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Currently, I am Lead Visual Designer at Pilot Lab in Seattle, Washington.
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I am always excited to meet new people and creatives so please don't hesitate to reach out.
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Select Clientele
Gates Foundation (Pilot)
Microsoft Office (Pilot)
Hilton Hotels (Pilot)
Big Slide Records
Doo Doo Brand
Fionnuala O'Sullivan Real Estate
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Clio Dill Design (CDD)
Currently, I am Lead Visual Designer at Pilot Lab in Seattle, Washington.
​
I am always excited to meet new people and creatives so please don't hesitate to reach out.
​
Select Clientele
Gates Foundation (Pilot)
Microsoft Office (Pilot)
Hilton Hotels (Pilot)
Big Slide Records
Doo Doo Brand
Fionnuala O'Sullivan Real Estate
​
​
Clio Dill Design (CDD)
Currently, I am Lead Visual Designer at Pilot Lab in Seattle, Washington.
​
I am always excited to meet new people and creatives so please don't hesitate to reach out.
​
Select Clientele
Gates Foundation (Pilot)
Microsoft Office (Pilot)
Hilton Hotels (Pilot)
Big Slide Records
Doo Doo Brand
Fionnuala O'Sullivan Real Estate
​
​
Clio Dill Design (CDD)
Currently, I am Lead Visual Designer at Pilot Lab in Seattle, Washington.
​
I am always excited to meet new people and creatives so please don't hesitate to reach out.
​
Select Clientele
Gates Foundation (Pilot)
Microsoft Office (Pilot)
Hilton Hotels (Pilot)
Big Slide Records
Doo Doo Brand
Fionnuala O'Sullivan Real Estate
​
​
Clio Dill Design (CDD)
'MOOD FOOD'
During my own experience and research, I found that eating nutritionally-dense meals has a huge impact on mental health. All recipes & photos are by CDD.
'MOOD FOOD'
During my own experience and research, I found that eating nutritionally-dense meals has a huge impact on mental health. All recipes & photos are by CDD.
MIND / BODY / HEART
0.4 is divided into three main sections -- mind, body, and heart -- each of which are color-coded according to color psychology. Articles are written for a broad audience in a light tone, yet maintain the evidence-based approach of 0.4 by linking back to scientific studies.
My friends are my biggest inspiration.
Also, I believe design is a tool that can
change the world.
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In my practice, I combine photography, writing, research, and data to inform my work. I believe that content is king and form should follow function.
I've been lucky enough to work with people I am truly inspired by and who I believe are game-changers in whatever industry/field they are a part of whether that's philanthropy, fashion, music, or food & dining.
​
Nothing makes me more excited than helping the people I admire transform their dreams into a realities. It's pretty rad.
My friends are my biggest inspiration.
Also, I believe design is a tool that can
change the world.
​
In my practice, I combine photography, writing, research, and data to inform my work. I believe that content is king and form should follow function.
I've been lucky enough to work with people I am truly inspired by and who I believe are game-changers in whatever industry/field they are a part of whether that's philanthropy, fashion, music, or food & dining.
​
Nothing makes me more excited than helping the people I admire transform their dreams into a realities. It's pretty rad.
My friends are my biggest inspiration.
Also, I believe design is a tool that can
change the world.
​
In my practice, I combine photography, writing, research, and data to inform my work. I believe that content is king and form should follow function.
I've been lucky enough to work with people I am truly inspired by and who I believe are game-changers in whatever industry/field they are a part of whether that's philanthropy, fashion, music, or food & dining.
​
Nothing makes me more excited than helping the people I admire transform their dreams into a realities. It's pretty rad.
MIND / BODY / HEART
0.4 is divided into three main sections -- mind, body, and heart -- each of which are color-coded according to color psychology. Articles are written for a broad audience in a light tone, yet maintain the evidence-based approach of 0.4 by linking back to scientific studies.
MIND / BODY / HEART
0.4 is divided into three main sections -- mind, body, and heart -- each of which are color-coded according to color psychology. Articles are written for a broad audience in a light tone, yet maintain the evidence-based approach of 0.4 by linking back to scientific studies.
MIND / BODY / HEART
0.4 is divided into three main sections -- mind, body, and heart -- each of which are color-coded according to color psychology. Articles are written for a broad audience in a light tone, yet maintain the evidence-based approach of 0.4 by linking back to scientific studies.
My friends are my biggest inspiration.
Also, I believe design is a tool that can
change the world.
​
In my practice, I combine photography, writing, research, and data to inform my work. I believe that content is king and form should follow function.
I've been lucky enough to work with people I am truly inspired by and who I believe are game-changers in whatever industry/field they are a part of whether that's philanthropy, fashion, music, or food & dining.
​
Nothing makes me more excited than helping the people I admire transform their dreams into a realities. It's pretty rad.
My friends are my biggest inspiration.
Also, I believe design is a tool that can
change the world.
​
In my practice, I combine photography, writing, research, and data to inform my work. I believe that content is king and form should follow function.
I've been lucky enough to work with people I am truly inspired by and who I believe are game-changers in whatever industry/field they are a part of whether that's philanthropy, fashion, music, or food & dining.
​
Nothing makes me more excited than helping the people I admire transform their dreams into a realities. It's pretty rad.
—DDB® FOUNDER, MIA TRACHTENBERG
My friends are my biggest inspiration.
Also, I believe design is a tool that can
change the world.
​
In my practice, I combine photography, writing, research, and data to inform my work. I believe that content is king and form should follow function.
I've been lucky enough to work with people I am truly inspired by and who I believe are game-changers in whatever industry/field they are a part of whether that's philanthropy, fashion, music, or food & dining.
​
Nothing makes me more excited than helping the people I admire transform their dreams into a realities. It's pretty rad.
My friends are my biggest inspiration.
Also, I believe design is a tool that can
change the world.
​
In my practice, I combine photography, writing, research, and data to inform my work. I believe that content is king and form should follow function.
I've been lucky enough to work with people I am truly inspired by and who I believe are game-changers in whatever industry/field they are a part of whether that's philanthropy, fashion, music, or food & dining.
​
Nothing makes me more excited than helping the people I admire transform their dreams into a realities. It's pretty rad.




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Design Brief
Design the website for Gates Philanthropy Partners — the official website for donations that go to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Design tasks included:
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UX and UI design for the website & donation flow
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brand and logo design for Gates Philanthropy Partners
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editorial design for GPP's premiere 'Impact Report' publication
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Visit the website here.
Role: Lead Visual & UX Designer at Pilot Lab




Research Phase
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First, we did a competitive analysis of existing philanthropy websites and analyzed their visual design and user experience design.
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Then, we gleaned the most compelling aspects of a few case examples.
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Finally, we made a list of design we liked and also asked for a list from the client. The client's list helped us hone our design research.




Content Outline > 'Copy Dump' > Site Maps
Using the content outline provided by the client, I designed a 'copy dump' to help Pilot and the client see how much content we would be working with. This 'copy dump' helped inform sitemap variations + UX models because as I learned from previous experiences, UX models are most helpful when you know how much content you are working with.

Using Real Content to Inform Best UX Model
Here, I was exploring a lightbox version of the donate portion of the website versus a more immersive full-screen flow.

UX + UI + VISUAL DESIGN:
HOW THE USER READS THE CONTENT IS
HOW THE USER EXPERIENCES THE CONTENT
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From the start of the project, I was always thinking about how to best tell GPP's story - from a content, visual, and ultimately user experience perspective.
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It's my belief that a big part of the user experience includes:
1. what the content is and how it is written (the story and micro-copy to help the user navigate the information is crucial)
2. how the actual content itself is read (when, and where -- and therefore, how it looks and is laid out)
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(Content informs the visual design and ultimately, visual design + UX design go hand in hand.)




THE DONATION FLOW (wireframe)
After doing research on existing donation flows on other philanthropy websites, we felt that there was a way this experience could be designed better to ultimately be a simple, personal, and eventually a branded Donate flow.
Thinking about the future versions of the site, we wanted to create a space that would allow for the opportunity of organic content creation. Part of the initial flow concept was to prompt users to share their stories on why they give.

GPP'S BRANDED DONATION FLOW (designed)
The yellow bar at the top connects back to the homepage and functions both as a visual brand element as well as a useful progress bar, as shown here in the Donate flow.




THE UX FLOW: THE PATHWAY TO THE WEBSITE
Another crucial aspect to consider when designing the website was how the user was going to get to it from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's homepage. Our proposed UX model (which I came up with), cut the number of clicks in half and included changing the CTA from 'Gates Philanthropy Partners' (vague for those who don't even know what GPP is) to a clear call-to-action: 'Donate'.

GPP Homepage (Desktop + Mobile)
The 'Partner Wall' showcases the 'Power of Giving' -- a phrase I coined. The wall (with the opportunity to be interactive and expand in the future) visually brings together all people as partners working to make GPP possible: this includes everyone from the grantees to donors to people working on the ground to make the important work happen.



