Problem: There is a language barrier between spoken English and American Sign Language (ASL). We need a conversational solution for when the use of interpreters, writing, and texting aren’t available, effective, or efficient enough for the situation. Possible solutions: A mobile app that, on the Deaf side, uses a set of nouns, verbs, emotions, and Read More
Senior Degree Project Process Book Layout by Erika Goering A note about my decisions: I’m using bright, cheerful colors to convey a lively, energetic, positive feel. I don’t want Deaf/hearing language obstacles to be melancholy or drab. The upbeat colors also give it a friendly feel, like a nice chat with friends. My two very Read More
Before the break, I settled on a project question: How can a handheld/portable device assist the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community in better communicating with and understanding hearing people, and thus supplementing or reducing the need for hearing aids or interpreters? Kinda wordy, right? Well, I’ve since refined it a bit and made it more digestible: Read More
A redesign of the Rosedale Middle lunchroom
iPad – Community tap on header tap on the map drag the options tab down fill out criteria and tap the search icon tap the top broccoli icon tap the RSVP Now link read comments and info iPad – News tap the image tap the article about animal shelters Read More
Rosedale Middle School Lunchroom Redesign
Our volunteer work for Rosedale was to photograph interesting places around the neighborhood so they can be used for the Rosedale newsletter. Armed with my awesome little point-and-shoot (which has the guts of an SLR, and shoots RAW files), we drove around aimlessly for an hour, stopping at a few cool places to shoot some Read More
How can a handheld/portable device assist the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community in better communicating with and understanding hearing people, and thus supplementing or reducing the need for hearing aids or interpreters? ASL and English are two different languages. How can I bridge that gap visually, through a user experience? That line of thinking alone excites Read More
The Yoga Guru book was a collaborative project between myself and Joshua Orville Vaughn for our User Experience class at KCAI. We utilized user research to develop content and tailor our design to the yoga community.