About Me
Hi, I'm Janelle 🍵
I am a new passionate Product Designer focused on crafting beautiful, intuitive digital experiences and learning more about user research. I thrive on transforming complex ideas into user-friendly solutions, always with a keen eye for visual storytelling and thoughtful interaction design. Using user research and rapid prototyping, I simplify complexity and bring clarity to every project I take on. I believe great design starts with empathy and ends with delight. Outside of design, I love hiking, sightseeing, and listening to KPop. I’m based in the charming town of Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA—constantly inspired by the coastal beauty that surrounds me.
Values
- ❤️ Empathy: Designing with the user's needs, feelings and experiences in mind.
- 🔎 Curiosity: Constantly learning and exploring new approaches in the tech world.
- 🎨 Craft: Caring about the small details and styles that make a big difference.
Experience
- Visual Design – Inns by the Sea (2025)
- UX Design – Freelance & Contract Work (2021–2023)
- B.S. Communication Design with Concentration in Interactive Media – California State University of Monterey Bay (Class of 2024)
- Technical Artist Intern - Humana Machina (2024)
- Front-End Familiarity – This entire site was personally coded in HTML, CSS, and basic JavaScript to showcase both design and implementation skills (2025)
Skills
UX & Research
- User Research
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Usability Testing
- Journey Mapping
- Mobile App Design
- Web Design
- User-Centered Design
- Accessibility Standards (WCAG)
Design
- Visual Design Principles
- Typography
- Color Theory
- Visual Hierarchy
- Branding
- Layout & Composition
Tools
- Figma
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- After Effects
- Miro
- Notion
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Creative Suite
- HTML & CSS
- CMS Tools