Hello internet pals =)
Currently
Jan. 2017 - now
Senior Product Designer at Treehouse, an online technology school where I design online learning experiences. I craft projects through discovery, ideation, and implementation. I like bouncing around from user research, wireframing, visual design, illustration, prototyping, user testing, and development with HTML, Sass, JavaScript, and Ruby onRails. I'm also a design teacher for the UX Techdegree, a training program for aspiring UX Designers.
Creator at Earth Lover where I write about sustainability
Freelance Designer available for illustration work and mission-driven design projects. Email me
Previously
2010-2016
SimilarWeb
Product Designer
Quettra (acquired by SimilarWeb)
Visual / Interaction Designer
Visa
Graphic & Web Designer
Carnegie Mellon University
Web Designer
Advising
Web Development Advisor at Better Eating International, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that seeks to inspire compassion for all animals through inclusive and empowering vegan education.
Mentorship
Design mentor at Designlab
Mentor at Re-create, a resource which connects designers for mentorship opportunities.
Education
BFA from Rhode Island School of Design
Skills
User research - user interviews, usability testing, personas, affinity diagramming, user flows, user journeys, empathy maps
Product design - wireframing, mockups, interactive prototyping. Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, InVision, Abstract
Graphic design & illustration - Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate, Indesign
Web development - HTML, CSS, Sass, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, Jekyll, Git, GitHub, Docker, WordPress
Writing
Inclusive Design Series #1: When Products Aren't Inclusive
Treehouse Blog - Read
Inclusive Design Series #2: The Limitations (and Possibilities) of Empathy
Treehouse Blog - Read
Inclusive Design Series #3: The Importance of User Research
Treehouse Blog - Read
Inclusive Design Series #4: Design Ethics
Treehouse Blog - Read
How to Get Hired as a UX Designer
Adobe - Read
Animating SVG with CSS
LogRocket - Read
Clean Up Your Code With Modular CSS
Treehouse Blog - Read
In the news!
The web as an art medium & democratizing tech education: meet Treehouse designer, Hope Armstrong
Treehouse Blog - Read
New Abrams Claghorn Gallery Exhibit Pairs Artists and Poets
East Bay Express - Read
Past Exhibitions & Events
2020
Annual Civic Center Art Exhibition
March 2019 - November 15, 2020. This year's annual Civic Center Art Exhibition displays the art of 31 individuals. The art was selected through a juried process, and the work represents a range of styles and mediums, including painting, photography, mixed media, textile, print, and sculpture. These works are on display on all five floors of the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Building.
Martin Luther King Civic Center, 2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA - website
2019
The 2019 Affordable Art Show
October 25 - December 16, 2019. A juried exhibit of affordably priced artwork in a multi-media art show.
233 Front St, Danville, CA - website
Earth Lover @ Artisan & Art Fair
September 28, 2019 from 10am - 5pm. An outdoor pop-up featuring local arts and crafts makers. My booth will be a community resource for sustainable living. Get free handouts about a variety of topics, including how to shop in bulk using reusable containers, what to compost, what to recycle, zero waste swaps, and more! Plus free cleaning rags made from upcycled used t-shirts.
Abrams Claghorn Gallery, 1251 Solano Ave, Albany, CA - website
Small Works: A Look Back and Forward
April 3-30. Small works from over 30 artists are on display for this anniversary show in celebration of the gallery's fourth year. Reception: Saturday, April 13, 5-7 pm. My greeting cards and prints are for sale in the gallery shop.
Abrams Claghorn Gallery, 1251 Solano Ave, Albany, CA - website
Eco-friendly cleaning workshop
May 26, 2019 from 2-4pm. Are you curious about how to clean your home with plastic-free, earth-friendly, non-toxic ingredients? Kick-start your spring cleaning with this DIY workshop. You'll learn how to be an environmentally conscious consumer as well as make your own natural, sustainable cleaning supplies: a citrus-infused multi-purpose cleaner, a scrubbing cleanser, and t-shirt cleaning rags! You'll head home with all three DIY-ed products plus a booklet of more tips and resources.
Abrams Claghorn Gallery, 1251 Solano Ave, Albany, CA - website
2018
Have You Heard Us Yet?
A collaborative, all-woman group exhibition with 10 writers and 15 visual artists; collaborating but having never met! The show is centered around what womens' hopes are for 2018 in regards to equality as well as being a voice for the issues that they feel have largely not been heard, digested, and acted upon by those currently in power within our society.
Abrams Claghorn Gallery, Albany, CA - website
2012
New Works, New Problems
"This exhibit brings together a group of artists whose visual languages are variously tempered or liberated by the mash-up culture in which we live; a culture that at times anoints absolutes and 'correctness' even as it evaluates the innumerable outcomes, solutions and potentials derived from personal, cultural, historical, and scientific sources." - Adam Welch, PF/PCA Curator
Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts - website
2008-2009
Way back in the day
- 2009: Senior Invitational, Woods-Gerry Gallery
- 2009: Senior Thesis Painting Show, Memorial Hall Gallery
- 2009: Senior Painting Show, Woods Gerry
- 2009: Choice Goods, Memorial Hall Gallery
- 2008: The Five Unknowns, Memorial Hall Gallery
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI - website