May in a nutshell
Hiyo– welcome to my design garden 👋🏾
I've selected a few of my favorite projects that I've nourished over my career and continue to grow along side of. Like any garden, they each have their own journey, visual identity and outomes. Hope you enjoy the stroll~ 🌱✨
More about me:
I'm an nature-enthusiast focused on visual and product design. I love merging brand design into digital experiences that amplify company missions and ultimately cultivate authentic connections within communities.
Despite my chill vibes, I enjoy creating visual languages for really complex problems. So, Im interested in the following industries: cyber security, developer tools, fintech, education and healthcare.
After hours, I run programming for Piʻikū Co. as a founder for a nonprofit supporting tech talent in Hawai’i.
I've selected a few of my favorite projects that I've nourished over my career and continue to grow along side of. Like any garden, they each have their own journey, visual identity and outomes. Hope you enjoy the stroll~ 🌱✨
More about me:
I'm an nature-enthusiast focused on visual and product design. I love merging brand design into digital experiences that amplify company missions and ultimately cultivate authentic connections within communities.
Despite my chill vibes, I enjoy creating visual languages for really complex problems. So, Im interested in the following industries: cyber security, developer tools, fintech, education and healthcare.
After hours, I run programming for Piʻikū Co. as a founder for a nonprofit supporting tech talent in Hawai’i.
Professional Life
Leveraging my bachelors in cognitive science from UC Merced, I pursued my passion for impactful human experiences initially in operations growing over 5+ years from Office Manager to Chief of Staff at various startups in San Francisco, CA.
When the pandemic hit, I pivoted into design roles, harnessing my ability to connect with people into being a "full-time design translator"– transforming their feelings, preferences, and goals into a visual language. In 2020, I launched my design career as a part-time freelancer. In 2022, I secured my first full-time design role and now work as a product designer at Lady Bandit Studios.
In my free-time, I enjoy public speaking and host panels for UXHI, Piʻikū Co., and International conferences for the WIDD network.
When the pandemic hit, I pivoted into design roles, harnessing my ability to connect with people into being a "full-time design translator"– transforming their feelings, preferences, and goals into a visual language. In 2020, I launched my design career as a part-time freelancer. In 2022, I secured my first full-time design role and now work as a product designer at Lady Bandit Studios.
In my free-time, I enjoy public speaking and host panels for UXHI, Piʻikū Co., and International conferences for the WIDD network.
My Process & Values
I believe in people-centered design and use an agile methodology that cultivate honest discussions across stakeholders to ensure alignment and adaptability throughout any project.
Influenced by existing apps like Mercury Bank, Ellen Lupton's typography, and organic shapes in nature, my work emphasizes intentional texture, balanced color palettes, and clear visual hierarchy.
I maximize Gestalt principles and user interviews to ensure design functionality. I stay inspired by new trends and designers like Dan Mall through LinkedIn.
Influenced by existing apps like Mercury Bank, Ellen Lupton's typography, and organic shapes in nature, my work emphasizes intentional texture, balanced color palettes, and clear visual hierarchy.
I maximize Gestalt principles and user interviews to ensure design functionality. I stay inspired by new trends and designers like Dan Mall through LinkedIn.
Personal Life
I’m blessed to live in beautiful O’ahu, HI with my partner Sam. I surf less than I would like, dog-sit as often as possible until I can adopt my own pup, and avidly play strategy board games with our island friends (current favorite: wingspan).
My unmarketable superpower:
foraging for cuttings from random plants on the street to propagate at home.
My unmarketable superpower:
foraging for cuttings from random plants on the street to propagate at home.
