Kickstarter projects
Check out my projects from my time at Kickstarter! I was the design lead for most of these. For more detailed case studies, contact me!
Homepage refresh

(Still in development) Designing a new homepage look and feel to improve the speed and accessibility for discovering personalized and featured projects on the homepage when signed in.
UI/UXInteraction DesignPhased releaseFooter refresh

Refreshed the Kickstarter footer to better align with our modern branding & design system while making some small UX improvements; more obvious app download buttons & improved link organization
Visual designUI/UXDesign systemQAPolls in Updates

Collaborated with PMs to design a long awaited feature request from creators to be able to poll backers in project updates.
UI/UXQAAnalticsIterationCreator trust tab

We created a new tab on the project page to help backers make better judgments on whether to trust a creator based on their past and current interactions on the platform
UI/UXEnd to end product designUser researchUser testingApple Relay Email Reset

We built a new flow to help users who created an account using an Apple relay email to securely choose a new email in the UI -- saving our support team hundreds of hours of time per week in requests.
UI/UXUserflow mappingSystems thinkingInfrastructureShopify partnership page

Designed a promotional page to encourage creators to join our Shopify partnership program and help funnel them into applying for it
UI/UXVisual designBrandingGraphic designProfile menu refresh

Refreshed the profile menu to use our new design system styling, cleaned up some UX issues, and added some interactive animation to open and closing for a more fluid feel
Visual designUI/UXInteraction designDesign systemLog in / Sign up Refresh

Updating the log in / sign up experience to use our design system and thus bring cohesive visual language to our logged out checkout flows
Visual designUI/UXDiscoveryDesign systemBrand Design System

Created a Figma library with our brand assets, color tokens and usage guide, and a consolidated example of our brand in action as an internal resource for the Kickstarter brand.
Graphic designBrandingDesign OPsDesign systemTeam mascots and stickers

Designed team mascots for slack emoji reactions, slide decks, and improved team cohesion after significant reorg.
Graphic designBrandingIllustrationShipping & fulfillment