About ME
The Person Behind the Pixels: My Story
Hi, I'm Monika! 👋
I'm a Product Designer, who is captivated by this realm as it ignites my systems design thinking approach to design for the intricacies of human emotions, daily habits, cultural backgrounds, and thought processes.
I actually started out in architecture. Intriguing, right? It's been a wild ride, but design has always been my thing.
My goal? I want to create stuff that makes people's lives easier and maybe even a bit more fun. You know those products that just work, no instruction manual needed?
After spending 5 years in architecture school (yes, it's as intense as they say), I worked in the field for 6 years. My last job was at this crazy fast-paced startup. That's where I fell head over heels for UX design. I was working on this ERP dashboard (sounds thrilling, I know), but it made me realize how cool it is when tech and design come together. So, I decided to go all in and get a master's in Human-Computer Interaction. And that's how I got the opportunity to study at The University of Texas at Austin
Looking back, it's been quite a journey. But the best part? I feel like I'm just getting started. There's so much more to explore and create. Always up for a design challenge and a good laugh along the way!
My strengths 💡
Skills that I use to create
intuitive products
UX Design
Craft user-centered experiences through lo/mid/hifi wireframes and user journeys.
UI Design
Polished and clean visual designs for impactful interfaces.
UX Research
Gather and analyze qualitative and quantitative user data to inform design decisions.
Prototyping
Build and iterate on interactive product models to gather feedback.
Workshops
Facilitate ideation and cross-functional collaboration.
Collaboration
Communicate effectively and energize project teams.
My favorite tools 🛠️
Figma
Design & Prototyping
Usertesting.com
Moderated/Unmoderated testing
Notion
Project management
Miro
Journey mapping/ Design thinking workshop
Jira
Project management
Slack
Communication
Skills that I bring to the table💡
Throughout the years I've avidly presented my work, lead teams, conducted focus groups, design thinking workshops, been part of networking events!
What I do when I'm not working 💡
If you can't find me at my computer, I'm either singing, cooking, doing photography or traveling. I love making patterns, organizing things and DIYs !
