Product Designer @ Creative Resilient Youth:
A digital community for young creatives to inspire, share, and connect with like-minded individualsCreative Resilient Youth (CRY) is a Philly-based art and leadership organization dedicated to nurturing creativity and empowering young voices. Over the past few years, CRY has facilitated youth-led events, including art workshops, study groups, and critical writing, to cultivate leadership skills and foster a sense of community among participants.
A 0 -> 1 web application for Creative Resilient Youth (CRY) to support their mission and expand their impact. This project focuses on designing a digital community to help marginalized youth in Philadelphia, accounting for 21% of Philadelphia’s population, foster creativity and mental resilience in a more accessible, culturally responsible way.
- Research and define the concept from 0 to 1 by collaborating with 10+ co-designers in 7 co-design workshop. Created journey maps and wireframes to drive alignment on the product features, scope, timeline
- Iterate from concept to hi-fi prototypes through rapid-prototyping; Delivered specs and partnered with engineers to build MVP for concept testing
Sole Product Designer
Community Co-designer
2 Software Engineers
Non-Profit Stakeholder
Researcher
Principle Investigator
03. 2024 - Present
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