— hi there, i’m irene! welcome to my growth journal 🪴

a few things about me:

i am a first-year student majoring in cognitive science spec. design & interaction

i have been interested in art for most of my life, however, i began gravitating towards visual design around the beginning of high school.

as a beginner designer, my prior experience revolves around designing for social media(ads/flyers/posters), my high school yearbook, and for fun, stickers/scrapbook/journaling!

my goals in VDA:

✏️ learn how to use figma + adobe illustrator ( and stop using canva ;-; )

🫂 connect with a smaller design community within DCO

💡 get inspired from others’ design processes and

💪 gain confidence to design at a more professional level!

🕺 have fun every step of the way!

I. Final Work (A1-A4)

A1: Logo — M.O.M’s Cafe Logo Re-Design

Final Deliverable:

M.O.M.'S CAFE (1).png

Explanation: During the time I designed this logo, I had been going to Muir for M.O.M.’s Cafe so much that it inspired my logo. I wanted to incorporate colors of trees in my logo as trees are part of Muir’s image.

Tool Used: Adobe Illustrator

Duration: 1 week

A2: Intro to UI Design — M.O.M’s Cafe App

Final Deliverable:

Section 2.png

Explanation: As a continuation from my M.O.M.’s Cafe logo, I wanted my Intro to UI Design to be a mobile ordering app where students can order their cafe drinks on the go.

Tool Used: Figma

Duration: 1 week

A3: Social Media Graphics – Moon Goddess Festival

Final Deliverable:

Tool Used: Adobe Illustrator

Duration: 1 week

A4: Merch Design – “In My Slay Era” Sticker

Final Deliverable:

sticker for growth journal.png

Explanation: For this prompt, I really wanted to design something cute and soft with inspiration from Korean stickers and Sanrio characters. I ended up with my own bear character with elements from MyMelody and created a headline “in my slay era” as a fun personal touch to the sticker.

Tool Used: Adobe Illustrator

Duration: 1 week