A little bit more
about me.
Designer and writer who loves a story.
Hi! I'm Mary.
I'm a product designer and writer based in New York City.
I graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s in psychology and a minor in art and design in 2023. Over the last year, I was the User Experience Design and Digital Marketing Manager at Haricot Vert, a custom jewelry and craft company in Brooklyn. Now I'm finding joy in consulting students in writing by day, and experimenting creatively as a freelance product designer by night.
Why product design?
With a background in psychology, design, and creative writing and a passion for helping, I am invested in understanding human thought and behavior, improving people’s lives (and my own!) with user-centered design and research-based solutions, and fostering connection through writing and storytelling.
I am particularly passionate about creating innovative, empathetic experiences complemented by compelling written narratives: in my opinion, the best way to tell a powerful story and build the most useful product.
In that spirit, I see emerging AI technologies as powerful creative tools—not to replace craft, but to amplify it. I leverage AI to accelerate ideation, streamline research, and automate drafting, allowing me to reinvest my time in what matters most: building intuitive, human-centered products.
Where can you find me when I'm not working?
In my free time, I love to explore new places and try new things (and rate it for all my friends to see). Otherwise, you will find me curled up on the couch with a cup of tea, devouring a book or binging a TV show. You may also hear me ramble about fashion, the technology I'm currently in awe of, or my latest well-being fixation (at the moment: yoga). You can see more of what I'm up to here or in the links below.
Utilizing
Figma + Framer + Shopify
Adobe Creative Suite + Canva
HTML + CSS + AI Tools
Procreate
Learning
Motion graphics
3D animation
Gouache
Crochet