I believe in making beautiful things that make sense, look good, & feel good.

I've been living in New York City for 7 years now, but I grew up in Portland, OR, where I worked as a barista and artist and student of Psychology. I have always loved people and thinking about how they think. My work as a UX/UI designer began in earnest around the same time I was doing freelance illustration and graphic design work (circa 2019!) – it's been a wild ride and the industry is certainly changing, but some things stay the same: whether I'm pouring a latte, conducting user research to test out a new product feature, drawing someone's ✨ live bean portrait  ✨, or just walking around the city, I am always thinking, "Could I do something, right now, that would make someone else's life easier? Can I do more to understand them, and to even brighten their day, just a little?" ...So that is what I always aim to do!

(P.S. I am very familiar with AI technologies and utilize Claude, Claude Code and ChatGPT in my tech stack alongside my tried-and-true Figma, but at the end of the day, I aim to always be human-first. 🌞)