technical Writing

Poster with illustrations of various supermarket tools, highlighting the safety concerns of working in a Frozen Foods department

Print poster promoting safety in the ShopRite frozen foods department. Part of series designed to showcase UX design thinking in a technical writing environment.

March 2021

Pittsburgh Food Deserts

Digital Narrative and Interactive Design

Map of Pittsburgh showing locations of fast food restaurants, convenience stores, and supermarkets

Geographic data visualization identifying food deserts within Pittsburgh city limits.

February 2021

¡Presidente Pedro!

Digital Narrative and Interactive Design

Map of character relationships in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

Generative narrative study analyzing Midwestern Bush-era attitudes towards race and class in Napoleon Dynamite.

November 2020

Queering the Gaze with Some Fava Beans and a Nice Chianti

Introduction to Film

Analysis of Buffalo Bill and Hannibal Lecter's subversion of Hollywood's heteronormative movie killer tropes in Silence of the Lambs.