I'm Carly,
nice to meet you
I "wasted too much time" on the computer as a kid and developed all the tech and design skills I use in my career today. Though I have years of end-to-end design experience, I'm most excited about bringing ideas to life with visuals and prototyping. My favorite projects empower artists and create cultural connections.
子供の頃、美術に憧れたことがきっかけでデザイナーの道を選び、現在も8年ほどデザイナーとして働いています。その間、さまざまな業界でクライアントのデザインを担当してきました。例えば、メディア、データ、技術、旅行関連の会社などです。神奈川県に住んでいた時には、ALT教師として働きました。日本語をはじめ、言語を学びながら異文化と繋がることに関心があります。よろしくお願いします。
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How I got started in design
I went from a child who always had a crayon in her hand to a teenager who wouldn't log off, forcing her parents to lock the computer room door. A creative tech role was the natural progression at the intersection of my interests, although my path was a bit unconventional.
After returning from a year working abroad in Japan, I took a UX internship in New York at the suggestion of a friend. Though it was difficult to break into a full time position, I found the hidden product design work in every role I could get my hands on and spent 2 years as an art director, building my portfolio before landing my UX title at Viacom.
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What informs my creative work
While earning my BA in Fine Arts, I took 3 years of elective biology and chemistry courses. I also spent a year teaching English at 4 public schools in Japan. These experiences along with my design work on data visualization and workflow software have contributed to my ability to translate complex ideas into approachable and accessible, user-friendly products.
Inspired by: the video of Balkan coffee shops at 8 am, my variously creative friends, Showa era Japan, a leisurely walk around Don Quixote
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What I've been working on
Senior Product Designer @ VML (2023--Current)
Balancing simultaneous projects across industries, clients and platforms.
In my free time, I enjoy figure skating, studying Japanese (N2), and scrapbooking all the bits of paper, photos and stickers I collect while traveling.
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My toolbox
Figma, iPad + Apple pencil and Procreate, Adobe Creative Suite
Languages: HTML, CSS, basic JavaScript, Japanese
