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Hey there!

I'm Alina, a multimedia product designer pursuing my master's in Design Strategy at California College of the Arts. Combining my background in interactive media, psychology, and market research from Northwestern University, I bring a perceptive, cross-disciplinary approach to design. 

 

I've built up rich internship experience across diverse industries, creating novel design solutions for clients including CHANEL and Google's X, The Moonshot Factory. I embrace a deep understanding of how things come together, and I am eager to transform unmet needs into delightful user experiences.

 

Catch me in a local coffee shop building gigantic Figma boards, sketching storyboards and wireframes, then bringing them to life with 3D models, motion graphics, and imaginative visuals.

I thrive as a(n)...

Wielder of many tools.

Adobe InDesign | Photoshop | Illustrator | Premiere Pro | After Effects

Figma | Blender | Autodesk Maya | Procreate

UI/UX Design | Industrial Design | Graphic Design | Motion Graphics

An interactive media artist by training, I am skilled in developing visuals across all mediums 2D and 3D. I live and breathe how industrial design interacts with graphic layouts to create integrated user experiences.

Research & analytics enthusiast.

R Programming | Survey Design | Ethnographic Research | Market Research

Project Management | UX Strategy | Brand Strategy

I fuse my statistical training and strategic systems thinking to ground my design solutions with data-driven insights, ensuring scale and impact.

Empathetic storyteller.

Concept Sketching | Storyboarding | User Personas | Journey Mapping

Ever the psychology grad, I am fascinated by how people feel, think, and act, enabling me to craft stories around design that empower users with a spark.

Work Experience

Sep - Nov 2024

Mountain View, CA

Semi-Secret R&D Tech Leader (NDA)

Lead Product Designer - "Moonshot" Sprint

Jul - Aug 2024

Hong Kong

Jun - Jul 2023

Chicago, IL

Jul - Sep 2021

Shanghai, China

CHANEL

Creative Research Specialist

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Prospect Research Intern

MM Capital

PR Media/Design Intern

Student Projects

California College of the Arts

Jan 2025 - Present

San Francisco, CA

Sep - Nov 2024

San Francisco, CA

Innovation Studio

Project Lead

UI/UX Designer

Market Insight Studio

Lead Product Designer

UX Researcher

Northwestern University

Feb - Mar 2024

Evanston, IL

Feb - Jun 2023

Evanston, IL

Analytics to Activation
Lead UI/UX Designer

Marketing Analyst

Studio 22 Productions

Film Conceptual Design Supervisor

Let's connect!

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