DESIGN FOR THE USER

As an end user and a designer, I have always had the belief that there are no bad ideas or bad trainings. A training could not have the desired outcome for the end user but that doesn’t mean it’s a “bad training” or a weed. Maybe the idea or concept isn’t fully flushed out and needs a few more steps or geared towards a different outcome. The training could need to be redesigned, edited, or put in the archive to be used for a future training.

When I was in high school, personalizing your binders, folders, and notebooks by creating collages on them was a must for me. I would start cutting up all the magazines in the house making sure to focus on color, typography, quotes, or anything that caught my eye really.

This was my first venture into design and I enjoyed the creativity of using what I had or what was given to me, to make something that was pleasing to the eye, brought joy, or was just purely artistic. Being an instructional designer brings back those memories of trying to fit all the ideas brought to me by learning consultants, subject matter experts, or users into fruition by creating accessible and consumable material.

As a designer, I strive to design and produce work that not only shows my creative touch and style, but that reflects the brand I work for and the needs of my end user.

Employment

Education

University of Washington
Bachelor’s Degree
Major: Media & Communications, Law, Economics & Policy
Minor: Human Rights

Bellevue College
Associates of Arts Degree
General Studies

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