hi, how’s it going? 👋
i’m mira, and i get excited about social good, design education, and the future of healthtech. oh yeah, and also product design.
i received a b.s. in industrial design (concentration in interaction design) at georgia tech. i’ve enjoyed designing physical products, digital experiences, and everything in between.
in 2020, i took a gap year and grew so much as a designer and person; looking back, it was one of the best decisions i’ve ever made. it enabled me to spend my final year abroad in asia and europe— i learned how to design cross-culturally in collaboration with local students and industry clients at KAIST in south korea and malmö university in sweden.
my research and design process is deeply rooted in empathy — i tend to gravitate toward projects that empower underrepresented communities. as designers, we have the power to do good, and everyone deserves a space in which they feel seen.
want to learn more about my work? let’s get coffee! say hey on linkedin or send me a good ol’ email!
what i’ve been up to…
living life
🏓 playing pickleball, (leisurely) running, and hiking with friends
🚞 traveling (to eat): croissants in paris, salmon soup in helsinki, bingsu in korea
🤳🏽 consuming too much content: (watching) the bear, (reading) yellowface, (singing along to) dominic fike
pushing pixels
🫂 product design intern, facebook
🎨 experience design intern, adobe
🧰 ux design intern, the home depot
giving back to the design community
📚 teaching a 12 week design bootcamp for GT students
✍🏼 writing about breaking into product design (featured in Sheridan College’s “World in Design” fourth-year course)
most importantly, finding a balance between health, college, and design. i’m reminding myself everyday that i am more than my work and am having fun doing small things that bring me happiness (like trying all the holiday items at trader joes, reading a book at the park, or writing)
why design?
my love for creating began in second grade when my childhood friend and i ran over to each other’s houses to make what we called “secret inventions”--rummaging through our garbage and recycling bins, we made contraptions out of scraps to fix everyday problems around our homes.
ikea was my version of disneyland. with a mouthwatering $1.00 soft serve in hand, i wandered around the never-ending aisles of furniture, storage cabinets, and containers. laying down on the bean bags, i would stare at the hanging lights in awe of how everything was so simple yet ingenious. though i didn’t know it at the time, looking back this was the root of my love for product design. and...i guess the rest is history (or a story i’d love to share with you!)
