David RandolphDR
Product Designer · New York
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SELF-INITIATED WORK

Side projects

Concepts I designed on my own time to explore new industries — health, AI, streaming and acting — using the same process I bring to my day job.

VISIT NOTE · TRANSCRIPT
The patient is showing progress.
Left heel wound 2.1 cm. Pain 3/10.
Missing: medication
Tend
AI visit notes nurses trust · Health
I WANT TO
Write Plan Learn
YOUR ASK
Plan a 3-day Lisbon trip — quick list.
SimplerShorterMake a checklist
No prompt skills needed
First Ask
Simpler AI for everyone · Concept for Claude
Cozy ≤ 60 min Partner
Three picks for tonight — not 40 rows
Netflix "Tonight"
Watching, not scrolling · Streaming
AMY · I sure did!
MARTIN · What happened?
DAN · My wife stabbed me!
Say “Action”
Full Room
AI scene partners for self-tapes · Acting
01 · CONCEPT · AI · HEALTH

Tend: designing an AI note-writer that nurses actually trust

A concept that turns nurses' voice memos into visit notes, designed for verification first — every generated line traces to a source.

Every line sourced Nurse signs, always Self-initiated, solo
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DRAFT · REVIEW BEFORE SIGNING
Wound on left heel measured 2.1 cm, down from 2.6 cm last visit. Patient reports pain 3/10.
Voice memo 0:42Photo · 10:14
Medication not mentioned in your notes — add or confirm.
02 · CONCEPT · AI

First Ask: helping anyone get a great answer from AI on the first try

A concept for Claude that replaces the blank chat box with a goal-first path: tap what you want to do, answer two quick questions, see your ask, and reshape the answer in one tap.

AI UX Onboarding Self-initiated, solo
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3 days in Lisbon, on a budget
☐ Day 1: Alfama, Tram 28, sunset view
☐ Day 2: Belém and pastries
☐ Day 3: Sintra by train
SimplerShorterMake a checklist
03 · CONCEPT · STREAMING

Netflix "Tonight": watching, not scrolling

A self-initiated redesign of netflix.com discovery that asks what fits tonight — mood, time and company — before showing the catalog. Includes a recorded prototype walkthrough.

Prototype video Web + iOS Self-initiated, solo
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Frame from the Netflix Tonight prototype showing three picks for tonight
04 · BUILT · AI · ACTING

Full Room: AI scene partners for self-tapes

A Claude skill I built for my own audition: drop in your sides, pick your role, and rehearse with ElevenLabs readers who voice every other part and wait for your cue. Includes a 54-second demo.

Claude + ElevenLabs Demo video Self-initiated, solo
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Still from the Full Room prompter: script lines on a dark screen with each character's color