Off-work2026

Get wordy,stay nerdy

A shared language for curious minds.

Solo project, UX Design

Long story short

Long story short

Placeholder summary: Glossary explores how a thoughtfully designed collection of terms can make complex ideas easier to understand, discover, and share.

My role

  • Product Designer

Placeholder: I shaped the concept, organized the content, and explored the visual direction and user experience, from early sketches to a reusable interface.

Disciplines involved

Research - Content - UX Design - Visual Design

The challenge

Placeholder: Specialist language can make unfamiliar topics difficult to navigate. The challenge is to make definitions clear, approachable, and easy to find.

Deep dive

Problem statement

Placeholder: Unfamiliar terminology can turn a simple learning experience into a series of interruptions. Glossary brings clear definitions together in one approachable place.

Our goal

Clarity at a glance

Help curious readers find a term, understand its meaning, and explore related ideas without losing their train of thought. This draft content will be replaced as the project develops.

Approach

Start with the essentials

Placeholder: Build the experience around the terms themselves, with a consistent structure that makes every definition easy to scan.

From discovery to understanding

  • Organize terms into useful, recognizable categories.
  • Pair concise definitions with practical examples.
  • Connect related terms to encourage exploration.
  • Explore a readable, responsive visual system.

Result

A foundation for learning

Placeholder: A first concept for a glossary that makes specialist language feel more accessible and gives new ideas space to connect.

Next steps

Expand the collection, test how readers discover and understand terms, and refine the experience based on their feedback. Final outcomes and project visuals will be added here later.