Hey, I'm a product designer who likes to stay curious and close to the making.
I'm currently at TikTok, exploring social experiences and new ways AI can fit into the design process. Before this, I worked in a startup accelerator across 0 to 1 and 1 to 10 products, doing a bit of everything from design systems to wireframes to shipping real features. I've always liked the messy part of design: figuring things out, trying things quickly, and turning half-formed ideas into something real.
Master of HCI + Design, University of Washington. Before Seattle, I studied and built in Michigan, where Circle Status went from a 15-week course project to a product that sold 264 units in three days at a 200-person trade show.
I think curiosity shows up everywhere: in the random sports I pick up, the unfamiliar cities I wander into, the inspiration I repost on X, and the Nintendo games I spend way too much time on. It's probably the same curiosity that keeps me designing.
Say hello: stellanotfound@gmail.com.