Los Angeles / Palo Alto

Hi! I'm Rachel.

I'm a creative exploring the intersection of story telling and interactive design.

  • Design Media Arts + Digital Humanities student @ UCLA
  • Designer @ UCLA Student Media & Regents Scholar Society
Available for Summer 2027
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Illustrated portrait of Rachel smiling and waving
Available for Summer 2027

Ongoing

My Communities!

The groups I've been lucky to grow alongside 🤍

Each one's taught me a different piece of how to design with other people in mind.

UCLA Regents Scholar Society

Social media & merch designer

UCLA Student Media

UI/UX designer

Creative Labs

UI/UX designer

A spread of childhood drawings by Rachel
A spread of things made by little Rachel.
Just look at that attention to detail

The Thread

Art First, Design Later

I've been making things since I was small. Back then it was mostly drawings of my pets and whatever book or game I was obsessed with that month.

Fine art is where my visual instincts come from. UX is where I learned to make them useful to other people.

What I make, outside of work . . .

Made Alone

✍ Practicing

Art made just for me: sketching for fun in my spare time.

Sketchbook spread of Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom drawings
A Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom spread. I have over 100 hours in this game ...
Infinity Nikki character drawing in a sketchbook
An Infinity Nikki drawing! This outfit is one of my favorites in the game
Drawing of Robin from Honkai: Star Rail in a sketchbook
A drawing of Robin from Honkai: Star Rail. I love her design and had to draw it
Strawberry Shortcake sketchbook spread in pink and green
A Strawberry Shortcake spread! I loved reading the books as a kid

Made For One

💌 Gifting

Art made for one: gifts, one person at a time.

Crocheted frog and yarn projects in progress
Crocheted items and hand-drawn postcards, made for friends and family over the holidays
Hand-carved red name stamps in heart and round shapes
Hand-carved name stamps for my family, based on Yinzhang (Chinese name seals)
Hand-drawn comic spread in sepia ink
Hand-drawn comic spreads made for two friends' birthdays

Made For Many

🫶 Giving

Art made with others in mind: for causes and communities.

Cat stickers on a kraft notebook
Stickers I designed to raise funds for the stray cats around UCLA's dorms
Prints and cards laid out on grass
Merch I designed and sold at a flea market to support the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe's fight for federal recognition
Newspaper pages with hand-drawn illustrations
Newspaper spreads I illustrated, covering local stories