About me
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 towards the design field.
I've 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.
I approach projects with a holistic mindset, fusing my analytical skills with a recently discovered enthusiasm for design. My method is characterized by a careful balancing act between creativity and logic, transforming complex data into aesthetically beautiful and functional user interfaces.
I had invested everything I had in my education my entire life, believing it would be the key to my success. In the last month of high school, I decided to pursue UX design. Even though, it was a total 180 from the data analyst or programming career I was considering, during my career I have devoted all of my energy to becoming a professional UX and UI designer. I know I'm not perfect, and there's always room for growth, but considering where I started, I know I've gone a long way.
Hopefully, the next chapter of my life may now begin. From the shy small-town girl who was only known for being "smart" and good at archery, and who had no idea what she wanted to do with her life - to a grown-up woman who cheerfully pursues her design career globally, or so the dream goes.
I've 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.
I approach projects with a holistic mindset, fusing my analytical skills with a recently discovered enthusiasm for design. My method is characterized by a careful balancing act between creativity and logic, transforming complex data into aesthetically beautiful and functional user interfaces.
I had invested everything I had in my education my entire life, believing it would be the key to my success. In the last month of high school, I decided to pursue UX design. Even though, it was a total 180 from the data analyst or programming career I was considering, during my career I have devoted all of my energy to becoming a professional UX and UI designer. I know I'm not perfect, and there's always room for growth, but considering where I started, I know I've gone a long way.
Hopefully, the next chapter of my life may now begin. From the shy small-town girl who was only known for being "smart" and good at archery, and who had no idea what she wanted to do with her life - to a grown-up woman who cheerfully pursues her design career globally, or so the dream goes.
In other news - As for hobbies, interests, and personality: I am the girl who everyone assume is Gothic, even though I am not and I just love black clothes and darker aesthetics, not because they are weird, different, quirky, or mysterious, but because these aesthetics are the ones that speak to me and feel most like me. I love Renaissance, medieval, fantasy, vintage, and Victorian styles (hence the reason my portfolio is this style).
I am a gamer. I play all kinds of games, from table-top to video games. I play role-playing games, Open world, first-person shooters, strategy games, etc. My all-time favourite game series is and always will be the Uncharted series. That series formed a part of me like no game has and made me want to be in the game industry and someday work for Naughty Dog. I regularly take part in LAN-weekends and I recently competed in a competitive Overwatch 2 competition.
I am also an archer. I did archery right throughout high school and competed nationally multiple years. Ever year for 5 years I made the provincial team, the last 3 years I was team captain and in 2019 I won 1st place nationally. These days I just shoot compound by myself. I'm also a part of the VLU. It's an all woman group in South Arica where we celebrate our Afrikaans and Christian culture (I am Christian). It's mostly older ladies but I do it happily. We all come together to do knitting, needlework, baking, make artisan goods, and more creative activities. We also play big part in the community, we regularly take up projects where we help those in need like providing woman with feminine necessities, feeding our community, and helping children in need.
I am a gamer. I play all kinds of games, from table-top to video games. I play role-playing games, Open world, first-person shooters, strategy games, etc. My all-time favourite game series is and always will be the Uncharted series. That series formed a part of me like no game has and made me want to be in the game industry and someday work for Naughty Dog. I regularly take part in LAN-weekends and I recently competed in a competitive Overwatch 2 competition.
I am also an archer. I did archery right throughout high school and competed nationally multiple years. Ever year for 5 years I made the provincial team, the last 3 years I was team captain and in 2019 I won 1st place nationally. These days I just shoot compound by myself. I'm also a part of the VLU. It's an all woman group in South Arica where we celebrate our Afrikaans and Christian culture (I am Christian). It's mostly older ladies but I do it happily. We all come together to do knitting, needlework, baking, make artisan goods, and more creative activities. We also play big part in the community, we regularly take up projects where we help those in need like providing woman with feminine necessities, feeding our community, and helping children in need.
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