Hi—I’m Julia! I am Senior Director of Data, Design, & UX at American Forests, a national non-profit dedicated to urban Tree Equity and climate-smart large landscape restoration and reforestation. I nerd out about cartography, science, information design, and user experience. I believe in the power of storytelling to help us relate to and tackle climate change, social justice, and human impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity.
Projects
Toolkit: User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Wireframing, Prototyping, Figma, Microcopy, Front-End Development, HTML, CSS, JS, Responsive Design, Web Architecture.
Tree Equity Score Map UI Redesign
UX/UI Design · Cartography · Data Viz · Typescript/TailwindCSS
Redesigned Map UI for American Forests' Tree Equity Score to meet our a growing national audience of 100K users per year. This included an overhaul of map symbology for better contrast and improvements to information hierarchy.
OpenArt App - Discover Public Street Art (User Research Case Study)
User Research · UX Design · User Interviews
To kick off the design process for a map-based street art app, I conducted user research to better understand potential users. The app will help casual and ardent street art enthusiasts discover street art.
A website and hub for salt marsh protection in Rhode Island
Web Design & Architecture · Branding · UX Writing · Information Design
Branding, website, and visuals substantiate the mission and value-add of a decades-long multi-stakeholder partnership which has just established its new identity as the Salt Marsh Restoration, Assessment, & Monitoring Program.
A polished, fundraising-ready website for the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
Web Design & Architecture · Branding · Copy · Content Development
New website presents refined aesthetic and clear communications about the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program’s mission, high quality science reporting, and collaborative partnerships.
A warm, inviting website promoting a regional planning initiative and public survey
Project Management · Web Copy · Cartography · Survey Design
New website with a warm, friendly aesthetic to promote the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program’s Vision 2032 initiative, a ten-year regional plan. The website hosts the English/Spanish survey I developed to gather input from the public during the planning process.
Find the best outdoor spots with the mobile app, OutSmart (UX Design)
Join a community of local outdoors-people and seasoned travelers. Find the best spots and check site conditions before you commit. Provide local intel about places you’ve been to contribute to the science that powers the preservation and maintenance of your treasured outdoor spots.