BASED IN DUBLIN, IEWeather loading
PRODUCT DESIGNER

ruth o'donoghue

A designer who builds tools that feel human, even when the problems aren’t.

01 / SELECTED WORK

Serious problems.
Thoughtful solutions.

Complex systems. Real people.
Details worth getting right.

DATA VISUALISATIONWarm desk mockup: Wikimedia chart editor with dataset settings and a live line chart preview01
01 / WIKIMEDIA · DATA VISUALISATION

Interactive Chart Editor

Making it easier to create and edit charts in MediaWiki, with an intuitive editor and live preview.

AUTHENTICATIONDevice mockup: Mobile Wikimedia login with a recovery code field and an alternative security code method02
02 / WIKIMEDIA · AUTHENTICATION

Mobile Sign-in & Recovery

Simplifying secure sign-in and account recovery for Wikimedia's mobile site.

SECURITY & TRUSTDevice mockup: Wikimedia identity confirmation screen with passkey, security key, authenticator and backup code options03
03 / WIKIMEDIA · SECURITY & TRUST

Privileged Re-authentication

Protecting sensitive actions on Wikipedia without disrupting workflows.

LEARNING ADMINISTRATIONTwo colleagues viewing a Kubicle learning group administration dashboard with semester timeline and milestones04
04 / KUBICLE · LEARNING ADMINISTRATION

Enterprise Learning Dashboard

Simplifying learning administration for organisations using Kubicle.

AI & LEARNINGDevice mockup: Kubicle assignment screen with learning resources and an AI review upload section05
05 / KUBICLE · AI & LEARNING

AI-Assisted Grading & Feedback

Helping Kubicle learners get faster, more personalised assignment feedback.

A few problems I've helped untangle, and the thinking behind the solutions.

02 / ABOUT

Soft edges.
Strong opinions.

A little about how I think.
A few things that make me smile.

Curious by nature. Thoughtful by design.

I have a soft spot for complicated problems, tiny details, and asking questions that start with "but what if…?"

I believe good design should make people feel understood. I take my work seriously, but I don't think everything has to be serious.

Outside of work, I'm usually disappearing down an obscure internet rabbit hole, playing a game that questions the nature of free will, or enthusiastically explaining something nobody asked about.

My side quests include making cute video games (opens in a new tab) with friends and that feel like you've accidentally wandered into a dream.

Download a short introduction (.txt)

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FACT NO. 01 / 20

Irish was my first language. English just came along for the ride. Dhá theanga, neart tuairimí!

03 / ROOM TO PLAY

Little worlds.
Endless possibilities.

Small experiments in interaction, atmosphere,
and the joy of seeing what happens.

EXPERIMENT / SIGNAL GARDEN 001

Leave a little trace.

Drag to grow a constellation. Every mark stays in this tab.

DRAG TO DRAW / ARROW KEYS + SPACE00 MARKS
EXPERIMENT / BLOOM LAB 002

Grow something impossible.

Plant a seed. Give it a little attention. See what blooms.

Use the arrow keys to move the planting marker. Press Space to plant, Enter to grow the selected flower, and Shift with the left or right arrow to bend it. Tab moves to the garden controls.

04 / ELSEWHERE

Different corners.
Same universe.

Little traces of my work and interests,
scattered around the web.

SIDE QUEST / PHOTOGRAPHY

Somewhere,
almost.

Places that feel a little out of place.

01 / 09
A hazy stone pier leading towards a distant lighthouse
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