Welcome, welcome!

Haunting the digital spaces of Toronto, I’m Mikaela—your friendly neighbourhood designer with a love for crafting unique and thoughtful digital experiences. When I’m working on design systems or fine-tuning interfaces, you’ll find me meticulously organizing… everything. No, really, my folders have folders, and my to-do lists have subplots. Which allows me to combine two things I care about, design and organization.

With a background in interaction design, I focus on making user experiences that aren’t just functional—they’re memorable. I’m passionate about creating work that’s meaningful and makes a real impact. Design should be more than pretty, it should solve problems and make life a little easier (and a lot more fun).

Let’s bring some creativity and purpose to the digital world—one well-organized project at a time!

Highlights

June 2024 - Present: Product Design Associate | Tangerine Bank 9INSPIRE Program)
January 2024 - June 2024: Design Associate | Tangerine Bank (INSPIRE Program)
June 2023 - December 2023: Marketing Associate, Brand Management | Tangerine Bank (INSPIRE Program)
May 2022 - August 2022: Junior Graphic Designer CO-OP | Global Affairs Canada, Government of Canada
January 2021 - April 2021: Corporate Security Coordinator CO-OP | Corporate Security, CIBC
April 2019 - December 2020: Background Screening Analyst CO-OP | Corporate Security, CIBC
September 2019 - April 2023: Honours Bachelor of Interaction Design | Sheridan College
September 2018 - April 2019: Ontario College Certificate for Art Fundamentals | Sheridan College
January 2024: Udacity Product Design Certificate | Udacity
January 2024: UZ Advanced Certification | UserZoom
January 2024: UZ Essentials Certification | UserZoom
April 2023: Certificate in Creativity & Creative Problem Solving | Buffalo State University
September 2020: TCPS 2: CORE | Government of Canada
UX Methods: User Research | Usability Testing | Prototyping | Wireframing | Storyboarding | Information Architecture | A/B Testing
Design: User Experience | User Interface | Website Design | Visual Design | Graphic Design | Product Design | Design Systems
Software: Figma | Adobe XD | Photoshop | Illustrator | InDesign | Premiere Pro | After Effects | JIRA | Confluence | Miro
Soft Skills: Curiosity | Empathy | Communication | Collaboration | Problem Solving | Active Listening | Organization