About
Selena
Who are you?
My name is Selena (named after Selena Quintanilla, not Selena Gomez) and I live in Irvine, CA.
I've been in Southern California most of my life ever since I came here from China when I was 7. I attended UC Irvine where I studied Business Economics and Accounting, and initially worked as an accountant before transitioning to a career in Product Design.
Why did you become a designer?
I was studying for my CPA exam when I was chatting with my colleague one night and he told me about a UX/UI boot camp he took and how much he enjoyed it.
I had never heard of this role before but was immediately drawn to his experience and what he was able to do. Within a week, I quit studying and started attending the design boot camp while working full-time.
And it’s one of the best decisions I've made.
What do you like about design?
I'm passionate about various design fields like product, interior, graphic, fashion, and architectural design, not just product design. Design resonates a lot with me because it's aesthetically pleasing but most importantly, it's functional. It elicits emotions, creates values, and inspires others.
And being able to create something by hand that positively impacts someone's life, even for a short time, gives me great fulfillment.
What is your favorite product?
It's tough to choose just one favorite but one of my recent favorite find is Creme. It's an app that teaches you master chef's recipes. I love cooking, but I've found that most recipes are difficult to follow.
What Creme excels at is how clear they show each step in the recipe:
Parse out the measurements
Incorporate timers for relevant steps
Have videos segmented for specific instructions
Creme recognizes the distractions and chaos in cooking and make their recipes easy to follow. But while it's pretty great, I find it lacking some other useful features like voice-activated controls, options to substitute ingredients and fundamental knowledge.
If you could instantly become an expert in something, what would it be?
Definitely artificial intelligence
If you had to eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Hot pot or fried chicken sandwich!
What’s a hobby you’ve always wanted to pick up but never did?
Snowboarding
If you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be?
Leonardo Da Vinci, he’s so talented in so many regards
What's the most interesting place you've ever visited?
I have two places that I found really interesting: Iceland & Japan
If you could have any superpower for a day, what would it be?
The power to change minds
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