Hi there! This is Michelle wavin' at you from the PNW 🌊
A restless creative made on a rainy mid-summer day's Beijing; Exported to England and NYC; Currently settled in Vancouver, BC as her natural habitat. 🇨🇦
Why design?
Making complex technology approachable for everyone.
As a "slow kid" grew up in an engineering family, I only can sit aside watching my engineer mom build PCs and fix things, feeling intimidated by technology's complexity—it seemed reserved for the "smart ones."
Design changed that for me. Tools like Google Cardboard make VR accessible to those without expensive headsets. Canva empowers non-designers to create stunning graphics. Daniel Shiffman's coding tutorials help artists and novices like me turn their visions into reality. Good design transforms technology from an exclusive tool into something for everyone.
This mission has driven me to work with businesses that help underserved communities and reject elitism.
Passions
📖 Education
Education is always a topic I'm passionate about. Outside my day job, I teach at Brainstation, mentoring at local hackathons and contributing to local communities. I also run a design student community called alumi.design.
💻 A restless creative
Work better under pressure and love to try new thing - a gift from my electronic arts background :)
🌍 Always exploring
Lived in Beijing, NYC, London, Bath, Montréal, Vancouver and counting. Catch me wandering in your city with my 35mm film camera.
Press & Talks
