kristin anne

Common App

Pre-employment project done on spec for the Common App College Card Redesign that explored a more functional layout for students to review their application progress at a glance.

PowerSchool

RESPONSIVE CLOUD-BASED SAAS

Budget Your Life is a software tool designed to assist high school students in understanding their financial future. Based on the tool by Headed2 (acquired by PowerSchool in 2022) and reimagined using Figma to utilize the Neon Design System, this application allows students to visualize how their potential earnings align with their budgetary needs.

With Budget Your Life, students can input their expected income based on their career aspirations or anticipated earning potential. The software then generates visual representations that illustrate how their income compares to their projected expenses, helping them understand the financial implications of their choices.

By using Budget Your Life, students can gain valuable insights into financial planning. They can see firsthand how different career paths and location may impact their finances, enabling them to make more informed decisions about their education and career choices.

In summary, Budget Your Life is a practical tool that helps high school students explore their financial futures by visualizing how their earning potential relates to their budgetary requirements.

High-fidelity prototypes

Empathy Tutor

Case Study | Role: UX Design and Research

Empathy Tutor is an app and responsive website that focuses on helping tweens and teens learn more about and practice empathy in their communication. It also offers support to parents and teachers in educating the teens in their lives. With the increase in texting and social media usage, teens are struggling with communication skills resulting in strained relationships. Parents and educators need support and tools to model healthy communication skills. Teens need an engaging way to learn and practice those skills. The goal was to design an app that would improve education on empathetic communication to help teens build strong relationships and aid parents and educators in modeling healthy communication skills.