Hey, I'm Jenny.
I'm in my third year of the York University Bachelor of Design program with a focus on product and UX design.
Before design, I worked in the visual effects industry as a matte painter. I've also worked at a pharmacy and as a social media/website assistant.
You might be wondering how jobs like matte painting, pharmacy work, and website assistant relate to product and UX design. And the answer is that I enjoyed pursuing art in matte painting, helping people in the pharmacy, and organizing information in the website assistant job. With UX and product design, I get to use my strengths in art, empathy, and critical thinking to create impactful solutions.
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Play
While the work I produce remains serious, I find that approaching it playfully, allows me to produce my best work.
Embrace Failing
Many past projects didn't turn out the way I expected, but it's the ongoing effort to pursue what's important to me that has brought me this far.
Share
I try to share what I do with others every step of the way, as having a group of people I trust to provide feedback is crucial to how final designs turn out.
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*Icons taken from The Noun Project*
This is what I do in my free time.
Listening to music
↑ Feel free to suggest me new artists. I will listen to ANYTHING.
Taking breaks
↑ Nori the purrfect break buddy.
Exploring
↑ Did you know that Japan's subway stations have unique stamps that you can collect by bringing a stamp book?
Making connections
↑ This summer I attended the Porto Design Summer School where we spent 2 weeks experimenting with editorial design.
↑ My friend Misaki, whom I met on the trip, and I meeting some local designers [Nonverbal Club].