Before getting involved in the design industry, I was a painter. It's a background that taught me not only to look closely but to translate what I see visually. I've been excited as a designer now to be able to take it one step further and apply what I learn back out into
the world.

Through experience I’ve come to believe that design frames the way people see themselves and the world around them. This is why I’m driven towards discovering the meaning in things through an approach to design which I describe a simultaneously pragmatic and inspired. As you look through my work you’ll see that I have a deep appreciation for human-centered and research-driven design processes.

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Here are just a few of the quick-and-dirty prototypes that were produced (by myself and Molly Ackerman-Brimberg) during a two-week Build-Storm at NIAD.

There were plenty of things that needed “fixing” and plenty of ideas for how we might “fix” them, but we had no way of telling what would have the most significant impact, let alone what kind of impact we were looking for. It was at this point, that we decided to just start making things with the hope that we might gain some unique insights through making.


I would describe my approach to prototyping as constantly experimenting, learning, examining, critiquing, reevaluating, and then remaking. In the example above a classmate paints on a projected surface using a Wii sensor bar – an experiment that later evolved into the Collage Roller.