Sherry Lai

About

A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and am currently pursuing a second degree in Information Systems with a concentration in UX Design. My passion for design and user experience led me to found JOYFROOT, an e-commerce business focused on promoting joy, rest, and play through visually appealing products. As a Product Design Intern at Miracle Foundation, I developed user research assets and created UI prototypes for FosterVillage, a mobile communication tool for the foster care system. My experience also includes serving as a Studio Member at Design for America - UT Austin and interning as a UI/UX Designer at Renzoe Box. I am dedicated to integrating visual branding and design thinking to create engaging and user-friendly experiences.

Experience

• Founder and Designer · JOYFROOT08-01-2023

  Started an e-commerce business highlighting the importance of joy, rest, and play through products such as stickers and merchandise. Integrated visual branding, design thinking, and website design within my process to attract customers and site traffic.

• Product Design Intern · Miracle Foundation05-01-2022 – 07-01-2022

  Developed user research assets that broadened my understanding of the foster care system. Conducted user interviews with foster parents and translated conversational insights into wireframes and UI prototypes for FosterVillage, a mobile communication tool.

• Studio Member · Design for America - UT Austin02-01-2021 – 11-01-2021

  null

• UI/UX Design Intern · Renzoe Box05-01-2021 – 08-01-2021

  - Leveraged market research and brand identity to build a design system aligning with Renzoe Box's brand identity. Spearheaded mobile app development of Faces of Renzoe, including wireframes, prototypes, and usability testing conducted with the internal team and external stakeholders. Worked with front-end developers to address conditional logic issues on the Renzoe Box website. Redesigned the UI for pop-up screens and created mockups to handoff to developers.

Education

• The University of Texas at AustinBachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology
• The University of Texas at AustinBachelor of Arts - BA, Information Systems (UX Design Concentration)
• The Woodlands College Park High School

Similar talent on Pangea

Bryce R.Creative UX Designer | Combining Design Skills with Critical Thinking to Create Delightful ExperiencesAustin, TXTara H.UX DesignerDallas, TXMelody H.Mission-driven UX Designer & Researcher with a flair for creative thinking and compassionate collaboration.Brooklyn, NYJasmine S.UX/UI Designer | Creative | Beli EnthusiastNew York, NY