ABOUT ME.

Hey there! 👋🏻

I'm Francis Young and I enjoy creating meaningful products for people.

My work comprises a blend of themes including minimalism, lines/shapes, and most importantly, it being functional - all combined with a playful, and frequently humorous touch.

Outside of work, I find inspiration from playing tennis with new people, running outdoors, and joining marathons. Meeting new people gives you a fresh perspective and increases your creative juices! I don't find a fine line between creativity, work, and play.

MY VALUES

1. Putting the users first. ☝️
When working for a company, I believe in serving the users first, foremost, and forever. It's good for companies to put their users first and in doing so, they are rewarded. With this value in mind, I want to partner with a business to research, design, test, and develop solutions to serve the customers.

2. Create smart design decisions only through research and data. 🧠
I believe a successful UX is rooted in understanding the users through user research, analytics and usability testing. By taking the time to identify the users’ needs, pain points, and goals, important information is revealed that can be used to make great design decisions.

3. Functionality and aesthetics go hand in hand. 💻
UI/UX marries my two favorite things: creativity and research.

Experience

UI / UX designer
Franzy Hair Salon
December 2023 - Present
  • Designed Franzy Hair Salon's website with a user-centric focus. Created prototypes for a visually appealing and responsive experience.
  • Collaborated with Webflow developers to translate business needs into a functional and attractive online platform, enhancing the salon's digital presence.
  • Used Figma and Sketch to create wireframes, user flows, prototypes, mockups, and high-fidelity screens for the website.
Education
UI/UX Certification: Complete Web and Mobile in 2023: Figma, + more
September - December 2023

Cebu Doctors’ University - 4 year Bachelors of Science in Biology (STEM)
2016 - 2020 / Cebu, Philippines

Centre for International Education - Secondary education
2012 - 2016 / Cebu, Philippines
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