Jena McWhirter

She/Her

Interaction Design

Hi, I'm Jena! I enjoy asking questions and tending to strawberries. A lens of craft and design amplify the world around me— giving abundant opportunity to keep my hands and mind busy making things. While at UW, I have gravitated towards design research as a mode for imagining alternative ways of engaging with technology, fellow people, and other living species.

HOMETOWN

Bloomington, Indiana

HOBBIES

Skateboarding, making pots, and gardening

LISTENING TO

I'm on My Way by The Proclaimers

SELF CARE ROUTINE

Cat naps with my cats

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WORKS BY

Jena McWhirter

An AR system that empowers people to take a proactive approach to living with dementia through memory capture and curated playback.

Catalysts are a connected system of interfaces that aim to motivate people by elevating relationships and shared experiences within homes.

Crafted Adventure

Crafted Adventure tells the story of my journey in making pottery and what I’ve learned along the way.

Designing Within Multi-Species Meshes

An annotated booklet that helps designers understand and practice philosophical approaches to living alongside other species through the synthesis of readings, evaluation of design examples, and curation of activities.

A messenger who reflects and reverberates the introspective expressions of humanity

An app toolkit that sparks discussions around the process and outcomes of designing IoT devices and ubiquitous systems.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
DIVISION OF DESIGN