Hi! I'm Jaclyn.
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For the past decade, I’ve been designing interactive experiences (apps, games, websites and beyond).
My work spans many aspects of design:
digital product design (UX/UI)
product design strategy, wireframing, prototyping
visual design, branding and design systems
delivering production-ready design in fast-moving, live environments
collaborating cross-functionally with product and engineering leadership
As Design Director, I’ve managed a visual design department, mentoring a team of designers and advocating for design excellence on the management council
Clients include Two Dots, Google, Oscar Health, Tales of Fablecraft, MTV, Meta, American Express, Sony Music, Giphy, SuperHi, MAC Cosmetics, Apple
I love to teach, and I’ve been an Adjunct Professor at the School of Visual Arts for 6 years. I’ve also taught UX in the MFA Design & Technology department at Parsons, and 3-week design intensives at Harbour.space in Barcelona and Bangkok.
RECENT FEATURES
2025 · CreativeMornings: New York is Creative 2025, presented my upcoming puzzle book project
2022 · Straight Through The Wall, I created a short film, “Happy Place,” projected onto the New York Cityscape
2021 · Giphy, I was commissioned to create a set of animations for the release of a new Clips feature
2021 · Apple App Store, I was interviewed by Apple about my creative process using my fave app Animatic
2019 · Squarespace, I was featured in a series episode on designers reviewing contemporary graphic design
2019 · Animatic, I was featured in an interview about my personal practice
WORKSHOPS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2025 · @ NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) Camp, participated in a month-long workshop series about learning new technologies (projection mapping, AR/VR, laser cutting, fabrication, interactive installation tools, Arduino), also in 2023 and 2024
2025 · @ Parsons, reviewed design portfolios for the AIGA
2024 · @ Harbour.Space Bangkok, taught “Realizing Design” course in Thailand
2023 · @ Harbour.Space Barcelona, taught “Realizing Design” course in Spain
2022 · @ Parsons, “How to use Figma for Prototyping” Workshop
2022 · @ CUNY Hostos Game Design Club, “Pizza with the Dots Devs” Talk
2022 · @ AIGA New York, Mentorship Program Mentor (current)
2022 · @ CUNY Hostos, hosted “Summer Studio Meet & Greet” Talk
2021 · @ Parsons, led “How to design a website in Figma” Workshop
2020 · @ Metabronx, led “How to design sticker GIFs to prototype games” Workshop
2019 · @ Ladies, Wine, Design Brooklyn, “Designing for Everyone,” Organizer & Panelist
2018 · @ POWRPLNT, taught “Basics of Game Design” with Sandra Honigman
2017 · @ The Favourite Website Awards (FWA) Judge
2017 · @ POWRPLNT, taught “Logos 101” Workshop
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In my spare time I am usually stationed in front of a sushi conveyor belt eating as much ikura as I can.
Photo by Nelson Luna for CreativeMornings.