A bit about me
Hey there!
I’m Caroline, a UX researcher, designer, and artist based in San Francisco. I’m passionate about connecting with people, understanding user behavior, and advocating for user needs in order to weave the fabric of meaningful design. Ever eager for a creative challenge, I leverage skills in both UX research and UI design to craft impactful solutions.
Almost 2 years ago, I left my job in the legal field, signaling a shift in what I had long thought my career would look like. I needed to follow the creative curiosity that is fundamental to who I am, and I knew that time was a necessary condition for this. The following year and a half of walking and training dogs, learning to print letterpress, and volunteering to install exhibits at a local museum served me well. It was during this time that the call towards product design rang, and I ecstatically answered.
When I’m not designing awesome products, you can probably find me…
In Golden Gate Park
At the gym
On Wikipedia
Listening to Neil deGrasse Tyson
Printmaking
In Golden Gate Park At the gym On Wikipedia Listening to Neil deGrasse Tyson Printmaking
Printing letterpress
Reading a book
Walking a dog
Bouldering
Painting
Carving something out of wood
Meditating
Printing letterpress Reading a book Walking a dog Bouldering Painting Carving something out of wood Meditating
My most recent read
Walk Through Walls: A Memoir by Marina Abramović
Not long after I began reading Walk through Walls, it secured its spot as my favorite book ever. I love Marina Abramović, and I think this memoir does an excellent job of capturing her voice. I enjoyed this read so thoroughly that, when I was approaching the last few chapters of the book, I took a week-long break from reading it because I just wasn’t ready for it to end.
A recent print
I printed this piece (and lots more) on a flatbed press at San Francisco Center for the Book, where I earned my certificate in cylinder letterpress printing. I’ve heard this approach to printing referred to as “kinetic”, meaning that you aren’t actually setting the type letter-for-letter or locking it on the bed like you would if you were printing a book or business card. Using wood type of my choosing, I created these pieces with the goal of letting chaos create a composition.