Hello!

I’m Stephanie, a Taiwanese-American UX designer based in New York, New York. I graduated UCLA in 2022 with a major in Sociology and minor in Digital Humanities.

My story

As a child, my dream job was to be an artist. Although this dream of mine slowly faded, I continued to to pursue creative endeavors in my free time, practicing sketching, filming & editing videos, and graphic design. At the same time, I was fascinated to learn about human behaviors and relationships through videos online, which eventually lead me to major in Sociology in college.

While in college, I discovered the field of UX Design. I found that UX was the best of both worlds for me. Balancing functionality and aesthetics, I get to learn about people's behaviors and interactions with products, come up with creative solutions based on these insights, and practice visual design.

Outside of Design, I’m…

🍵 creating uniquely functional pieces of ceramics

🌱 raising plant babies

🎧 finding new music on Spotify

🎥 creating short-form content

In some ways, ceramics is similar to UX. I’m constantly thinking about the form with a balance of functionality and aesthetics :)