Nicole Fenton

Projects

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I lead design and research projects for clients in tech, publishing, and civic innovation.

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Featured projects

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Chicago Sun-Times, Cityblock Health, Compass, Happy Cog, Macmillan Publishers, Microsoft, Nava PBC, New America, O'Reilly Media, the Parker Foundation, Pinterest, Postlight, ProPublica, and Sesame Workshop

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Creative direction Coaching Brand and editorial strategy Design management Project definition Workshops and training

Creative direction

  • Coaching
  • Brand and editorial strategy
  • Design management
  • Project definition
  • Workshops and training

Experience design

  • Research
  • Service design
  • Information architecture
  • Rapid prototyping
  • Usability and accessibility
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Past projects

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2025 Discovery research for a citywide permitting transformation initiative
2024 Service blueprinting and prototyping for the Maryland paid family and medical leave
2022 Nava rebrand
2022 Claim status tracker
2021 Massachusetts paid family and medical leave
2020 Research practice
2018 FBI crime data explorer
2017 18F content guide
2016 Best practices in government digital transformation
2016 worker.gov
2014 How to make sense of any mess
2014 O’Reilly learning platform