LATEST PROJECTS
My work isn't just about making digital products look beautiful—it's about creating intuitive experiences that welcome all users and deliver a positive business impact.
Look, A Perfect Blend!
After two decades brewing the perfect blend between brands and users, I've learned digital products should be like great coffee: calming, warming, and welcoming to all. I live for transforming corporate-speak into interfaces people actually enjoy. I thrive in the beautiful tension between complexity and simplicity, creating solutions that feel intuitive while delivering business impact. Because when brand purpose meets user needs—that's where the magic happens.
Brewing Excellence in Every Design
I craft digital experiences that delight users while driving business growth. I blend strategic thinking with human empathy to create solutions that feel intuitive and deliver measurable results.
Strategic Vision
Aligning design initiatives with company OKRs and business objectives
Usability Testing
Conducting evaluations that identify pain points and opportunities
Team Leadership
Building and mentoring multidisciplinary design teams that consistently deliver innovative solutions
Design Systems
Creating comprehensive frameworks that improve usability and development time
Journey Mapping
Visualizing the complete user experience to identify improvement areas
Process Optimization
Implementing design workflows that reduce development time and minimize scope creep
Accessibility
Ensuring compliance with ADA standards for inclusive user experiences
Stakeholder Management
Developing strong relationships with executives, clients, and cross-functional teams
Prototyping
Building interactive models to validate concepts before development
"Laura worked for me at Hot Sauce as my senior Art Director, ensuring that the creative our team was producing exceeded client expectations, providing a much needed second set of eyes when I was out of the office. Opinionated, feisty and strong willed… all great qualities for an Art Director in the fast paced world of small agency life. Laura possesses a great eye for creative and a “follow me” attitude from her military background that is a real bonus when building a tight knit team, and often worked hard to foster a team atmosphere in, and outside the studio."
Jordan Patsios
Previous Employer
"Laura brought a ton of knowledge and expertise to the Product Design team and she was a pleasure to collaborate with. She made sure we followed best practices and adhered to industry standards for the design of our platform, and her attention to detail is impeccable. But not only is she a good coworker, she's a friendly person and easy to get along with. I would love to work with Laura again in the future, and any team is lucky to have her!"
Becca Thomas
Previous Co-worker
"Laura is a consummate professional and top-notch team leader. She is always looking for innovative answers in her problem solving and empowers everyone in her department to find their voice and contribute to creative solutions. Her knowledge of design, brand building, UI/UX, customer actions/interactions, visual aesthetics, copy - everything under her purview - is both impressive when taken individually and powerful when taken collectively. Combine that with strong organizational skills and work flow direction and management, her results-oriented approach never fails to produce strong increases across all measurable data metrics."
Patrick Mulvihill
Previous Employee