Hello there! I’m Melissa! ✌🏼
What is your story? 🌎
I am a Toronto-based UX designer and a masters student at the University of Toronto. As a result of my background in motion graphics and design, I have developed an interest in digital experiences in products and user-centered design. Growing up in a multicultural city like Dubai and spending my undergraduate years in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia makes me a third culture kid (TCK). Being a TCK taught me to be flexible and adaptable to different environments and allows me to have a fresh perspective on things. Check out my resume for the full story.
Why? 👩🏻💻
What I like the most about UX and design, in general, is that you’re never really designing for yourself. It is selfless. Anything we as designers create have an impact on people’s lives which gives us the opportunity to help them in some sort of way.
Free Time? 🎉
When I am not busy pushing pixels across the screen or hating on comic sans...
I enjoy
Taking care of of my 25 plant babies 🌿
Playing the ukulele 🎵
Watching reruns of Friends 😸
Catching Pokemon around the city 📱
Skating when the weather is nice 🛹
Traveling (as cliché as it sounds)
On top of Sigiriya Fortress, Sri Lanka. The view was unreal!