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KRISTINA ROSS
User Experience Design

User-centered design for web, desktop, and mobile applications since 1998.


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October 2008
Twine: Connect, Share and Discover
Twine is a new, interest-based social networking site, and launched to the general public on October 22, 2008. Leveraging smart, semantic web technology, Twine allows users to explore, share and discover content--and connect with others--around topics tailored to their own personal interests.

Over the summer, I consulted with the User Experience Design team to develop forward-looking new features as well as refine existing features of the beta site to improve the experiences around inviting new members, importing contacts, importing bookmarks, and connecting with the community.


July 2008
CollabNet
CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.0 launched in the summer of 2008 with a fine stack of new features, including improved navigation and information design, fancy saved searches, robust page publishing, and an overall updated look and feel. Working with the SFE5.0 design and engineering teams, I researched, designed, and tested a number of innovations in the new 5.0 product prior to release.


February 2008
H&R Block Tango
H&R Block Tango, the personal tax filing application that pioneers a "do it with me" approach to taxes, launched with integrated point-of-need help, including live, 24/7 chat with personal tax advisors, a new landing and start-up experience, and a completely re-organized toolbar providing improved access and visual treatments of key tools of the application.


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Red Pink White | Fall 2008


This is not an ad--it's an application. If you're of drinking age, just click the screen to begin shopping for red, pink or white wines. Red Pink White is just one of many nifty shopping widgets currently in development by the bright folks at Pinnacle Rock and Libson, Inc.

For the next few months I will be helping this team incrementally improve and extend their interface components so that their apps can live comfortably on numerous canvas sizes and on mobile devices, as well.