Connor Husser

Useful things,
thoughtfully made.

I design websites, tools, and systems that make complicated things clearer, starting with what people need to understand and do next.

Published websiteAbsurdly Rational
Absurdly Rational website showing an organized library of writing, podcasts, and humor.
Content editing and validation for a published writing and media site.Inspect the work

Selected work

Websites, a study tool, and a wayfinding prototype. Open a project’s details to see the decisions behind it.

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Absurdly RationalPublished website
Absurdly Rational website showing an organized library of writing, podcasts, and humor.

Absurdly Rational

Give varied work a clear home.

Published website · maintained

Project details
Problem
Physician writing, podcasts, and humor needed a clear home and a safer way to edit.
Role
Information architecture, visual design, static build, and content editing and validation.
Decisions
Topic and format first; original links stay visible; structured JSON; owner editing workflow.
Built
Jekyll site, content editing and validation, and owner editing workflow.
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RootworkStudy tool
Rootwork vocabulary trainer showing a short interactive lesson and word-part learning interface.

Rootwork

A static list is not a study system.

Working local study tool

Project details
Problem
Vocabulary lists offer definitions but little support for making a reasoned meaning under time pressure.
Role
Product, curriculum, interface, and implementation.
Decisions
Predict before reveal; roots as a semantic neighborhood; context overrules; 30 short sessions; spaced review; local progress; mobile reference.
Built
30-day trainer with browser-local progress.

Synthetic visitor flow

Known checkpoint
Approved destination
Route steps
Stop and ask staff if uncertain

Queen’s visitor wayfinding

Wayfinding should know when to stop.

Discussion/demo only · not approved, installed, or Queen’s guidance

Project details
Problem
Visitors can need help finding their way; this is an observation, not proof of how often it happens.
Role
Connor: concept, product, interaction, implementation, safety, and validation.
Decisions
Known QR checkpoints instead of GPS; accessibility as routing; human-help fallback; stop rather than guess; synthetic-only and institution-owned if ever adopted.
Built
Runnable browser demo with routing, written directions, safe failure, and scenarios.
7Gradi GelatoUnsolicited concept
7Gradi Gelato mobile website concept showing flavor, location, and visit information.

7Gradi Gelato

Make the next visit easy on a phone.

Unsolicited, uncommissioned, and unapproved · no outcomes claimed

Project details
Problem
Rotating flavors, hours, and location are the decisions a visitor needs before leaving the house.
Role
Unsolicited concept design and build — never client work.
Decisions
One schedule source; flavor lineup; Instagram and directions; LocalBusiness schema.
Built
Responsive concept.
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Seeded IdentityDecorative field

Seeded Identity

One flexible identity, two routes.

Working personal identity

Project details
Problem
A portfolio and service page need to feel connected without pretending they have the same audience.
Role
Concept, system, and canvas implementation.
Decisions
Shared navigation; a responsive layout; a decorative, deterministic field; self-hosted Barlow; semantic structure; reduced motion; forced colors and no-script support.
Built
This split identity system.
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About Connor

I like work that removes the small moments of confusion that slow people down. I make websites, tools, and systems people can understand, use, and take ownership of.

Contact

connorshusser@gmail.com

605-679-0870