Design student graduating Fall 2027, building clean interfaces and learning something new with every project.
Good design solves real problems - that's the idea I keep on my desk and bring to every project.
I'm a design student based in Berlin, MD, working toward my degree with an expected graduation of Fall 2027. I care about the quiet details: spacing that makes a page feel calm, microcopy that keeps people from guessing, and hierarchy that tells them where to look first. Right now I'm learning to pair that design thinking with real front-end code - so I can build what I draw.
B.A. in Design, expected graduation Fall 2027
Relevant coursework
A mix of class projects, personal experiments, and redesigns. Every one taught me something I still use.
Figma - Prototyping
Tracking a package should take two taps. I cut a cluttered 4-step flow down to 2 and validated the new path with classmates before building the high-fi screens.
Ask me about thisFigma - HTML - CSS
Every time I cooked something good, the recipe disappeared into a Google Doc. So I designed a clean way to search, tag, and save meals - and learned a ton about card-based layouts.
Ask me about thisFigma - HTML - CSS
A community stall needed a clearer way to show which vendors show up each week. I rebuilt the vendor board around a simple, scannable layout and practiced designing for a real client.
Ask me about thisFigma - InVision
A passion-project store design for rare vinyl. This is where I ran my first user interviews - and completely reorganized the navigation because of what I heard.
Ask me about thisThat category is a bit empty for now - it's on the build list. Try a different filter?
Confident in the fundamentals below - the list keeps growing.
Four steps I return to on almost every project.
I start by asking who this is for and what's actually breaking - assumptions don't survive here.
Fast, low-fi, and ugly on purpose. Sketching lets me try ten directions without falling in love with one.
In Figma I turn the winning idea into real screens with honest typography, spacing, and reusable components.
Putting work in front of real people is where I learn the most - I iterate, ship, then start the loop again.
Playgrounds, games, and experiments — each one is a real, working thing you can open and poke at right now.
A web sampler synthesizer where you can tap out beats and loop them in your browser.
Try itAn indie music blog zine — album reviews, artist profiles, and a whole lot of good taste.
Read itA pixel-art arcade adventure worth dying for. Arrow keys are your only hope.
Play itA 16-step beat sequencer with per-track drums, bass, keys and vocals — plus recording and downloads.
Make a beatA neon-grid remake of the arcade classic — chomp dots, dodge ghosts, soak in the 80s glow.
Play itDump in what's about to go bad in your fridge — it turns your fridge chaos into three real meal ideas, right on your device.
Open itStream public domain films and classic TV straight from the Internet Archive — search, favorite, and queue up your own movie night.
Watch itI'd rather show you a work-in-progress than a finished list. Here's what I'm studying this semester.
Pro tip from a student: post your process notes on LinkedIn too - recruiters notice the run, not just the finish line.
Open to internships, freelance side projects, and coffee chats. Say hi at travisrountree@outlook.com, or use the form - I usually reply within 24 hours.