Rivers Benyard

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About Me: I am a User Experience Design major that enjoys solving real-world problems and creating accessible products and spaces for others. I love hearing others talk about their experiences and passions, which allows me to be successful as a user-focused designer. I am also an artist who uses many mediums to conceptually explore identity from queer and BIPOC lenses as well as fantasy-inspired character creation. My background in visual art assists my UX/UI Design process by having an eye for good composition, understanding how target users will feel when interacting with a design, and receiving and applying feedback to improve my work for the sake of users. 

What's something that is always on your desk? Sticky notes, loose paper, and/or sketchbooks.

(from left to right) a smartphone showing a training screen about words of affirmation, a smartphone with the app's starting screen and greenhouse logo, a smartphone with the home page of the mentorship app showing tasks to complete and notifications

A digital-based mentorship program to increase job performance and confidence for employees and managers.

 

Screens showing a dialogue-based game about the Black Death

An educational simulator game about the 14th-Century bubonic plague pandemic.

 

Smartphones showing screens from the app such as a map of campus with a search bar, arrival times of bus routes, and creating trips based on location and arrival time.

A redesigned experience to help students and visitors easily navigate the UNT campus.