A product builder bridging user needs, tradeoffs, and storytelling.
A product builder bridging user needs, tradeoffs, and storytelling.
A product builder bridging user needs, tradeoffs, and storytelling.
Hi, I'm Melanie!
Hi, I'm Melanie!
Hi, I'm Melanie!
Home never stayed still. 🏝️ Saipan, 🕊️ Xiamen, 🇨🇳 Beijing, 🇰🇷 Seoul, ☔ Seattle. I didn’t always plan it, and I didn’t always love it, but it unexpectedly taught me how much I enjoy exploring new places, meeting different people, and collecting stories that spark real moments of connection.
Home never stayed still. 🏝️ Saipan, 🕊️ Xiamen, 🇨🇳 Beijing, 🇰🇷 Seoul, ☔ Seattle. I didn’t always plan it, and I didn’t always love it, but it unexpectedly taught me how much I enjoy exploring new places, meeting different people, and collecting stories that spark real moments of connection.
Home never stayed still. 🏝️ Saipan, 🕊️ Xiamen, 🇨🇳 Beijing, 🇰🇷 Seoul, ☔ Seattle. I didn’t always plan it, and I didn’t always love it, but it unexpectedly taught me how much I enjoy exploring new places, meeting different people, and collecting stories that spark real moments of connection.
As a Designer
As a Designer
As a Designer
I'm relentlessly curious, resilient when things break, and obsessed with understanding why people do what they do.
I'm relentlessly curious, resilient when things break, and obsessed with understanding why people do what they do.
I'm relentlessly curious, resilient when things break, and obsessed with understanding why people do what they do.
Beyond pixels
Design isn't pixels. It's substance, purpose, meaning.
Design isn't pixels. It's substance, purpose, meaning.
Design isn't pixels. It's substance, purpose, meaning.
Hunt the unsaid
Design for the love of it, think of the unspoken needs.
Design for the love of it, think of the unspoken needs.
Design for the love of it, think of the unspoken needs.
Messy progress
The path isn't linear, obvious, or comfortable.
The path isn't linear, obvious, or comfortable.
The path isn't linear, obvious, or comfortable.
From Books to Ideas
From Books to Ideas
From Books to Ideas
I love stealing ideas from books, especially on rainy days with my cat.
I love stealing ideas from books, especially on rainy days with my cat.
I love stealing ideas from books, especially on rainy days with my cat.
Life
Life
Life
Beyond
Beyond
Beyond
Design
Design
Design
Scotland, 2025
Scotland, 2025
Scotland, 2025
Türkiye, 2025
Türkiye, 2025
Türkiye, 2025
New Zealand, 2024
New Zealand, 2024
New Zealand, 2024
Kenya, 2025
Kenya, 2025
Kenya, 2025
French Polynesia, 2024
French Polynesia, 2024
French Polynesia, 2024