LinkCat: a library app

Since the early 1970s, the South Central Library System of Wisconsin has been connecting communities with resources by supporting public libraries. Forty-seven of those libraries share their combined catalogs of nearly 3 million items via LinkCat. With an eye to engaging younger library patrons, used to slick on-demand services, I designed a fresh interface that helps users find what they're looking for and discover whole new worlds.

• Skills: Identity / Icons / Interface design / Information Architecture
• Programs: Illustrator / Xd

Lettering

Ever since discovering WordArt and the work of calligrapher Tim Botts in elementary school, I've loved making illustrative type. I began practicing calligraphy in early 2017 and continue to pursue the tedious arts of drawing letters (analog and digital) whenever I can.

• Skills: Pointed pen & gouache
• Programs: Procreate, Illustrator, After Effects

Mentor Handbook

What began as a project of integrating resources for peer mentors in one college program grew to incorporate four programs and multiple types of mentor across Madison College. I wove together all our content into a clean, easy-to-navigate booklet, while maximizing page use to keep each program’s printing costs as low as possible.

• Skills: Content strategy / Layout
• Programs: InDesign

Lecture Promo

Condensing the complexities of astrophysics and planetary science into one image took rounds of ideating and sketching. Ultimately, the type-driven concept plays on the iterative nature of space exploration: Earth, this pale blue dot, has been able to support life, but each exoplanet discovered outside our solar system has been a strike—so far.

• Skills: Poster Design
• Programs: Photoshop

Kettles

• Skills: Technical drawing / Display design
• Programs: Illustrator / Photoshop