nice to meet you
✿ I'm Melissa
. Currently based in Vancouver, Canada but flexible to go anywhere!
Went to business school because... everyone else did. Subsequently, realized I needed something more creative and that's how I found design!
I bring a mindset that prioritizes business impact, the user ecosystem and storytelling. I believe human touch is the game changer that takes something from generic to truly unique.
Pivots don't scare me ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧!!! I worked in healthcare during Covid19, helped a B2B SaaS company secure Series C, and designed for a crypto game that never got to publish.
Outside of work, find me ✿ illustrating
or ✿ grabbing a snack
!
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Can you explain the gap on your resume?
I established my illustration business! Then, I spent half a year overseas attending ✿ language school in Japan
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How do you use AI in your workflows?
Notion for loose ideas, questions, and early direction-finding.
Gemini for searching, Claude to summarize briefs and documentation.
Granola transcribes meetings and combines notes automatically.
Figma AI and Claude to generate directions, iterate, and make changes fast.
Nano Banana, Impeccable, and Claude Design for figuring out the visual and creative mood, UI, and language.
Claude Code to build quick, working prototypes of ideas that need to move.