Digital and physical design projects focused on making complex information clearer, friendlier, and more engaging.
Let’s Travel to Cities!
UI/UX Design • Advanced Figma Variables • User Research
A travel platform I built in Figma to help travelers skip generic online advice and get real, trustworthy tips for 3 cities using a quick personalized questionnaire and advanced Figma logic.
Chicago Helpers Initiative
Physical UX • Service Design • Field Research
A “park-as-zoo” adventure my team and I designed for kids and families to explore Chicago’s wildlife using physical passports, animal mascots, and interactive signage to make stopping littering fun.
VR Forest Defenders
3D Interaction Design • VR Design • UX Research
🏆 HCI International 2026 Finalist
An open-world VR game built for the CAVE2 simulator where players use axes and sprayers to clear out invasive plants, bringing a native Illinois forest back to life.
Biblioteca Popular Genre Pull Tab
UX Research • Product Design • Laser Cutting & Woodwork
Collaborated with a local library founder to build a laser-cut wooden tab system that helps volunteers easily organize book donations and guide visitors through 12 genres.
Physical Office File Folder Prototype
UX Research • Physical Prototyping • Laser Cutting
Redesigned workspace organization for a design professor by turning interview insights into a custom, laser-cut folder and storage box with interchangeable slots.
April Greiman Interview Booklet
Editorial Design • Typography • Grid Systems
A multi-page interview booklet celebrating digital design pioneer April Greiman, using layered geometric shapes and big typography to bring her story to life