Hey there, I'm Sarah.
I design intuitive features for complex digital experiences.
I'm a Senior Interaction Designer on the Google News Team. I help build a supportive product ecosystem for journalistic integrity, with a focus on local news publishers.
My product designs help people create meaningful insights from complex data, and navigate nuanced communications with their collaborators.
Previously, I was the Associate Director of UX Design at the Seattle-based innovation consultancy Intentional Futures, where my main projects served the Global Health Team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Before moving to Seattle, I designed immersive media experiences in New York for institutions including the Guggenheim Museum, Juilliard and BAM. Some favorite projects included managing the Webby-award winning Guggenheim app, and designing video projections for the National WWI Centennial. I became more and more interested in designing for my audience's needs; moving beyond encounters in theaters, galleries, and museums, and collaborating with people in the spaces where they lived their lives. I left New York to earn a Masters in Human Computer Interaction from the University of Washington. Now, I'm a Seattle-based UX geek, always hungry for interface feedback and ever-more-adaptable ways to structure systems. When not at work, I'm out biking, playing new games, or hosting workshops for the local design community. I love building puzzle hunts and planning elaborate surprises. My friends once ran a poll asking, "What kind of mythical creature would Sarah be?" Their top answer was "Sphinx." I felt enormously cool. I have over twelve years of professional experience collaborating with design teams, engineers and media makers, and I really enjoy meeting new people. Let's talk |