Craig GordonVaughn
Good design is invisible.
Getting there is not.
Product design and UX — from first question to finished product.
I started this portfolio by trying to learn Morse code. The tools I found felt like tests, not training. So I built a learning platform.
Four studies. One question — what does it take to build something that actually works.
Case studies are presented without product identifiers. The branded version is available to hiring managers on request.
Selected work
When a tool becomes a teacher.
Built a learning platform where the methodology is the product — every interaction a pedagogical decision.
Product strategy · Learning design · UX · Front-end engineering
Read case study →When a tap becomes a signal.
Designed real-time hardware interaction for a web browser — millisecond precision, no existing playbook.
Interaction design · Hardware integration · Web Audio · Design technologist
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When one experience becomes two.
Dual-path information architecture serving a beginner and an expert from a single codebase — neither compromised.
Information architecture · UX design · Product strategy
Read case study →When restraint becomes the feature.
Diagnosed a complete-looking feature with no behavioral impact — then built the instrument to find out if it mattered.
Product strategy · Analytics · Constraint-led design
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