i care about…
Design: running an independent design practice, prototyping speculative futures, game UX, spatial interfaces and the infinite canvas, creating pockets of poetic worlds on the web
Community: hosting community events for play and learning, encouraging others to believe in themselves, design education (speaking, running workshops and accelerators, co-working sessions, meetups, etc.)
Introspection: identities and how we can better express ourselves authentically online, exploring mixed-media art, making short-films/vlogs, ways to leave traces on the web to help the people we’re looking for find us (bat signals for people similar to you)
When leading my life, I value...
high agency
choosing optimism
optimizing for serendipity
making for the love of making
exploration as much as conviction
Previously, I have...
Worked with clients across various industries, including: driving schools, music licensing marketplaces, sports data providers, B2B fintech, crypto payments
Co-organized and hosted demo days for creators and builders who just want to make things, such as the Soto Spotlight and Atelier Showcase.
Lived in South Korea for a 4-month study exchange during my last term of undergrad. I miss it everyday.
Interned at Electronic Arts, designing in-game user experiences for EA Sports FC (previously FIFA Mobile) players
Co-led Hack Western 9 for its first in-person iteration since 2019, garnering 400+ attendees
Centralized designs of AI/ML interfaces into one platform at RBC to enable effective collaboration for employees
Spearheaded design for all digital products as the first designer at NIKU Farms, a sustainable meat delivery startup
Co-organized a 24-hour design-a-thon for the largest tech, business, and entrepreneurship club at Western University
Founded a business program engaging 200+ high school students in case-based learning to increase business literacy
product is my bread & butter, but i also do web design, brand, & graphics
turning my handwriting into a font (featured!), digital cards & scrapbooking
teaching design aesthetics 101, scheming shenanigans, and building maker communities optimizing for play & serendipity in toronto ⁂✧･ﾟ:*
navigating my 20s with 100+ internet strangers, uncomfycorner.com
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hey! i'm kelly
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