Creative consulting & digital product design
Work with me
You might have an idea you can't quite pin down, a process that's become cumbersome, or a product that works on paper but feels frustrating in practice. I help make sense of what's happening and work out a useful direction.
I'm a creative consultant and digital product designer. I work remotely with established businesses, agencies, and creative teams, bringing together product thinking, design, and technical judgment.
When another perspective would help
An idea needs clearer direction. Who is it for? What would make it useful? I can help define the problem, work through competing ideas, and decide what deserves attention first.
The work has become harder than it should be. People are moving between disconnected tools, repeating steps, or working around an awkward process. I can help examine the workflow and explore changes with the people who use it.
An experience isn't making sense to its users. A website or product may need clearer information, better interactions, or a more coherent creative direction. I can review what's there, explain where it gets confusing, and help shape a better experience.
A team needs an independent view. I can work alongside your team to review a proposed direction, question assumptions, and weigh the practical tradeoffs before more time goes into it.
What working together can involve
We start with what you're trying to do, who it's for, and what feels unresolved. Existing designs, examples, notes, and a look at the way the work happens are useful starting points. You don't need to arrive with a finished brief.
From there, we agree on a focused piece of work. That might be a review with written recommendations, a clearer workflow, a product or UX design, or creative direction your team can take forward. The scope follows the problem. It may be a short piece of advice or a longer collaboration.
I can stay involved as the work takes shape, helping make design decisions and evaluating whether the result serves the people it's for.
Technical decisions are part of that conversation. We might improve an existing tool, choose something better suited to the job, or decide that something new is warranted. Sometimes the useful outcome is knowing what to leave alone.
We agree on what you'll receive and what happens next before the work begins. Collaboration is remote, using shared material and conversations that fit the work and the people involved.
A couple of examples
Building a Pattern Studio
A personal project with my partner, Teddy. She wanted to publish her crochet patterns; listening to how she worked changed what I thought the tool should do.
Capturing the Spirit of Slim's
A website for a real place, with its own atmosphere and everyday needs. I brought the calendar into the main site, made the menu readable, and made the navigation easier to follow. The redesign grew into ongoing calendar support.
Tell me what's on your mind
What are you trying to do, and where is it getting difficult? A few sentences are enough to start. If you have a timeframe, a budget in mind, or people already involved, that context helps too.