Archives: Portfolio
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Two foam core lamps were designed and built using only foam core, a ruler, and an X-Acto knife. No fasteners or adhesives were used. This project was completed in two weeks during the Summer 2019 MDD Application Studio at the University of Utah.
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Notitia is a platform for open-source academic publishing. It responds to the many issues that currently exist in the academic publishing industry and aims to make knowledge free and accessible while still supporting researchers. The platform would use blockchain technology in order to cut the unnecessary costs in traditional publishing models. Project output included a…
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Graphics were designed for FranklinCovey’s Leader in Me, an extensive leadership skills curriculum for students from Kindergarten – 8th Grade. This project took place from December 2021 – August 2022.
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What’s your favorite smell? Scent is tied to memory and emotion, and it’s impossible to remove a person’s favorite smell from their experiences. In order to build a data set that could represent Salt Lake City’s personal memories and personalities, I spent a day standing on the city’s busiest intersection wearing a sign encouraging passersby…
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SLC-IPC is a plan for a speculative community center based on the idea that privacy is a right. Final output includes a plan for reorganization of the Salt Lake City government, floor plans for a privacy center on the site of the former Utah Pantages Theatre, and a video presentation. This project was completed in…
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It’s Nothing Personal is a letter-exchange program in partnership with Rural Utah Project, an activist group working to empower underrepresented rural voters. Stemming from research on the links between isolation, political polarization, and voter turnout, the letter exchange aims to connect isolated rural residents with their neighbors through long-form handwritten conversations. Participants are provided with…
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Skills to Pay the Bills was an exhibit and series of sculptures demonstrating my process of learning how to measure a teaspoon in the palm of my hand. Chef Thomas Keller has said that the best skill a home chef can acquire is to measure a teaspoon by sight in their palm, so when assigned…
