I’ve been in a serious relationship with AI since the early 2010s.

With a Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction and a career across Apple, Amazon, and multiple startups—including my own—I design end-to-end solutions to complex, human problems.

Hi, I'm Dr.Ax

Designer & Creative Scientist

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I’ve been in a serious relationship with AI since the early 2010s.

With a Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction and a career across Apple, Amazon, and multiple startups—including my own—I design end-to-end solutions to complex, human problems.

Hi, I'm Dr.Ax

Designer & Creative Scientist

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CURATED WORKS

CURATED WORKS

CURATED WORKS

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AI-Powered Productivity App for Couples

Founder & Chief Design Officer

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3rd Brain, inc.

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AI-Powered Productivity App for Couples

3rd Brain, inc.

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AI-Powered Productivity App for Couples

Founder & Chief Design Officer

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3rd Brain, inc.

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Multi-Modal Input Interaction for Mixed reality

Interaction designer

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Apple

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Multi-Modal Input Interaction for Mixed reality

Apple

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Multi-Modal Input Interaction for Mixed reality

Interaction designer

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Apple

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Reimagining Grocery Shopping on Amazon.com

Experience design

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Amazon

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Reimagining Grocery Shopping on Amazon.com

Amazon

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Reimagining Grocery Shopping on Amazon.com

Experience design

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Amazon

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Detecting Dyslexia with an AI-Powered Game

Co-inventor of Dytective

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Carnegie mellon university

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Detecting Dyslexia with an AI-Powered Game

Carnegie Mellon University

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Detecting Dyslexia with an AI-Powered Game

Co-inventor of Dytective

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Carnegie mellon university

MORE WORK

ML-Powered Research Platform for Accessible Interaction Design

ML-Powered Research Platform for Accessible Interaction Design

ML-Powered Research Platform for Accessible Interaction Design

AI-Powered Self-Adapting UI for Users with Parkinson's

AI-Powered Self-Adapting UI for Users with Parkinson's

AI-Powered Self-Adapting UI for Users with Parkinson's

A mobile lock screen that uses sequences of gestures and haptic feedback

A mobile lock screen that uses sequences of gestures and haptic feedback

A mobile lock screen that uses sequences of gestures and haptic feedback

Desktop Web Authentication Using Google Glass for Blind Users.

Desktop Web Authentication Using Google Glass for Blind Users.

Desktop Web Authentication Using Google Glass for Blind Users.

A Collaborative Platform for Authoring Research Reports for FDA Approval

A Collaborative Platform for Authoring Research Reports for FDA Approval

A Collaborative Platform for Authoring Research Reports for FDA Approval

A Loan Processing App for The largest LATAM Bank

A Loan Processing App for The largest LATAM Bank

A Loan Processing App for The largest LATAM Bank

A Pitch for an Energy-Optimizing EV Fleet Charging Station

A Pitch for an Energy-Optimizing EV Fleet Charging Station

A Pitch for an Energy-Optimizing EV Fleet Charging Station

Re-Structuring a Mobile Credit Card and Loyalty Rewards App

Re-Structuring a Mobile Credit Card and Loyalty Rewards App

Re-Structuring a Mobile Credit Card and Loyalty Rewards App

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

EVERYTHING
IS DESIGNED.

EVERYTHING
IS DESIGNED.

EVERYTHING
IS DESIGNED.

EVERYTHING
IS DESIGNED.

We design to solve problems.

We make things to extend our abilities and help us reach our goals. We made axes to chop wood and build shelter—now we build software to connect, stay healthy, and make the most of our time on this big blue planet.

Over the years, we’ve developed a repeatable, measurable way to approach problem-solving: the scientific method. In the world of designing technology, we riffed on that and called it Design Thinking.

That’s why my approach to design always starts at first principles:

What’s the problem?

Who’s experiencing it?

What are their needs, abilities, values, and preferences—and how do those shape the boundaries of a good solution?

From there, we prototype quickly based on our hypothesis, test our assumptions, and learn what works—so we can build the next, better version.

TECH STACK

CREATIVITY

  • Adobe Firefly for AI image and video generation

  • Adobe Express for on-brand social media content

  • Adobe Illustrator for generating vectors

  • Adobe Photoshop for image manipulation

  • Adobe Lightroom for photography

  • Adobe Premier Pro for video editing

  • Figma for prototyping UI

  • Miro| Freeform "current fav." | Figjam for ideating and generating user flow and service blueprints

  • 3DShapr for 3D design


PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION

  • Notion for documentation, AI-powered knowledge management, and lo-fi webpages

  • Google Suite for collaborative work

  • Linear for project management

  • Slack for communication


USER RESEARCH

  • Survey Monkey | Google Forms | Typeform | Qualtrics for surveys

  • UseBerry | UserTesting for sourcing research participants for interviews and usability

  • FullStory | HotJar for quantitative user behavior

AI Assistants

  • Perplexity for knowledge research

  • ChatGPT for general gen-AI assistance

  • Claude for coding help


DEVELOPMENT

  • Framer for web development

  • Cursor for writing code

  • Vercel & Supabase "current fav." | AWS | Google cloud for cloud computing.

  • Looker Studio | PG-Admin | Mixpanel | R Studio for SQL queries and data analysis


PERSONAL TECH

  • Snipd for AI summaries and notes for Podcasts

  • 3rd Brain AI assistant for home organization

  •  Fitness to track workouts

  • ClassPass for workout classes

  • 8 Sleep for sleep recovery

  • Breville Barista Touch for coffee

  • AirPods Pro and Max

  •  Vision Pro for immersive entertainment

  • Sony A7IV for photography and cinematography

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