Hello I’m Siobhan! This is my story.

From going to art school as a child, I have always known that I wanted to become a designer. But the words of my mother wanting what's best for her only daughter, encouraged me to pick an engineering degree for "job security". "As an Asian in a Western society, you will never make it as a designer" was what she told me. One year in and upon failing physics twice, I knew it was time to take that leap of faith, and to pursue what I really wanted. I am now thriving.

Graduating with a Bachelor degree in Industrial Design (with Honours), I have since had the opportunity to immerse myself in Industrial design, Product and Service design and Visual design, in reputable companies such as Resmed and Telstra. It is at Telstra, where I was introduced to and fell in love with Human Centred Design, and where I had the opportunity to lead my own projects in improving products and customer experience.

Accreditations

I am constantly trying to push my growth by learning and upskilling whenever I can. Here are some accreditations I have achieved:

• Product Management Fundamentals - RMIT

• Introduction to Web Accessibility - W3CX

• Advanced Human Centered Design Practitioner Program - LUMA Institute

As cheesy as it sounds, ultimately, I want to utilise my design skills to help solve complex problems, bring positive impact to people’s lives, and to make the to world a better place.

Outside of my fulltime job, you will catch me illustrating, either for commissioned work (@bok.illustrations), or for my webcomic series (@lifeoforanges). I am also an avid dancer who has had the opportunity to compete internationally with established crews a few years ago. Now, I'm either training with others in the dance community (yes I am one of the dancers down at Sydney's ICC - Darling Harbour!) or actively taking classes from well known studios across Sydney!