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A product builder bridging user needs, tradeoffs, and storytelling.

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A product builder bridging user needs, tradeoffs, and storytelling.

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A product builder bridging user needs, tradeoffs, and storytelling.

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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