hello, i’m frances. i study systems design engineering¹ at the university of waterloo and i’m a lover of life.

i’m a multidisciplinary designer who likes making things feel alive, from digital products and design systems to hackathons and physical spaces². the medium changes, but the question stays the same: how do you take something complex and shape it into an experience that feels intentional, welcoming, and genuine?

i am a firm believer that systems thinking separates a nice interface from a good product. this logic applies off-screen too; as the no.1 community enjoyer³, i’d argue bringing people together is a form of design itself! whether it be through building internal tooling or curating physical spaces, both need a technical deep dive and an obsessive eye for human connection.

when i’m not on my laptop (or in the occasional machine shop⁴), you’ll probably find me hunting for new music, tweeting, or rounding people up to make life feel a little fuller.

thanks for visiting!