ABOUT ELINA
learning to be,
always becoming
Elina is a first generation Chinese-American designer and photographer based in San Francisco. She has helped shape end-to-end user experiences for consumer and enterprise startups and Fortune 500 companies. Currently, she is designing for professionals around the world to find opportunities on LinkedIn.
As a mental health advocate and founding designer of a meditation platform Simple Habit, Elina’s work is rooted in self-empowerment, healing, and mindfulness. Her purpose is to create accessible tools and facilitate stories of positive change as a way to elevate, inspire, and connect humanity.
Elina spends her free time practicing yoga, covering concerts for a music blog, and is currently learning to paint, produce music, and how to breathe. She holds a degree in mechanical engineering from UC Berkeley.
TRIVIA
Super power: Empathy
Values: Authenticity
Aspires for: Fearlessness
Languages: English, Mandarin, Shanghainese
AWARDS
Google Design Awards Best Experience 2018
Google Play Awards Best Well-being App 2017
UX Mobile Awards Best Purchasing Experience 2017
SPEAKING
Today at Apple Keynote — App Design Workshop 2019
UC Berkeley Lecture Series — Prototyping 2019
Making Sense UX Panel — Design & Business 2019
Cascade Design Group — Growth Design & Spotlight Interview 2019
Make it Fun Design Group — Design for Creative Flow 2019
Cascade Design Group — Research Ops 2018