ABOUT ME
Hello, I'm Daphne.
Experience
Work History
Product Designer
2024 - present
Tricia 42
Healthcare AI
Web Designer
2022 - present
Freelance
Community, Pets, Clinic, Portfolios
UI/UX Designer
2024
Here For You
Fundraising Platform
UI/UX Designer
2023 - 24
Tech4Good Lab
Education Research
Education
Game Design: Arts and Interaction
2020 - 24
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
University of California, Santa Cruz
Computer Science
2023 - 24
Minor
University of California, Santa Cruz
Me with my staff from UCSC TSA celebrating a successful night market event
Journey
From Taiwan to USA
Though I was born in the States, I spent a key part of my childhood growing up in Taiwan. That experience opened me up to different cultural practices and shaped a lot of my core values— always listen first, celebrate differences, and support community work.
Over the years, I’ve volunteered for various Taiwanese communities as an English teacher, cultural show performer, and even president for fundraising and event planning. Sharing culture has always felt like a form of love.
Discovering
My design voice
Being fluent in two beautiful languages means I get twice the art to read, see, and feel. But growing up, I struggled a lot with reading and writing, so I found my voice through drawing and designs instead.
During college, I started telling stories about being caught between 2 cultures through games I built by drawing and coding. It is also in this academic institution that I found myself in UI/UX design— a path where design and code intersect.
One of the many games I made during college -> here
My Path
Why UI/UX
There’s something really special about seeing something you created get used by someone else. I love making experiences feel easy, playful, and personal. And I care deeply about making sure people feel seen in the things I build.
