https://www.8r8k.com/about daily 0.75 2023-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1618700748794-1DBBAYMNAXWRYPKB0YTE/Brook_Profile.jpg About - Hey, I’m Brook When I’m not nerding out on creative solutions or learning wood working techniques, I’m trying to get into the mountains. Backpacking, snowboarding, or just making camp nachos. Currently wrapping up a dream—the design and coordination of every square inch of our new home in Denver! Regarding my formal background, the most surprising this is how applicable it all turned out to be. Behavioral economics instilled an understanding of how people make decisions. Architecture honed a rigorous design process. Success in both fields inspired me to strive for impact. Luckily I fell straight into UX—it's a hybrid of what I love about econ and architecture, with greater potential to improve lives! After 10+ years of designing digital products, here's what I believe: the most elegant solutions arc toward simplicity; effective design requires an encouraging culture; and, throughout the whole enchilada, empathy is essential. To make things happen my process is simple: develop a deep understanding of context and outcomes desired; create many build-measure-learn feedback loops; and get collaborating! Got a worthy problem in need of elegant solutions? Say hey! https://www.8r8k.com/oversimplifications daily 0.75 2023-05-13 https://www.8r8k.com/work daily 1.0 2023-05-14 https://www.8r8k.com/work/automox monthly 0.5 2021-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1617864137377-X0T639CIGWIJZOH0KTCR/Single_Source_Of_Truth.png Work - Automox Figma, used by designers and front-end devs alike, acts as the single source of truth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1617864658155-UYUKLJGF6S1350XYDOJ9/Screen+Shot+2021-04-08+at+12.50.40+AM.png Work - Automox Putting accessibility on their radar from the get go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1617875687772-AJO09713LP3WJKZSASEG/Foundational+UX Work - Automox Highlighting “What is interactive” helps set mental models regardless of future UIs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1617875114407-WPGDWX8KXPUHLL82GR7U/Screen+Shot+2021-04-08+at+3.44.42+AM.png Work - Automox Generalized but applicable guidelines for designing pleasurable digital tools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1617881663317-1W4P9TSQAXS6AMGXUHO3/Data_Table_Pattern.png Work - Automox For some universal tools I dove deeper and taught the front-end devs how to measure and inspect in Figma, streamlining documentation and future hand-offs as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1617880715848-ZSZ3P6JNJKRER33MONY4/Example_Entry.png Work - Automox I set this Element format to be concise and predictable - but the “General comments” section garnered the most intrigue. People felt good about the ease of participating. https://www.8r8k.com/work/wse monthly 0.5 2021-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1618639063922-FI10OG3LLKLNYUVQHYY2/WSE_transformation.png Work - Wall Street English From this core experience to my platform redesign seen here. Read on to find out how. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1618880892868-8LFSTUHUJTKMUUR7P94D/NSE-UX-Timeline-2.png Work - Wall Street English When the budget allowed for hiring, I pushed to hire designers alongside our engineers, in Poznan and Chennai. We immediately harnessed these benefits: Stronger design communication with developers (in-person vs hand-offs) More diverse design talent enhanced perspectives and innovation. Always accessible design feedback allowed engineers to work through questions on the fly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/2a349ca5-6f99-4826-b97f-145bafd51eb3/WSE_Testing+cadence.png Work - Wall Street English https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/7d2b7d67-099a-4791-88b1-f4084efbaca7/WSE_Design+manifesto.png Work - Wall Street English https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1618884392801-994AQ9WD65V7XFZWFAA1/designSystem_Layouts.png Work - Wall Street English https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1618884392868-1I81C8NRA5C1823VSCNG/designSystem_Buttons.png Work - Wall Street English https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1618884393675-NUHM08W9LU9E33FU0X1Q/designSystem_Menus.png Work - Wall Street English https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1618884393896-IIR6QW3L3VL3RNIC4G2K/designSystem_Progress.png Work - Wall Street English https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1618884394736-IQJCMXCW3SEV7D2WW70T/designSystem_Shadows.png Work - Wall Street English https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1619026910519-OC9B5SIS1IUA0AH1EPI0/WSE_menu_A.png Work - Wall Street English https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1619026910595-ZGM6PI6FNSF9Z9TSXH3T/WSE_menu_B.png Work - Wall Street English https://www.8r8k.com/work/hipper monthly 0.5 2021-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1620420297403-ZC8RPD9LIDZ4AG0DS3T7/Mockups-x3_Share.jpg Work - Hipper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1620398715871-FKTI0PBU3S9NASVJ8ZOE/Prioritization.png Work - Hipper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1623709933043-WBO9ATMAIKBU3TCD658O/Ad+Hipper3a.png Work - Hipper - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1620263345569-S1483UMMFCML5M86CNVC/Mentor+Idea+Review+-+BS+-+Hipper-001.png Work - Hipper https://www.8r8k.com/work/architecture monthly 0.5 2021-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1620425269951-O1D0GV7U88AS3T3TQ8KD/MGC.png Work - Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/b2968310-e6ea-4a54-b3f9-342c94320cf4/FloorPlans_2d.gif Work - Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/fa374010-5f04-407a-9dfc-f712277f7d84/Thesis_2.gif Work - Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/7cc1a140-5699-4c2b-b97a-8aefb3124b14/JHAL_church2.jpg Work - Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/a23cb191-ba31-40a9-b15d-0ae80b172ca7/JHAL_church1.jpg Work - Architecture https://www.8r8k.com/work/vote-ally monthly 0.5 2021-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1622754397586-G2PV1FV52ZD8PLH5CQZB/logo_1b_small.png Work - Vote Ally - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/12f0f76c-5e13-4b84-9d7e-462ff4bdf11f/VoteAlly+Process_Page_02.png Work - Vote Ally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/0d69af92-caaa-4759-b884-070894cea749/VoteAlly+Process_Page_03.png Work - Vote Ally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/5c3c2d3e-d55c-4642-b990-84359bd2024e/VoteAlly+Process_Page_04.png Work - Vote Ally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/f6b9aa2f-062a-4d10-bc0c-237ad2ac0d96/VoteAlly+Process_Page_05.png Work - Vote Ally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/52749295-190a-4592-a5f5-a86e8d3988a4/VoteAlly+Process_Page_07.png Work - Vote Ally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/3a7642cf-d1d2-46f2-8537-9ac1ff2a1b65/VoteAlly+Process_Page_08.png Work - Vote Ally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/4fe24206-ec1e-4a5a-84f2-ac4eb217f6a4/VoteAlly+Process_Page_09.png Work - Vote Ally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/cb98b3fa-f33f-438c-be4a-d05a1755b3d3/VoteAlly+Process_Page_10.png Work - Vote Ally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/9cd993ea-8cc4-4e7b-89b4-1346267ad5f2/VoteAlly+Process_Page_11.png Work - Vote Ally This was the first iteration to convey Vote Ally's concept to onboard new users. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/44a00f62-3980-4e44-a8f0-81e30200db73/VoteAlly+Process_Page_12.png Work - Vote Ally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/8271c284-5b35-44a6-95e4-b3b006e59571/VoteAlly+Process_Page_13.png Work - Vote Ally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/f16b3212-8d6e-4578-896e-c484c6e0f861/VoteAlly+Process_Page_14.png Work - Vote Ally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/180c9d75-1498-478f-acd4-2e6b3687f907/VoteAlly+Process_Page_15.png Work - Vote Ally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/6c3c83df-e6b0-4b2b-8655-66d0ca418733/VoteAlly+Process_Page_16.png Work - Vote Ally https://www.8r8k.com/work/pearson monthly 0.5 2021-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1620426483109-KZNXFEJY5J3F07TLAJP9/Interactive+Table.png Work - Pearson - UX Framework This was the team I first assisted when joining Pearson’s Higher Ed group. From the nitty gritty of individual components to selling it’s adoption to the wider group. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1620426568492-KQTORZPDASEVXJTYI29A/Gravity-example---component.png Work - Pearson - Gravity This was the second design system undertaken by the Higher Ed group and more encompassing. My contributions ranged from designing individual components, ways for teams to contribute to Gravity’s development, to defining the final set of principals that guided all of our products. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1620426004239-6ROPE44IXSISGLKY99NS/IA_IA.png Work - Pearson Technically “Organization Systems” is more precise, but keeping “Information Architecture” made this topic easier to convey when presenting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1620426076744-PA25S894EDJRMOT7MH1O/IA_Search.png Work - Pearson This element of IA was the most transformative, as it was the first cross-product push for a unified search strategy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1620426153841-6JIO54FF4SJVTB43EFHN/IA_Labeling.png Work - Pearson Labeling is an often overlooked part of IA strategy, and defining this to be applicable to products using different design systems (or none at all) was a helpful challenge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606bdf95dab8ab30cd7b4550/1620426117495-L5R2NYXTSNEV2VKRS8JH/IA_Nav.png Work - Pearson These navigation diagrams here were based upon existing patterns to ensure easier adoption and increased consistency. https://www.8r8k.com/portfolio-1 daily 0.75 2021-06-17 https://www.8r8k.com/portfolio-1/project-three-336f7 monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847346453-9Q5OWQYQKLUYSEI8HTQ9/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Three https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847347374-LRJZY9Z3THYAKKDMSW3J/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Three https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847345694-G1GWR6PECV9YV30U4V72/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Three https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847344987-MHQ4KNDFGIGPTF2COZ6C/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Three https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847343867-0L1OZAUWGMWQRU45XVH0/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Three https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847343275-2K532N6VSN9EQGN24WT6/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Three https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847342706-683IB8RMYZTUU4LFBADF/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Three https://www.8r8k.com/portfolio-1/project-four-kye7d monthly 0.5 2020-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847904251-HVHUK3T1H2QCY05DRHU3/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio - Project Four - Make it stand out. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847904480-AXE2TZ6WH1YWOYJELYQQ/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio - Project Four - Make it stand out. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847904674-UXDT58LZUDAEN1C4LIKQ/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio - Project Four - Make it stand out. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.8r8k.com/portfolio-1/project-five-5paht monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847350665-9UOIWAR5X24UBW83TJJO/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Five https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847351213-Z61O7XETZM827W8NSG74/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Five https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847350097-XM9U6QFAY9KBBLO1AZSP/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Five https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847349536-9B5S5JDU6CTTOIHYQPE7/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Five https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847349032-KE99W4O3PP9147GHRC10/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Five https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847348472-8QESU05NL485EPY8X8XO/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Five https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847347954-P3IYHJRVJDA9HIJAOIYW/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Five https://www.8r8k.com/portfolio-1/project-six-fws37 monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847359057-HKZQQP8MCEM0UI23R57B/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Six https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847359798-BCTJTJAS19PV54HL6VPM/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Six https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847357814-SZ205VXUQGAN268M8A18/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Six https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847356915-2V61708SR7M0A8IBEJLE/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Six https://www.8r8k.com/portfolio-1/project-one-4lkgj monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847336759-YACMFJPFHUW1OQZJXUUF/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project One https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847336169-ER4P81V0HWA3SH81W1QR/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project One https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847334968-DE82MACUOAUSEZT65M3H/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project One https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847334245-H430ILXV7TTE8OBGPEW8/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project One https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847333502-CVFRP4WIHRB50F56M888/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project One https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847332741-UB05QWW31DIDXCV1C06L/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project One https://www.8r8k.com/portfolio-1/project-two-h9w8g monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847341420-H8BGVV7QHLUZ41NQKDDO/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847340763-INL9ICD0DK2G1M8D7C0L/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847340215-08399OG7B1B8UI9HK97O/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847339638-MF4NXTWSJ51TSBFP4AIM/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847337890-BMG68HKP3DXYMQZ6BZA6/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847337276-72BJU9SDMO608XKWX1Y0/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - Project Two https://www.8r8k.com/portfolio-1/automox monthly 0.5 2021-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847346453-9Q5OWQYQKLUYSEI8HTQ9/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Portfolio - 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