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National Geographic: The Love Collection
The Love Collection was a National Geographic web special for Valentine’s Day built using a parallax framework. This was the first web special we shared on social media which helped it hit over 10M views in the first month. This was also the first digital product to feature integrated ads within the content which I […]

National Geographic: Making an Impact for Our Planet
Concept The 2013 Impact Report microsite was created to showcase National Geographic’s global initiatives and highlight 395 funded projects, as well as inspiring stories from around the world. It aimed to illustrate Nat Geo’s dedication to education, exploration, and making a positive impact globally. Design As the lead for UI/UX development, we collaborated closely with […]

National Geographic: Explorer Gift Guide
Concept & Vision The Explorer Gift Guide was a groundbreaking collaboration between National Geographic’s Editorial, Sales & Innovation, and Special Projects teams, designed as an interactive holiday catalog. The concept was to bring National Geographic’s rich, diverse product offerings to life in an engaging, digital format that allowed users to explore and purchase products both […]

National Geographic: Year in Review
Hey, this was nominated for a Webby! Created way back in 2013, this project marked the first time Nat Geo featured streaming audio and video online. It was also their first fully-responsive site which isn’t a big deal now but having a site also display on mobile (previous projects simply asked you to view on […]

Never Again x Peter Max
Never Again, a non-profit organization, needed a strong identity, so we collaborated with the legendary artist Peter Max to incorporate his iconic dove into the logo, creating a memorable and powerful brand. With the visual identity established, we developed a mobile-first website built on WordPress, integrating e-commerce functionality and a seamless guest donation system. To […]

Cyberledger
CyberLedger is the consolidation and integration of cyber-focused capabilities that enable an organization to stay a step ahead of new threats and uncertainty by quantifying risks, optimizing and implementing the response, and disseminating the results. It is a data-driven approach to cyber risk management that provides an organization the insight and understanding necessary to continually […]

Trusted.com
Early Stages After a partnership was established with eBay in 2014, I was brought on as a consultant to reinvent the UI/UX for Trusted.com’s suite of products which included a consumer-facing web product, an in-store iOS product for retailers (Tag Heuer, Richard Mille, and National Geographic Fine Art Galleries) and a consumer/retailer dashboard to manage […]
Gucci Smartwatch
https://riotofcolors.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/edicion-SMARTWATCH2.mp4 Concept:As wearables began to take off, the luxury goods industry was lagging behind in adapting to the growing trend. We were tasked with designing a luxury “personal assistant” for Gucci, a product that would address the current functionality of devices available at the time while introducing innovative features not yet offered. With competitors like […]

National Geographic: The American Nile
Concept: The American Nile was an interactive digital experience developed for National Geographic, designed to highlight the decline of the Colorado River and its impact. It combined compelling storytelling with immersive web design to engage audiences and drive awareness. Design: Built using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, the project utilized a custom parallax jQuery library to […]

Ralph Lauren x Rhinos Without Borders
Concept: David Lauren expressed interest in partnering with National Geographic Fine Art Galleries to create a limited-edition scarf, produced by Ralph Lauren, to benefit Rhinos Without Borders, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting endangered rhinos from poaching. Our team was tasked with building the concept and creative direction for the scarf and its packaging, with a […]