My origin story
I graduated from Dartmouth in 2024, where I pursued studies in human-centered design, studio art, classics, and entrepreneurship. Outside of work, you can catch me rock climbing or crocheting, depending on the weather.
My career
In my first year as a UI/UX designer, I designed a real-estate marketplace for helping mom-and-pop investors place offers on houses without needing the endless spreadsheets and tedious research. In the first two months since launch, we have over 6,500+ active users, generating $64 million+ in revenue. I also personally designed the entire company website, owning the whole process from colors and fonts to SEO and resulting in 1.1k+ monthly visitors. Can't wait to see what comes next!
One of the main principles of human-centered design is including diverse perspectives, and thanks to the self-publishing qualities of the internet, I have endless access to these gems at my fingertips. Among the various design articles I've browsed, here are my absolute favorites. If I had a coffee table, these would be on it.
Skillern starts the article with a thorough explanation of the history of the Cherokee written language, providing both dates and historical documents to show its progression. Additionally, he walks us through major design decisions with clarity, testing each iteration for usability along the way.
As LLMs are being utilized in daily life, sensational headlines and widespread criticism has followed. However, this paper shows us a concrete fear: if LLMs promote the same way of thinking for all users, will every person eventually think in the same way?
This article reminds me that design is truly everywhere. Dahout's playful connection between principles of dance and UX design encourages me to more creative during early-stage brainstorming.
