Who am I?
I’m a UX researcher and designer passionate about curiosity, creativity, and learning.
My work draws on my experience as a museum educator, content producer, web analyst, and usability strategist.
I’m based in Brooklyn, NY. Want to get in touch? Contact me.
My first website
I first started experimenting with HTML and CSS in 2003 as a little kid obsessed with Neopets.
So I could learn how to code my own guild profiles like a pro, my dad pointed me to sites like the now defunct webmonkey.com and bought me my first domain: bluepixiedust.com.
Table-based layouts to build the perfect grids were the pinnacle of design. My single landing page was based on my favorite Neopets and Kingdom Hearts fansites.
Here, I've re-created that first webpage (sans tables). Because I don't want Square Enix to come after me, please enjoy my replacement of this exquisite watercolor of sora from the Kingdom Hearts title screen.
Enjoy the music, too.
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Experience
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
UX Designer
August 2024–Present
SMITHSONIAN OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
User Experience Strategist
April 2023–April 2024
Digital Content Producer
September 2018–April 2023
Educational Support Specialist
September 2016–September 2018
Educational Technician
June 2015–September 2016
CENTER FOR DIGITAL EXPERIENCES AT PRATT INSTITUTE
UX Consultant
August 2021–May 2023
FREER GALLERY OF ART AND ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY
Digital Content Contractor
June–November 2018
Education
PRATT INSTITUTE
Master of Science
Museums and Digital Culture
User Experience Advanced Certificate
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER
Bachelor of Arts
Anthropology and Art History