TSwanson96

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Hey, I’m Tim I’m a designer located in Chicago IL., with a focus on UI/UX and human-centered design. I also have strengths in branding strategies and design research. My work focuses on thorough research, questioning, and user-input. I am a recent graduate from Indiana Wesleyan University who is a problem-solver and am passionate about understanding the …

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MERCANTILE 37Mercantile 37 was established as a showroom for local artisan home products, materials, and services. Looking to expand from selling goods online to a brick & mortar store in Atlanta IN., they approached myself and others at Marion Design Co. to create a brand to attract locals and visitors from Indianapolis. RESEARCH​ Extensive research …

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ORBIT APP Orbit is a personal concept app that aims to connect both students and professionals through a proximity system. Users are able to connect with an increasing network that rewards local connections. Through a fun theme that puts users literally among the stars, Orbit pushes its users through the often dry and stressful act …

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HUEMAN CONCERT MATERIALS A passion project combining the French House duo, Daft Punk, and The American Synesthesia Association into a hypothetical concert event called “HUEMAN”. The goal was to create collateral materials to be used for admittance, as well as souvenirs. BACKGROUND The American Synesthesia Association aims to draw awareness to the condition of Synesthesia. …

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MATCHA TEA PACKAGINGMatcha is typically sold in large unadorned bags or expensive tins to be prepared in a multi-stepped process. Aiming to target those interested in the tea who aren’t willing to spend as much, but still want the experience of this traditional drink, a new cost efficient package design was needed. BACKGROUND A traditional …

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FREIBURG IM BREISGAUFreiburg im Breisgau is a city in southwest Germany with a large industry in national tourism for its sun, nature, and wine. Aiming to capture the attention of an international audience, this was an independently created travel book that relied on quickly understood visuals for the foreign tourist. RESEARCH​Information was largely gathered through …

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BOOKLOFT This was a personal concept for site redesign of the Bookloft, a large independent bookstore based in Columbus, Ohio. Looking to create sense among thirty-two rooms of books, the focus was on creating a site that prioritized user-centered design through easy navigation and visual consistency. RESEARCH​Research focused around observational research, competitor audits, and A/B …

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PRESS NEWS APP​ PRESS is a personal concept for a news aggregator app that allows users to create and customize news feeds to see what matters most. This works by combining both Interest & Proximity in order to determine what is important to the user. The goal is to solve the issue of millennial college …

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HOSTESS HOUSE​Hostess House is a historic mansion turned restaurant that aims to honor the stories of the past and showcase their effects on the surrounding community. With the current audience old and continuously shrinking, there was a need for a total rebrand and strategy in order to spark interest in a younger generation so that …

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