INFORMATION DESIGN

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Information Design contains elements of multiple design fields: graphic, instructional, and human factors. Read my article HERE. Applications are broad and far-reaching, for example:

technical writing and user manuals
academic writing and editing
explanatory graphics
software and web UX/ui design
document design

Example 1

Snippet from my Master’s Dissertation: discussing Chinese typography, and how merely making adding weight to an entire character to make it “bold” can affect the character’s legibility.

chinese characters with variations in bold

Example 2

Section of home security system showing :45 seconds left and counting before armed on the Away setting. An additional 30 seconds can be added if needed.

user screen showing ARMING in :42 seconds and counting

UX/ui DESIGN

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Accessibility

Working toward online accessibility compliance. It is becoming clear that online accessibility is more important than ever. I work to current WCAG standards Level AA.
Article “Online Accessibility: When is it okay to branch an experience?”

Icon set

UX/ui. A Graphical User Interface (GUI) is part of the larger user experience, which is why I type the “ui” in lowercase letters. Icons need to be designed just as much as any other information: with the User in mind. set of blue and orange icons

GRAPHIC DESIGN

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Utah State Fair VERY. PUNNY.

Multiple years creating humorous designs for popular social media marketing based on that year’s Utah State Fair theme. Dairy Poppins, flying cow Les Mooooozerables, with cow instead of Epionine Plantasia, with a sunflower instead of Mickey Mouse Pinkerbell, a pig as tinkerbell Bippidy Boppidy Moo! with a cow for fairy godmother Pigardium Leviosa, Hermione magically floating a pig Corndalf the Yellow, with a cob of Corn instead of Gandalf Barrel Racing - Bert waiting in the stands all day, but the barrels never moved Cow Pie Contest at the Fair, with cows at a table and their pies on a gingham table cloth suns - n - roses, with sunflowers instead of guns ZZ Hop, with rabbits intstead of ZZ top night of the living banana bread, a loaf of bread with big teeth attacking a woman Despicable Moo, a holstein cow standing with thousands of piggie minions Piggy in Pink with characters as pigs, except Duckie is a Duck The Karate Kid, with Goat kids as characters Neigh Anything, with a horse standing near a car holding a radio over his head

Family Tree Designs

Custom designs with details and scenes related to the family in the tree. Family tree South African scene Family tree with blue sky and green grass, hummingbird feeder Family tree desert scene family tree with a swing Family tree view through a door