Cheryl Aldrich

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Freelance Work

Freelance work

I've designed sites for small businesses, on a part-time basis, since 2002. I apply the same design and UX principles to my freelance work as I would anywhere else. I also work on my own design projects; my current project is a Kombucha Brew Log.

Projects

I'm always working on projects, either something for myself or something to expand my skills. The Kombucha Brew Log is my main project right now.

Kombucha Brew Log

I brew my own kombucha. It's much cheaper and I can make flavors that I love. It's very simple BUT I need to track many aspects of each batch to figure the perfect recipe. Some of the important factors that effect a batch are:

  • room temperature,
  • length of each brew (there may be two brews),
  • the sugar content of the fruit used,
  • and the scobby (that slimey thing that makes it all work).

For the past year I've been tracking everything in a little notebook, but it's not real easy to figure out the perfect combination of these (and other) details that go into the perfect brew. Also, timing is important and I keep forgetting that I need to brew, bottle or refrigerate a batch so I don't always get the perfect brew.

Hence the need to create a Kombucha Brew Log that keeps track of every detail, shows me the best combination of brewing characterists, and reminds me when I need to deal with a batch.

Kombucha kit

Interaction Flows

Interaction Flows show far more detail about the interactions a user experiences as they use an interface. I'm currently working through the first interaction flow for this project; it covers adding and editing batches.

Interaction Flow - Add a Batch

Prototype

I am also working my way through a functioning prototype.

Kombucha Log Prototype