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(this is me!) / Photo: Felicia Simion b. Seattle, SUA, 1996 r. Bucharest, Romania

(this is me!) / Photo: Felicia Simion

b. Seattle, SUA, 1996

r. Bucharest, Romania

 

I am a designer focused on building brands - currently working as a visual designer and artist in London.

I am currently earning my certificate in UX Design from Google but I first started thinking like a UX Designer when I got my first job at a small creative agency. I get the chance to work through the whole design pipeline - all the way from research to execution, so I get to wear a lot of hats and work with lots of different people. Lately, I started getting into ideation, research and wireframing and the more projects I started doing, the more I began being curious about how people’s minds work. In order to do any piece of creative, it’s important to understand how a person might feel or what they might think in any situation: so empathy.

I enjoy thinking this way so much that it inspired me to get my UX certificate and you can find examples of my recent projects in the UX Design section of my portfolio or bēhance profile.

 
 
 

Fun Facts

 

During my time at Oberlin College, I have been lucky enough to have a multidisciplinary education, allowing me to explore several fields of study such as digital painting, photography, psychology and philosophy. Having these experiences has elevated my practice as a designer by pushing my mind to think with lots of different lenses.

While being fascinated with all facets of UX Design, I identify as a T shaped designer with a specialization in ideation, storytelling, graphic and visual design. I love diving into why people do the things they do.

Aside from design, I have a French Bulldog, Bella, and a Birman cat, Mau who are in a monogamous inter-species relationship. I paint and have had two exhibitions in London, write and design websites such as my (cool) award winning Humanz World.


EDUCATION

Google UX Design Certificate

May 2021 - current

Oberlin College

Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, Philosophy & Creative Writing

May 2019

DESIGN SKILLS

Branding + Identity, UX, Art Direction, Motion Design, Concept Development, Typography, Graphic Design, Design Thinking, Design & Industry Research, Creative Strategy, Pitches, Photography

AWARDS

Honors selected Art Department (Oberlin College, USA, 2018), Webby Awards, Official Honoree (NY, USA, 2018) Horizon Interactive Awards, Gold (USA, 2017) Forbes Trendsetter )2017)

ART GROUP EXHIBITIONS

D Contemporary Gallery, 2021, London - “Threshold”

The Holy Art Gallery, 2021, London - “Reberation”

Baron Gallery, 2019, Ohio - “Second Nature”

Baron Gallery, 2018, Ohio - “Selfie Culture”

EXPERIENCE

adam&eve DDB, London, Intern

May 2019 - June 2019

Tribal Worldwide, DDB, London, Intern

June 2019 - June 2019

Oberlin College, USA, Part Time

Web Developer, March 2016 - November 2017

Agency A, London, Full Time

June 2020 - current

Adwaiz, London, Full Time

March 2020 - June 2020

McCann, Bucharest, Intern

June 2018 - July 2018


TECHNICAL SKILLS

Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, After Effects, Premiere, XD, Microsoft Office, Apple Keynote