I received a Master's Degree in User Experience Design from Kent State University. It has helped me look through both visual and web design projects with a new perspective, focusing on user needs and what will help both the business and the user get what they want out of each interaction.
Below are some of the projects I worked on in school to develop skills in things like prototyping, wire frames, usability testing, user research, personas, and other aspects that happen before the final coat of visual and interface design. Each of these is a case study that goes over the skills learned and implemented.
Reminder X Prototype
Prototype and design work for an app serves as a calendar and a to-do list.
Lunch Money Buddy
Wireframe and interaction design for an app that lets parents add lunch money to their children's accounts.
Upper Sandusky Community Library
Information architecture redesign for the website of a small community library in Ohio.
Marriott Hotels
User research conducted on the Marriott Hotels website.
Papa John's Pizza
Usability testing on the Papa John's website to see if people had issues ordering food.
Current Powered by GE
Content strategy recommendations for a start up company within GE named Current.