Hi, I’m Kris!
I’m here to help you tell your story with genuine care and passion.

Hi, I’m Kris, an Interaction and Visual Designer based in Los Angeles. My journey from Chicago’s windy street to LA’s warm, cheerful vibes mirrors the diverse stories and people that inspire my designs. My work is influenced by the fictional worlds of video games, illustrations, and animation. Making my design philosophy all about finding creative solutions by intertwining fun and storytelling, ensuring that they resonate with authenticity and spark curiosity.

As a queer individual, I’ve seen the beauty of diverse backgrounds coming together to create communities and homes. With that mindset, I push myself to experience all different communities to understand, fuel, and hone my design process. This pursuit has led me to meet amazing individuals from all over. Now I actively seek out experiences, like Lightbox, Comic Con, GenCon, ULI, and BioMed Expo, to see how I can take these experiences and inspirations and apply them in fun creative ways.

My expertise lies in taking stories and finding the fun in the solution, blending functional aesthetics in UX/UI design while creating designs that are deeply meaningful and inclusive. I'm excited to collaborate with clients who value diverse stories and seek to touch their audience's hearts in memorable ways. If you're aiming to craft spaces and experiences that reflect our world's diversity in a fun and impactful manner, let's unite and design experiences that are as fun as they are meaningful.

 Education

B.S., Interaction Design
June 2022 - Anticipated: 2024
Santa Monica College / Santa Monica, CA

A.S., Graphic Design

Feb, 2020 - June 2022
Santa Monica College / Santa Monica, CA

UX in Game Design
May 2021, Panda Game Manufacturing

UX and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 101: DEI Basics
April 2021, UXPA Los Angeles

Design Methods

Usability Testing
Design Research
Prototyping
Wireframing
Information Architecture
User Interviews
Data Analysis
Journey Mapping

Programs

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Photoshop
Procreate
Figma
Mural
Notion
Visual Studio Code
GitHub

Expertise

Logo Design
Game Design
UX/UI Design
Product Design
Illustration
Project Management
Web & Mobile Design
Branding
Print Design
Visual Design
Creative Direction