Learning Design Projects


University of Calgary

Work Integrated Learning for Neurodivergent Students Legacy Project

2026

On this project I lead visual development, including an interactive style guide workshop with clients. This workshop was enormously valuable because it centered client needs and let them into our process directly. Once style devlopment was complete, I was responsible for the greater portion of project production.

Key goals in this project include learner accessibility, diverse representation that reflects the university community, and

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Faculty of Science

2026

For this project, I finalized and extended earlier style guide work by a colleague, developing visual interest in a fairly constrained corporate design language.

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Canadian Women's Foundation

Reclaim Your Digital Space

2025

I lead visual and user interaction design on this project and developed a zine-inspired visual language.

Key goals in this project include learner accessibility, diverse representation that reflects the university community, and

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Motion Graphics Projects


MathWorks

Reclaim Your Digital Space

2026

I lead visual and user interaction design on this project and developed a zine-inspired visual language.

Key goals in this project include learner accessibility, diverse representation that reflects the university community, and

British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals

Science Fundamentals

2026

I lead visual and user interaction design on this project and developed a zine-inspired visual language.

Key goals in this project include learner accessibility, diverse representation that reflects the university community, and

Women Building Futures

Science Fundamentals

2019

I lead visual and user interaction design on this project and developed a zine-inspired visual language.

Key goals in this project include learner accessibility, diverse representation that reflects the university community, and

Bio


Aoife McKechnie (she/they 🏳️‍⚧️) is a designer and maker living and working on Treaty 6 territory in amiskwacîwâskahikan / Edmonton. Learner experience is at the core of her design practice, centering the manifold ways that people learn, understand, and grow. Her work focuses on accessibility, meeting users where they are, and embracing diverse learning modalities. Her role as a multimedia designer at Onlea Corporation is at the intersection of pedagogy and design: she solves complex teaching and learning problems through animation, graphic design, illustration, video, and even music on occasion. Aoife has contributed to projects for the University of Alberta, Simon Fraser University, the Canadian Women's Foundation, the Métis Nation of Alberta, and many more. In her personal life, Aoife enjoys cooking, sewing, working on cars and motorcycles, gaming, adventures with her partner, and the company of her two cats, Francisco and the croissant.