All Case Studies

7 cases. Depth over volume.
The Calliope writing interface
2026Product designerShipped

Calliope

A distraction-free writing app I designed and directed, with an AI coding agent as the means of production.

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5 days Of working sessions, idea to shipped macOS build
0 Formatting buttons on screen
The Iris inbox with an invitation open
2026Product designerConcept

Iris

A Gmail client for the Mac that brings back the best idea Google ever had for email: treating your inbox as a to-do list.

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2 days From first idea to a design refined in Figma
4 Working prototypes, built by directing an AI agent
emojiCal, the iconic calendar, shown on a phone
2021UX designerConcept

emojiCal

A calendar for someone who can't read, designed around the way my grandmother already kept hers: in drawings.

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0 Words to read when adding an event
1 drag Plus a couple of taps to schedule an appointment
The redesigned Happy Gardens of Austin homepage on a laptop
2022UX designerClient project

Happy Gardens of Austin

A landscape designer's website that confused the people it was meant to win over. The fix was mostly about what the site said and where.

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6 → 3 Top-level navigation items
4 Usability tests on the original site
The proposed Emerald City Comics homepage on a laptop
2022Lead designerConcept

Emerald City Comics

A local comic shop's website had become two sites sharing one domain: a blog and a bolted-on store. The redesign made them one.

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2 → 1 Separate experiences unified under one navigation
1 week From first interviews to hi-fi prototype
The First Aid app on a phone, beside its desktop website
2021Lead UX designerConcept

The First Aid App

Step-by-step first aid instructions for the minutes before help arrives, designed to be read by someone in the middle of an emergency.

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2 Screen sizes from one design system, phone and desktop
Thunderbolt Tickets on two phones, showing a grid of classic movie posters
2021Lead UX designerConcept

Thunderbolt Tickets

A movie ticket app for a fictional local theater, from browsing what's playing to a QR code at the door in four screens.

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4 Screens from browsing to ticket in hand
5 Design thinking stages, each carried out in full