—A User experience designer who likes to ask questions.
Time to spare?
15 seconds
Got it! I'll keep it short.
My name is Danae (da-nai) and I'm a self-taught UX Designer with a strong interest in user research, design thinking, and UX writing. Over the past 2 years, I've developed skills in wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing, using tools like Figma and Sketch to create user-centered designs that solve real challenges.
30 seconds
Great! With half a minute to spare, I can spill some tea.
I've always felt I was creative, but not in the “traditional" sense. I studied English Literature at UBC while taking visual arts classes
until I realized drawing and painting are not really my cup of tea. Thankfully, I ended up taking one class where
I learned about “design thinking” as a process, and that did some serious rewiring in my brain.
Since then, I've been developing skills in user research, product concept, and design. I still have a long way to go and much to learn,
but I am now very well aware of the patience and creativity that good design demands. All you need is a little imagination and a lot of persistence.
One minute
Okaaay, let's go!
I'm really hoping you got that reference. Anyways, according to a very credible source, the average reader can read 25 words in 7.5 seconds. This leaves us with about 51 precious seconds,
and now that you are so deeply invested, I'll dive right in.
So, she's a self-taught UX designer—but who IS she?
You ask a good question. One that probably would've sent me into a full-blown identity crisis before, but now?
I welcome it. Sit with it. Maybe even have tea with it.
You see, I'm someone who wants to be a designer-filmmaker-editor-musician-journalist-director kind of creative so it's been a little tricky trying to figure that out.
I've always loved spending time in my mind thinking of new ideas and concepts, but now I'm trying to shrink the gap between ideation and execution.
Here's what I've learned: I'm a multi-passionate creative who feels inspired by curiosity rather than certainty; a designer learning what it takes to craft intentional designs with genuine impact;
and a writer who isn't afraid of a good plot twist. Oh right, my hobbies? Hmm, symbolism mostly, and metaphors, implications, and the like.
9 seconds to spare—wow, she's good.
What I Do
& what I've done
Skills + Capabilities
UX Research, Concept Development, & Strategy
Wireframing & Prototyping on Figma / Adobe
Front-end Development (HTML/CSS)
UI Design, Typography, Visual hierarchy
A/B & Usability Testing
User Testing
Work Experience
UX Designer Intern @ NDD Info / 2023-2024
Digital Marketing Assistant @ CMarketCoffee / 2021 - 22
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Some Seconds Series
This one's a passion project of my own—a collection of short films dedicated to the generation of nostalgia and the unspoken struggles of filming on a 50mm.
