Design systems for work that matters.
Bentforkz creates brand identity, custom WordPress, UX/UI, and digital storytelling systems for environmental nonprofits, higher education, public-interest organizations, and purpose-driven leaders.
Designer, builder, and longtime WordPress craftsperson helping mission-driven organizations clarify their stories and strengthen their digital foundations.
Clearer systems. Stronger stories. Better public trust.
I help organizations with serious missions turn scattered content, aging websites, complex services, and underdeveloped brands into digital systems that people can understand, use, and trust.
The work often sits where design, communication, technology, and institutional knowledge overlap: custom WordPress builds, campaign pages, brand systems, content architecture, visual storytelling, and long-term digital stewardship.
The goal is simple: make the work easier to find, easier to understand, and easier to act on.
Projects with real terrain.
A focused set of projects across environmental organizations, higher education, public-interest systems, nonprofit communications, and long-running digital platforms.
Covey
National University
For National University, I completed a focused UX audit and redesign of the Bachelor of Business Administration landing page as part of the Senior Product UX Designer interview process. The work reframed the page around the needs of working adult learners, with clearer program positioning, stronger calls to action, improved information hierarchy, responsive layout recommendations, curriculum and career pathway sections, admissions guidance, cost and aid support, and reusable design patterns for future enrollment-focused pages.
Useful design for complex work.
Bentforkz is built for organizations that need senior-level design thinking, practical implementation, and a durable digital foundation.
Brand & Identity Systems
Positioning, visual identity, campaign language, design direction, and practical systems for consistent communication.
Custom WordPress
Custom themes, reusable templates, content architecture, project systems, and long-term site stewardship.
UX, IA & Product Clarity
User flows, prototypes, interface systems, content structure, and practical improvements to complicated digital experiences.
Storytelling & Communications
Grant-aligned narratives, campaign pages, publication design, photography, and public-facing communication tools.
Field-Aware Design
Design rooted in place, ecology, public trust, and organizations working in real communities with real constraints.
Senior-level thinking without the agency fog.
The best work comes from clarity, momentum, and a high tolerance for the messy middle where strategy, design, content, and implementation all have to meet.
Before redesigning anything, I look for the real friction: unclear positioning, weak content structure, outdated systems, confusing pathways, or trust gaps.
The work needs to hold up after launch. Templates, reusable patterns, editable content, and clear admin structures matter.
Mission-driven work gets stronger when the design carries evidence, place, people, and purpose without turning everything into noise.
Higher Education
Bates College, MIT, MIT Sloan, Colby College, Syracuse University
Environmental / Nonprofit
I20 Wildlife Preserve, Covey Outdoor Community, TramutoPorter Foundation
Government / Public Interest
United States Department of Justice, public-facing systems, communication tools
Enterprise Systems
HDR, Northrop Grumman, complex UX/UI systems and internal tools
Two decades of useful work.
A broader collection of websites, interfaces, campaigns, publications, identity systems, and digital communication projects.
National University
For National University, I completed a focused UX audit and redesign of the Bachelor of Business Administration landing page as part of the Senior Product UX Designer interview process. The work reframed the page around the needs of working adult learners, with clearer program positioning, stronger calls to action, improved information hierarchy, responsive layout recommendations, curriculum and career pathway sections, admissions guidance, cost and aid support, and reusable design patterns for future enrollment-focused pages.
Covey
Need a sharper digital system for mission-driven work?
Bentforkz works best with organizations that need clear strategy, strong design, practical implementation, and someone who can stay close to the work from idea to launch.