My inner stylist
Every month or so we set up the salon at home. I’ve had about 9 years experience cutting Ty’s hair, and I enjoy it. Cutting hair is much like sculpture. There’s process and pattern, and with time, I’ve gotten better at my technique. I know...
Practice seeing patterns everywhere
A friend of mine was interested in learning some exercises to boost her creativity. I have devised a few exercises that highlight and teach some of my favorite design processes. This assignment is about seeing patterns out of everyday life. Some patterns are obvious,...
Design Thinking: A Celebration of Awkwardness, Ambiguity, and Failure
On May 1, 2010 I was part of a panel at Williams College along with Susan Lyons, Susan Szenasy, and Beth Dickstein. The topic was: “The Future of Design.” I spoke about my take on design thinking. It was an excellent visit to Williams and so great to be...
tanBoard
Whiteboards are great for rough sketching of ideas, but they make it hard to move ideas around. Sticky notes are well suited for resorting ideas, but use large amounts of paper and often lose their stick-value if needed for longer projects. I created tanBoard to...
Method Cards to Map the Masses
I made this set of method cards based on my emergent design work. This is a collected toolset that I developed in order to glean rich insights from mass numbers of people. The methods are divided into populaters (to find the boundaries of the problem), catalysts (to...Overview
I am an experience designer, artist, and geologist.
I love making maps, building skateboards, designing for awkward situations, and pushing design process.
On these pages I show mostly my personal projects and passions and not client work. If you'd like to work together, check out the services I offer and let's start a conversation.