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🎮 HI, I'M TATIANA

UX Designer • Narrative Systems Thinker • World Builder

I’m a UX designer blending narrative logic, real-world insight, and a strong understanding of human behavior to create experiences that feel as raw as they are intentional.I call myself a narrative systems thinker because I shape emotional and immersive journeys where pattern, pain, and play coexist.My background blends experimental creative work, advocacy, and paying attention to the textures of daily life unfolding. That mix taught me to listen with care, adapt with purpose, and meet people where they are. This foundation continues to shape the way I design today.My style fuses emotional mapping, narrative design, and unconventional problem-solving, drawing from survival games, mood-driven aesthetics, zine culture, and nonlinear systems. I create experiences that feel like worlds.

📓 Project Journal

Case Study: Expert App - Real Advice From Real Experts, For Real People

Overview

• Expert App is a mobile-first platform that connects users to real experts for on-demand advice on topics including careers, wellness, and more. I led the UX process from user research to prototyping, focusing on clarity, accessibility, and emotional usability

Problem

• People struggle to find trustworthy, real-time advice without digging through forums, articles, or generic AI

Solution

• Design an app where users can quickly discover and connect with qualified experts

Process

• User Personas: Created 2 primary personas (Milo & Nova) to capture emotional and functional needs• Competitive Analysis: Analyzed competitors to identify gaps in expert connection and user onboarding• User Flows: Built task flows for expert search, booking, and session check-ins• Wireframes: Sketched mobile and desktop layouts for key features like onboarding, expert directory, booking flow, and dashboard• Prototyping: Designed clickthroughs in Figma

Key UX Decisions

• Focused on reducing cognitive load for users• Added custom tools for each persona (Milo = job tracker, Nova = wellness reflection journal)

User Research

User Personas

User Journey Maps

User Flows

Wireframes

Designer Reflection

What would actually make sense for Nova and Milo on a real, tired day? This isn’t just a layout. It’s a support system. It’s something a real person could tap through without overthinking. It’s honest, human, and built with purpose.

🧬 My Design DNA

Design is how I think, feel, and solve. Here’s what that looks like.

I design like I’m mapping a survival system. My process is instinct-first, built on emotional logic, structural clarity, and real-life friction. I build experiences that meet people in their real, unfiltered lives.• Miro
• Notion
• Figma
• Adobe
• Google Workspace
• Pencil, pen, paper, sticky notes. Highlighters. Receipts. Napkins. Whatever’s near when the idea hits.