A bit

about me.

I’m a Product Designer based in Toronto, Canada. I believe design is more than pretty pixels...it’s about understanding users, questioning assumptions, and delivering impactful solutions.

My background in marketing gives me a strong sense of user behaviour and business strategy, helping me create designs that not only delight users but also drive results.

My Resume ↗

Skills

User Research

User Testing

Information Architecture

Visual Design

Responsive Design

Accessible Design

Wireframing / Prototyping

Design Systems

General Tools

Figma

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Useberry

Slack

Wix

Google Suite

Notion

For Fun...

I love traveling and sketching the world around me. Drawing first sparked my interest in the creative field, and it’s still one of the ways I explore, observe, and bring ideas to life.

WATERCOLOUR & PEN; PORTUGAL

I never shared this UX design project for Tiny Teeth! 🦷🧚‍♀️🪥

I had the chance to design a website for Tiny Teeth Paediatric Clinic with two amazing teammates.

Throughout the project, we: 🔍 Researched and empathized with user needs 💡 Ideated, prototyped, and tested our website 👥 Collaborated closely with Tiny Teeth to ensure our solutions met their goals

Check out some of the concepts I designed and my process from sketch to screen! ✏️

✨ Day 2 of the #100DayUIChallenge ✨

This time I’m sharing the process first. Why? Because great design isn’t just about looking good. It’s about the research, the iterations, and the purpose behind every decision.

Today’s prompt was a credit card checkout screen 💳. This is just a fun design exercise, so no heavy research here. But I still make it a practice to stick to accessibility basics like strong colour contrast, readable fonts, and user-friendly layouts.

P.S. Swipe to see the polished mockup ✨

🌼🌷🧺🍃🎨I love using moodboards as a way to spark inspiraton and work through creative blocks. I made this one in @canva while working on an app concept. Such a helpful way to visualize the overall look and feel of the app!

💡Quick Figma tutorial: Learn how to create a tooltip in 30 seconds!

☝️Tooltips provide brief, helpful info when users hover over elements using a mouse or keyboard (via tab key).

🖱Tooltips are best used on devices with a mouse or keyboard. Tooltips aren’t typically used on touch devices.

✨Follow for more beginner Figma tips and tricks! ✨

UX & tech news you might have missed this month👇

1️⃣ Apple’s Liquid Glass design is now rolling out in public beta! This new iOS 26 update brings a sleek, translucent look that completely changes the game. UX designers… are we loving it or screaming over accessibility concerns? 👀

2️⃣ Figma’s AI tools have officially moved out of beta and are being rolled out to everyone.

3️⃣ Figma launched the Glass Effect Playground, a fun new space where designers can experiment with cool, glass-like visual effects.

4️⃣And the big news: Figma has gone public! Their IPO marks a huge milestone, showing just how essential collaborative design tools have become.

😱 So much happening in design and tech, which update are you most excited about?

🤯 If you’re a designer, you probably know how hard creative burnout can hit.

A few years ago, after finishing university, I hit a wall so hard I quit design completely. For the first time ever, I stopped creating.
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But stepping away ended up teaching me something unexpected and helped me reconnect with my creativity on a deeper level.
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👉 If you’re a designer feeling burnt out, you’re not alone. Scroll through to read the 3 lessons that helped me find my way back.💖

If there’s one thing I’ve learned so far in UX design, it’s the value of rough work and showing your process. ✍️

I’ve been practicing design for almost 10 years, but I used to keep my process to myself. I hated the messy, rough-draft phases, always wanting everything to be perfect from the start. 😅

During my user interface (UI) design course, I learned to embrace the creative process. So here’s a peek at some low-fidelity wireframes I created for a friendship app in my first UI course!

#wireframing #uidesign #userinterface #appdesigning #userexperience #uxdesign #uxdesignstudent #lowfidelitywireframes

Portugal was so magical. Can’t wait to go back 💙
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#portugaltravel #exploreportugal #portugalsummer #uxuidesigners

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@itsjuliamills