About Me

The phrase “literature is an act of empathy” was said to me by various professors, and that has since become one of my core beliefs. My passion for literature stems from a love of stories and where they come from. I always hold on to the idea that there is a story inherent in every experience and my favorite purpose as a human is to unearth as many as possible. As I began learning the principles of UX design, I was thrilled with how at home I felt creating user stories and thinking about accessibility.

Moving through the Thinkful design program, I learned to hold loosely to my ideas.** This was advice given to me as a writing student, but as a design student it became my philosophy. I believe that to be a great designer, the point is to get my ideas out of my brain and into the tangible realm, and then let my more objective self do the editing. Some old author once said something along the lines of “write drunk and edit sober.” Aside from working while drunk, I tend to agree. UI/UX design contains both creative and logical processes, so I find it’s important to feed both my right and left brain. In simpler terms, it is essential to start a process with brainstorming and sketching, keeping in mind that perfection does not belong in the infancy of an idea. The UI/UX designer contains multitudes, and through the beauty of constant iteration we get to be both creative and obsessed with logic. I’d say it’s a great deal.