01 / Product design · Access & trust
myTeachstone
SMS login and account recovery, designed around the people trying to get back to their work.
Design, software & creative technology
Bridges
& Doors.
I’m JJ. I design products, connect systems, and make things—on screen and out in the world.
Explore the work
FILM + PANORAMIC CAPTURE
Kluge–Ruhé / 2011
From the interface
to the wiring.
Sometimes I’m untangling account recovery. Sometimes I’m wiring a temperature sensor or turning a dance floor into a video studio. I like work that crosses a few disciplines.
Selected work
01—06 / A few ways in
02 / Physical & digital · Live experience
Green Room Fitness
A hybrid studio and a bike-mounted controller that let an instructor stay with the class.
03 / Participatory media · Creative production
Nasty
Green screens, live mixing, improvised rigs, and a dance floor with a sense of mischief.
04 / Film & immersive viewing · Art documentation
Reko Rennie — Patternation
Documenting Reko Rennie’s residency and installation at UVA’s Kluge-Ruhé Aboriginal Art Collection.
05 / Physical making · An improvised boat
Kayak sailboat
I wanted a sailboat, so I built one out of a kayak.
06 / Physical computing · Home automation
IoT Woodstove
Temperature sensing, a Raspberry Pi, and a familiar household interface.
From the workbench / After hours
A little circuitry.
A little mischief.
Temperature sensors, spare parts, live video. I like taking systems apart far enough to find another thing they could do.
Explore the systems ↗Follow an interest.
Choose a thread, or use the project directory to go straight to a name.
More projects
All work ↗Product & engineering · Workflow
Second Line · Client Portal ↗
Making company context, handoffs, and the next action visible in an accounting workflow.
Applied AI · Independent prototypePracticing Interviews with AI ↗
Try an answer, get useful feedback, and have another go. A small experiment in coaching UX.
Accessibility · Voice & communicationStarling ↗
Exploring personal voice banking and word-based communication.
Film · Documentary portraitsMaking Good ↗
Short documentary profiles of people doing meaningful work in their communities.
Film · Stop-motion invitationMaggie and Blair: Save the Date ↗
A couple, some chalk, and Charlottesville’s Free Speech Wall. An invitation made in public, one frame at a time.
Animation · Ideas in motionHigh Price of Materialism ↗
A timelapse animation for The Center for a New American Dream, bringing Tim Kasser’s ideas about consumer culture into illustrated motion.
Physical making · DIY cookingImmersion Circulator ↗
A homemade sous-vide-style circulator built from a temperature controller, heater, sensor, and pump.
Photography · An explorable placeHumpback Rock · Spherical panorama ↗
A 360-degree view from Humpback Rock: Shenandoah Valley to one side, Albemarle and Nelson Counties to the other.
Applied AI · Interaction prototypeConversational Onboarding Assistant ↗
A one-page experiment in finding your way through a new workplace by talking.
Developer tools · Small useful thingsCode Snapshotter ↗
A shell script that bundles a project’s structure and selected files for AI-assisted coding.
Field Notes
Away from the workbench.
Walks, future rides, and a few seasonal traditions.
The person between the projects
A few disciplines.
One curious person.
I’m a designer, product manager, and hands-on developer in Charlottesville, Virginia. My background runs through educator software, film, physical systems, and creative production.
I like understanding how things work—and finding another way they could.
A little about me ↗