1. Mazamas
Simplifying complexity for a climbing community.
The Mazamas are a volunteer-driven mountaineering nonprofit, founded in 1894 on the summit of Mt. Hood.
Leading hundreds of climbs, hikes, courses, and outings each year, this passionate group of outdoorspeople needed a simple system to organize and register participants for adventures.
I led the design of a new web application and CRM, with the goal of making it quick and easy for members and non-members of all ages to engage with the Mazamas and their rich calendar of activities.
An aesthetic challenge was to modernize the organization’s image while honoring its rich history.
The new site and tools are simple and modern for new members, while feeling welcoming and familiar to leaders with decades of legacy.
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The Mazamas has hundreds of self-organized volunteers. To gain from their knowledge and to encourage early project buy-in, I led extensive workshops, community surveys, and interactive design sessions.
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The Mazamas hosts hundreds of activities every month, making for a fun challenge to design a good calendar that shows this huge amount of information without getting overwhelming.
Participants of all skill levels can quickly find activities and courses suited to their interests, while leaders can view everything going on across groups.
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I designed a flexible, modular UI framework for user actions, such as scheduling activities, managing participants, and editing web content.
As with the rest of the site, the editing UI framework passes WCAG AA accessibility guidelines out of the box.
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In order to scale a complex application that would grow over time, I designed a system of meaningful iconography for the Mazamas’ particular taxonomy. (Icons for education and volunteering not shown)
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2. Unannounced News App
Your news, intelligently curated.
You care about:
- Politics
- Travel
- Fashion
- Keanu Reeves
- Hilarious Cats
- Something Weird and Awesome That No One Really Understands But You
This app (not yet announced) uses AI to make sure you don’t miss important news from all the sources you want to follow.
I designed the concept and all screens.
Add popular pre-made pages, or create and configure your own.
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3. Oregon Convention Center
One tap for all key tasks for all audiences.
The Oregon Convention Center is the largest venue in the Pacific Northwest, and the first convention center in the world to achieve LEED certification for environmental sustainability.
This hip-yet-friendly client is a perfect representation of Portland, and needed a website that communicates their soul and serves their distinct audiences efficiently and uniquely.
We set out to design and build the world’s best convention center website.
Convention centers aren’t known for being cool, so we saw an opportunity to differentiate the OCC by presenting a clean, modern look that also captured the friendly personality of the city and the convention center team.
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All the key tasks for visitors are available within 1-2 taps or clicks. Pulled over illegaly outside and need to find parking? One tap on your phone for parking info could help you avoid getting a ticket.
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I led interactive workshops with OCC staff to learn about their organization and their needs. From the beginning I also guided brainstorming and prioritization exercises so we could be sure we focused on the most valuable features.