hello
my name is
Erica
&
I’m a Product designer

About

Who am I?

Raised in the flames of late-century Flint, MI, I vowed to fight ugly interfaces and fight for access to information in all forms.

A SXSW speaker and agile enthusiast, I enjoy radical librarianship, information visualization, and specialize in making complex topics approachable.

At work, I drive UI requirements from concept to release. I define features, user flows, interfaces & error conditions.

My goal is to ship charming and trustworthy software.

Skills

  • Product Design

  • Information Architecture

  • UX Design

  • Sketch, Adobe, Prototyping

  • Visual Design

  • Code



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UX

Wireframes

WIREFRAMES

I've designed for web, print, mobile & software

Research

RESEARCH

I'm an experienced User Researcher

Pageflows

PAGEFLOWS

I'm good at describing interactions and behavior

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DOCUMENTS

Here are some methods I've used to communicate design

Prototypes

PROTOTYPES

I create proof-of-concept models

User Stories

USER STORIES

It is my job to tell the user's story

press

Press

Press and Talks

Panels, lectures & friendly press clippings



Design

Information Architecture

IA & Concepts

I can do the strange and multidisciplinary work of an Information Architect.

Visual Design

Visual Design

I can make things pretty.

Brand Identity

Brand Identity

I can brand stuff.

Interaction Design

Interaction Design

I can describe how things should behave.



contact

I Live in Detroit, MI

ericafirment @ gmail