// about

Eliza Wee // Design Lead, Founder

With over 15 years' experience in design that runs the gamut--print, web, and mobile--Eliza combines a thorough understanding of technology, production, and business issues to develop comprehensive strategies that works with the client's mission, strategic goals and budget. She brings to the team a broad combination of visual design skills, knowledge of front-end development and a through understanding of business goals and best practices.

She is a recipient of the 2nd Place Award at Change.org's first-ever Hack for Change contest--as a part of a three-person team, provided design, UX, strategy for AnonyMouse, an SMS/mobile/web app that connects LBGT youth with mentors that can safely and anonymously answer difficult questions.

Most recently, she has used her skills to produce collateral materials for Amnesty International's first ever "Shine a Light on Human Rights" award (postcards, posters, billboard, program), and their Western Regional Conference (postcards, program). As the UX Designer for the ACLU's first bilingual website, miACLU.org, she provided project management, and information architecture to identify audience needs and project goals/scope. She continues to work closely with a select group of publications, providing print and web design for magazines like Dwell and AFAR.

Eliza received her Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from Amherst College, where she established a strong foundation in painting, printmaking, and illustration.

Catherine Chanse // Designer, Multimedia Producer and Developer

Catherine Chanse is a freelance multimedia producer and developer focusing on web and graphic design as well as interactive media. She has worked with a number of individuals and nonprofits in the Bay Area, including Neighborhood Parks Council, Small Business Majority, and Life Frames, Inc.

Catherine has over 10 years of experience in teaching and designing curriculum and education focusing on literacy, design, and interactive media work within the nonprofit sector. She currently teaches graphic and web design classes at Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), and has also taught and served as Academic Director of Graphic Design and Web Design & Interactive Media at the Art Institute of California Sunnyvale.

Prior to moving to the west coast from New York City, Catherine oversaw the growth and development of the Educational Technology Program at the Phipps West Farms Technology & Career Center, which focused on addressing inequities in access to digital tools and resources. Central to her work was the expansion and development of the New Media program where students learned design and interactive media skills.

Catherine received her Masters of Arts in Multimedia through the California State University East Bay Multimedia Graduate Program, an interactive and telematic arts program that emphasizes content development and creative expression through the use of digital tools. Her team's thesis project, See What You Feel, used image analysis, data visualization, and storytelling to explore the visual language of emotions as expressed through photographs.

Jim Hutson // Application and Software Developer

Jim Hutson has been developing custom software solutions for the web since 1999. He received his degree in Computer Science from California State University, Stanislaus.

From that time, he has worked at PCWorld/Macworld as Director of Software Development building all internal and external online applications for both publications (most of which have outlasted the dotcom bubble/bust and are are still going strong).

In addition, he has built CMS, software, and database solutions from the ground up for a number of SMB clients. He brings a depth of technical expertise that allows us to provide highly customized solutions for every client. Combined with this technical prowess, Jim also is the best yes-man in the field. He might not be able to build everything (at least not all at once), but there's no doubt that he can build anything.