As a young woman from South Africa, I'm building a name for myself in the UX and UI design fields. Despite having excelled in math, business, and data in the past, I took an unexpected turn toward the design field. Where I am right now in my life, I couldn't be happier with my decision. I am CPO/Head of Product Design at an international company, and I have multiple international contracts, all at the young age of 21.
I have grown to regard UX as an important link between doing thorough research on topics and designing aesthetically pleasing user interfaces. It's the happy medium that balances the domains of design and data, allowing both to flourish. The thing that makes us UX designers stand out is our ability to take creativity and make it live in harmony with facts, data, and research while using empathy.