Projects
A collection of work from the past.
The Morton Arboretum
In the fall of 2022, I designed a package to give donors of the Morton Arboretum a seed to save an endangered species.
The Edith Farnsworth House
In the spring of 2022, I audited the Edith Farnsworth House for opportunities to integrate wayfinding into the physical spaces.
Business Analysis
In the spring of 2021, I analyzed how Tesla’s business model is designed to determine the quality and future of the company from 9 different perspectives.
User Interface Design
During the 2020 elections, I designed the user interface for a voting application to help register people to vote and vote online.
User Experience Design
During the 2020 elections, I conducted research on the voting system in Illinois to help produce an app that can be used by the state of Illinois to help register people to vote and potentially vote online.
Savannah College of Art & Design
Branding System for 4 campuses and 8 schools for the Savannah College of Art & Design that includes print, architectural, apparel, and digital applications.
Integrated Design Media
Design system for a large-scale conference used to develop print, digital, and environmental media.
Design Thinking
A design thinking workshop for teachers focused on how the student experience at art exhibitions could be improved.
Principles Posters
I made these posters as a tribute to some of my favorite graphic designers who have articulated their ideas about design into principles we can all remember.
Strategic National Arts Alumni Project
From 2010-2012, I designed nationally published reports written about in national publications and designed institutional reports about alumni from over 200 colleges and universities across the United States.
Curriculum Writing
During a two year residency at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, I wrote curricula with educators, contemporary artists, and museum educators to develop innovative ways of teaching.
Workshops & Lectures
Through my lectures and workshops, I helped teachers and school administrators cultivate powerful exhibitions that advocate for student voices within their communities.
Systems Design
For 5 years, I served on the board of directors of the Illinois High School Art Exhibition (now Art Connected), where I coordinated 5 annual state-level art exhibitions that resulted in over $120 mil. in scholarship offers.
Exhibition Curricula
Throughout my time as a graduate student at Indiana University, I developed curriculum materials for the Eskenazi Museum of Art’s art exhibitions, which were used by the university and local school district.
Policy Consulting
I served as an advisor for the revision of the Visual Arts Learning Standards and them to the Illinois State Board of Education which were unanimously approved by the board on June 16, 2016, and are currently used by all public schools in the state of Illinois.
Arts Festival Marketing
I collaborated with students in the School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University to develop and coordinate a strategic marketing plan that utilized apps, social media, and articles to spread the word about a week-long arts festival.
Teacher Workshops
We need a workshop to help visual and performing arts teachers design effective critiques for their students.
Dedication Mural
In the spring of 2013, I collaborated with Your Art Here, an Indiana-based non-profit public art organization created to provide local communities with an opportunity to engage in visual, public dialogue through the use of billboards and other public spaces. Together, we exhibited a collection of a broad range of flowers depicted by a diverse group of students in Bloomington, Indiana.