A little bit about me… ✧˖°⊹ ࣪ ˖°⊹

Hello! I’m Rachel, thanks for being here and wanting to get to know me just a little bit more!

I recently graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a B.S in Information Sciences, concentrating in User Experience (UX) and Human Computer Interaction (HCI), and minoring in Advertising and Art+Design.

CURRENTLY...

READING

The Hunger Games

PLAYING

Pokopia

CURRENT GOAL

Run a marathon

EATING

Biscoff croffle

LISTENING TO

"To You" — SEVENTEEN

WHY DESIGN?

I’ve always been a creator at heart, shaped by years of playing piano and flute, alongside drawing, painting, and crafting. Design became my medium because it gave that creative drive a clear purpose: turning messy, real-world challenges into functional, intuitive tools that actually make an impact on people’s lives.

What drives me as a designer is the challenge of making complex things feel simple. Whether I’m digging into user insights or building out interactive prototypes, I thrive in that middle phase of design where chaos turns into clarity. By combining empathetic research, visual precision, and technical craft, I build tools that aren't just functional, but genuinely enjoyable to use.

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