Hey, I'm

I'm a matcha-loving, multidisciplinary Sr. UX Designer and design consultant based in the Bay Area that's currently making the world a better place by creating equitable user experiences for everyone.

What I'm up to

experience
Currently

Full-time Sr. UX Designer at
‍Swords to Plowshares

2018 — Present
Off the clock

Honing my craft as a storyteller by teaching myself cinematography and video editing. Check out my video from my trip to Japan!

Freelance

Designing web experiences that help mission-driven nonprofits fundraise and grow — for organizations across the Bay Area and beyond.

My clients:
JCYC Workhub, ScholarMatch, Chibi Chan Preschool, and Church by the Sea

2021 — Present

Featured projects

CASE STUDIES
Modernizing the Bay Area’s Oldest Veteran Non-Profit Using #NoCode
Rebrand/Strategy
UX/UI
Web Development
20 May 2022
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3 min read
COMING SOON
Centralizing San Francisco's 3 biggest youth employment programs
Rebrand/Strategy
UX/UI
Web Development
COMING SOON
Centralizing San Francisco's 3 biggest youth employment programs
Rebrand/Strategy
UX/UI
Web Development
FOR FUNSIES

©2023‍

Made with 💕 and lots of genmai cha.

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Toolbox.vet

Toolbox.vet is a multi-media resource library geared towards educating professionals on veterans issues.

I researched and developed long-form content publishing solutions and integrated podcast and media hosting platforms to create a user-friendly library for easy navigation and access to media.

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Vets Helping Vets

Vets Helping Vets is a Swords to Plowshares-produced podcast exploring veterans issues through sharing lived-experience of those who have served.

I created the landing page and developed branding & marketing strategies using Spotify and Anchor to effectively reach and engage veteran audiences.

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Maceo May Affordable Housing Applications

This project was created with accessibility in mind - providing an online housing application for technologically-disadvantaged people.

I used Jotforms to streamline our internal housing application and improved the efficiency for our data collection process.

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Veterans Day Celebrations

Veterans Day Celebrations (VDC) is Swords to Plowshares annual fundraising event that has been hosted both in person and virtually.

I am responsible for producing all marketing visuals, including creating a landing page, fulfilling sponsorship advertisements, and developing video and social assets.

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Annual Reports

The design process for the Swords to Plowshares annual report involved research, planning, visual concept development, photography, and layout design to effectively communicate the organization's impact and accomplishments to stakeholders and donors.

Annual Report 2021
NICE TO MEET YOU

Hi, I'm Alyana.

I'm a visual designer based in the Bay Area. I specialize in creative & brand strategy, no-code web development, and creating diverse & equitable user experiences.

MY WORK

What I'm up to

I'm CURRENTLY AT
Swords to Plowshares
As the only designer at Swords to Plowshares, I'm in charge of visual identity, brand communications, no-code web development, and so much more!


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FREELANCE
JCYC Workhub
JCYC Workhub was launched in an effort to house San Francisco's four largest youth employment programs under one new brand.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
I like to snap pics!
In my pursuit of diversifying my horizon, I've been able to capture moments of pure joy.