Hi, I'm Leona.
UX researcher and designer. I used to design boxes, now I design what's inside the screen.
I'm finishing my MS in Information at the University of Michigan and design data-heavy tools people can actually use.
- MS Information · UMich3.9 GPA
- B.E. Printing & PackagingGold Medal
- UX at Accenture2 yrs
- Ford · Product Design Intern×1
- Cups of chai a day×2
that's me!Where I've been.
Every box has a route. Mine started in a print shop and is heading to your team.
How I work.
Every carton prints its handling instructions on the side. These are mine: four things that stay true on every project.
Start with people, not pixels.
Interviews and observation come before any wireframe.
Test early and often.
A rough prototype in front of users beats a polished guess.
Design for everyone.
Accessibility is part of the brief from day one, not a final check.
Bring engineers in early.
Constraints shape better solutions, so I involve them from the start.
Things people usually ask.
Every good box comes with a folded leaflet. Here's mine, with short answers to the questions I hear most.
Life outside the lab.
The little extras at the bottom of the box.
My ideal Saturday
A good coffee, then somewhere new: a walk, a trail, or a little adventure. A movie or a book to end it.
Currently reading
The Guest List by Lucy Foley. Always taking recommendations, books or movies.
Happiest with a view
Mountains, waterfalls, and small towns worth wandering. Next on my list: the Great Smoky Mountains.
Behind a camera, or a stylus
I photograph food, old buildings and big views, and illustrate in Procreate just to try ideas.
Chai, always
Two cups a day, minimum.
Your team, hopefully.
I'm looking for a full-time UX research or design role on a team building complex, data-heavy products. If we'd work well together, the next step is a real conversation.