Hey, I’m Steven. I enjoy experimenting, building, and turning ideas into meaningful digital experiences.
After auditing time-consuming employee tasks, I explored whether conversational AI agents with distinct personalities could improve productivity while remaining trustworthy and approachable. I designed Christi and Danielle, AI assistants with access to relevant files, accounts, and information that search for answers and draft responses.
Course conversion was slow and manual. I built a Node.js tool using regular expressions and web scraping to automate legacy content conversion, reducing the process from 16 hours to 24 minutes per course.
Creating course trailers traditionally requires scripting, editing, voice talent, and design expertise. I explored whether AI could enable instructional designers to create compelling trailers with minimal production experience.
I explored how form structures affect user experience, testing wizard-style flows and Mad Lib interactions before designing a streamlined single-column enrollment form.
Static charts communicate information but rarely invite exploration. I designed an interactive Gutenberg Block to explore whether animation and user interaction could make educational content more engaging and informative.
Choosing an academic program is complex. I redesigned the Social Work Degrees website with custom Gutenberg blocks, clearer information architecture, improved branding, and a user-centered experience that increased engagement.
As remote work became the norm during COVID-19, I explored whether an interactive React experience could communicate company values, history, and culture more effectively than traditional onboarding documents.
Safety training is often passive and forgettable. I designed an interactive game to explore whether gameplay, immediate feedback, and repetition could improve learning and confidence during customer interactions.
Career growth often feels abstract. I designed a series of interactive Vue applications to explore whether visualizing career progression could help employees understand advancement opportunities and stay engaged.
Marketing teams often depend on designers for simple graphic updates. I designed a web tool that made creating consistent, branded banners fast and accessible to anyone.
Annual campaigns require users to return at different stages. I designed and developed a time-based WordPress experience that guided visitors from registration to shoebox reporting and prize redemption through dynamic content, automated states, and seasonal storytelling.
Leadership development is often delivered through static training materials. I designed a WordPress resource hub that made leadership content more engaging, accessible, and easier for employees to explore.
Maps usually help people navigate, but they can also create anticipation and discovery. I designed an interactive experience for Dollywood to explore how animation and guided storytelling could enrich a theme park visit before guests arrived.
What happens when multiple phones become a collaborative instrument? I explored how motion, web sockets, and collective interaction could transform individual devices into a playful shared musical experience.
Most websites present the same experience to every visitor. I explored whether adaptive interfaces could personalize content while remaining transparent, predictable, and user-controlled.
Cities are filled with monuments and landmarks with untold stories. Inspired by a museum design course at NYU ITP, I explored whether a location-aware mobile app could turn a walk through New York City into a self-guided tour by revealing nearby monuments and their history.
Children learn best through exploration and play. I designed an interactive storybook combining games, animation, and music to explore how storytelling could build confidence in cooking and everyday skills.
Each step's call-to-action (below) programmatically opens and closes based on the date and time.
