
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
Creative Research Specialist
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Prospect Research Intern
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
Northwestern University
Feb - Mar 2024
Evanston, IL
Feb - Jun 2023
Evanston, IL
Analytics to Activation
Lead UI/UX Designer
Marketing Analyst
Film Conceptual Design Supervisor