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my work

I am a product designer for McClatchy and a freelance front-end developer/designer. I make digital products easier to use, and I make websites clean and exciting.

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mcclatchy design system artwork
mcclatchy | design | webdev

mcclatchy design system

I'm currently taking our DSP style guide that I previously worked on and merging it within our Saratoga Design System.

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berco construction artwork
freelance | webdev | design

berco construction llc

I designed and developed a custom Wordpress site for this client's high-end, custom carpentry business.

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enhanced renovations artwork
freelance | webdev | design

enhanced renovations

I created a new logo and designed and developed a custom Wordpress site for a repeat client's general contracting business.

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mcclatchy | design

member center

Working across teams to create a new member center for our users. We are shifting the focus of our member center from purely a simple account management portal to a more useful, purposeful center that focuses on retention.

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mcclatchy | design

purchase flow

Currently in QA testing, a refresh of our purchase flow to use the new design language is the first step in a larger overhaul of our purchase flow. Here is a preview of some early work on this project.

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mcclatchy paywalls artwork
mcclatchy | design

mcclatchy paywalls

My responsibilities included UX research and planning, wireframes, hi-fidelity mocks, prototyping (functional mocks and functional code examples) and development handoff.

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homekeeper app screenshot
freelance | apps | design

homekeeper

I worked with stakeholders to outline the requirements for this app from a user-first perspective, created user flows, designed the UI and app icons.

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coast docs llc screenshot
freelance | webdev | design | wordpress

coastal docs llc

I designed and developed a custom Wordpress site for a power washing business in the Triangle area.

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edge of aging screenshot
freelance | webdev | design | wordpress

edge of aging

Edge of Aging is a custom Wordpress site I developed for a company starting a consulting business with a supplemental podcast.

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wicked sweet 90s logo
freelance | webdev | design | wordpress

wicked sweet 90s

Wicked Sweet 90s is one of many decade-focused pop culture blogs a client of mine has created. I developed and designed a custom Wordpress site for them, as well as the logo.

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mcclatchy subscriptions artwork
mcclatchy | design

subscription pages

My responsibilities included UX research and planning, wireframes, hi-fidelity mocks, prototyping (functional mocks and functional code examples) and development handoff.

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long live the 70s logo image
freelance | webdev | design | wordpress

long live the 70s

Long Live the 70s is one of many decade-focused pop culture blogs a client of mine has created. I developed and designed a custom Wordpress site for them, as well as the logo.

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template customizer artwork
mcclatchy | webdev

template customizer

I created a tool for McClatchy markets to customize settings and styles for their niche website templates, save them, and share them with our design team.

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podcast creator artwork
mcclatchy | webdev | design

podcast tool

I designed and developed podcast pages for all of our McClatchy markets. I also created a tool and documentation to help future users add new podcasts.

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cityplace daily logo
freelance | webdev | design | wordpress

cityplace daily

Currently working on a hyper-local news blog in Wordpress. I've created the logo as well.

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