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  • Degrees of Freedom II

    Back oh so long ago – we’re talking about version 1 of Figure’s humanoid robot – I came up with this project to challenge myself and dive into unique product problem solving. It remains one of my favorite design experiences not only for the immersive dive it required, but also for how much it…

  • Bento Stacking

    Bento Stacking

    Going through some old sketchcrawls I came across this barstool sketch of Hong Kong and was  instantly back at that street corner, perched near the stairs that tie Central to the Peak. HK is such an evocative city, dense and fantastically human.  The UX geek came out while looking at the sketches and I…

  • Contacts, Reimagined

    Contacts, Reimagined

    Bringing people to people in a new age It’s on our phones, desktops, and is integrated into operating systems, third-party apps, and hundreds of web-based applications. It stands between us and those we care about, and it’s about to be obsolete.  ​ Enter the contacts application. Designed to store vital data about the people…

  • Repositioning the Funnel

    Repositioning the Funnel

    Refining content and interface on a popular telecom site to increase engagement Problem A critical entry point for consumers shopping for mobile plans is clogged, distracting, and costing the company engagement. The story begins… Just as many customers, I found myself on the phone late at night, poking through sites there was no time…

  • Degrees of Freedom

    Degrees of Freedom

    Business Case At the start of the project there were already more than ten well known companies working on humanoid robots, doing everything from crafting their own hardware to testing the software that would be running them. For each of them they would need to cross uncanny valleys, test them endlessly, and most pertinent…