7+ years in across marketing design, product, and creative ops taught me one thing: the best work earns attention and holds meaning.
Experience
My History in Design
After earning my B.A. in Design Media Arts from UCLA, I began my design career at a startup where I learned to translate complex ideas into clear, intuitive digital experiences at a software development agency. From there, I joined the in-house marketing team at Banana Republic, where my design work spanned 360º marketing campaigns, UI design for the e-commerce site, and improving systems behind how creative work gets produced.
My approach is driven by understanding the bigger picture – the “why” behind a problem. Collaboration with cross functional teams is central to arriving at thoughtful, practical outcomes, so I strive to emphasize autonomy, clear thinking and environments where people are empowered to be resourceful and self-sufficient. My toolkit includes Figma, user research, prototyping and design systems. I’m known as a strong collaborator who brings people together, clarifies ideas, and helps teams move efficiently.
Outside of work, I’m naturally curious and drawn to adventure. I enjoy traveling, staying active (roller skating, SCUBA diving), and working on creative side projects.
My Process
Discovery
Uncover user needs and market opportunities through deep research.
Product audits
Competitive research
User interviews, Contextual gathering
Synthesis
Shaping the strategy by connecting user needs with business objectives.
User flows, affinity maps
Information architecture & systems thinking
Content strategy
Design
Creating cohesive digital experiences and viable prototypes.
Wireframes, responsive prototypes & high-fidelity mockups
Branding, identity, visual language
Usability testing & hand-off
Testimonials
Veronica Kwon | Senior Brand Designer
Mina has a remarkable gift for turning complex creative ecosystems into streamlined, scalable design systems. Her ability to build and maintain brand style guides, design ops documentation, and pixel-perfect templates has been instrumental in making our team more efficient and cohesive. She leads with intention—balancing visual excellence with structural clarity—and always ensures our creative output stays aligned with the brand’s evolving identity. Beyond her technical skillset, Mina is a calm, thoughtful partner who makes the entire creative process smoother for everyone involved. Her attention to detail and deep understanding of digital storytelling have made a huge impact on how we operate and collaborate. Any design team would be lucky to have her—Mina brings both structure and soul to every brand she touches.
Giuliana Rende | Creative Lead, Senior Writer
It was truly a pleasure working with Mina. She is honestly one of the most talented designers I have come across in my 15+ years as a copywriter and editorial manager. She has a keen eye, makes excellent design choices, and has innovative ideas that always enhance whatever she is working on. Beyond her amazing design skills, Mina is a wonderful co-worker and collaborator. She is incredibly hard working, reliable, and dependable. I could always count on her to do her job 1,000% under even the most challenging circumstances. She is flexible, able to pivot on a dime, and can work within extremely tight deadlines with little direction. I strongly recommend Mina and any company/group would be lucky to have her on their team.
Veronica Kwon | Senior Brand Designer
Mina has a remarkable gift for turning complex creative ecosystems into streamlined, scalable design systems. Her ability to build and maintain brand style guides, design ops documentation, and pixel-perfect templates has been instrumental in making our team more efficient and cohesive. She leads with intention—balancing visual excellence with structural clarity—and always ensures our creative output stays aligned with the brand’s evolving identity. Beyond her technical skillset, Mina is a calm, thoughtful partner who makes the entire creative process smoother for everyone involved. Her attention to detail and deep understanding of digital storytelling have made a huge impact on how we operate and collaborate. Any design team would be lucky to have her—Mina brings both structure and soul to every brand she touches.
Giuliana Rende | Creative Lead, Senior Writer
It was truly a pleasure working with Mina. She is honestly one of the most talented designers I have come across in my 15+ years as a copywriter and editorial manager. She has a keen eye, makes excellent design choices, and has innovative ideas that always enhance whatever she is working on. Beyond her amazing design skills, Mina is a wonderful co-worker and collaborator. She is incredibly hard working, reliable, and dependable. I could always count on her to do her job 1,000% under even the most challenging circumstances. She is flexible, able to pivot on a dime, and can work within extremely tight deadlines with little direction. I strongly recommend Mina and any company/group would be lucky to have her on their team.
Veronica Kwon | Senior Brand Designer
Mina has a remarkable gift for turning complex creative ecosystems into streamlined, scalable design systems. Her ability to build and maintain brand style guides, design ops documentation, and pixel-perfect templates has been instrumental in making our team more efficient and cohesive. She leads with intention—balancing visual excellence with structural clarity—and always ensures our creative output stays aligned with the brand’s evolving identity. Beyond her technical skillset, Mina is a calm, thoughtful partner who makes the entire creative process smoother for everyone involved. Her attention to detail and deep understanding of digital storytelling have made a huge impact on how we operate and collaborate. Any design team would be lucky to have her—Mina brings both structure and soul to every brand she touches.
Giuliana Rende | Creative Lead, Senior Writer
It was truly a pleasure working with Mina. She is honestly one of the most talented designers I have come across in my 15+ years as a copywriter and editorial manager. She has a keen eye, makes excellent design choices, and has innovative ideas that always enhance whatever she is working on. Beyond her amazing design skills, Mina is a wonderful co-worker and collaborator. She is incredibly hard working, reliable, and dependable. I could always count on her to do her job 1,000% under even the most challenging circumstances. She is flexible, able to pivot on a dime, and can work within extremely tight deadlines with little direction. I strongly recommend Mina and any company/group would be lucky to have her on their team.
Veronica Kwon | Senior Brand Designer
Mina has a remarkable gift for turning complex creative ecosystems into streamlined, scalable design systems. Her ability to build and maintain brand style guides, design ops documentation, and pixel-perfect templates has been instrumental in making our team more efficient and cohesive. She leads with intention—balancing visual excellence with structural clarity—and always ensures our creative output stays aligned with the brand’s evolving identity. Beyond her technical skillset, Mina is a calm, thoughtful partner who makes the entire creative process smoother for everyone involved. Her attention to detail and deep understanding of digital storytelling have made a huge impact on how we operate and collaborate. Any design team would be lucky to have her—Mina brings both structure and soul to every brand she touches.
Giuliana Rende | Creative Lead, Senior Writer
It was truly a pleasure working with Mina. She is honestly one of the most talented designers I have come across in my 15+ years as a copywriter and editorial manager. She has a keen eye, makes excellent design choices, and has innovative ideas that always enhance whatever she is working on. Beyond her amazing design skills, Mina is a wonderful co-worker and collaborator. She is incredibly hard working, reliable, and dependable. I could always count on her to do her job 1,000% under even the most challenging circumstances. She is flexible, able to pivot on a dime, and can work within extremely tight deadlines with little direction. I strongly recommend Mina and any company/group would be lucky to have her on their team.
Veronica Kwon | Senior Brand Designer
Mina has a remarkable gift for turning complex creative ecosystems into streamlined, scalable design systems. Her ability to build and maintain brand style guides, design ops documentation, and pixel-perfect templates has been instrumental in making our team more efficient and cohesive. She leads with intention—balancing visual excellence with structural clarity—and always ensures our creative output stays aligned with the brand’s evolving identity. Beyond her technical skillset, Mina is a calm, thoughtful partner who makes the entire creative process smoother for everyone involved. Her attention to detail and deep understanding of digital storytelling have made a huge impact on how we operate and collaborate. Any design team would be lucky to have her—Mina brings both structure and soul to every brand she touches.
Giuliana Rende | Creative Lead, Senior Writer
It was truly a pleasure working with Mina. She is honestly one of the most talented designers I have come across in my 15+ years as a copywriter and editorial manager. She has a keen eye, makes excellent design choices, and has innovative ideas that always enhance whatever she is working on. Beyond her amazing design skills, Mina is a wonderful co-worker and collaborator. She is incredibly hard working, reliable, and dependable. I could always count on her to do her job 1,000% under even the most challenging circumstances. She is flexible, able to pivot on a dime, and can work within extremely tight deadlines with little direction. I strongly recommend Mina and any company/group would be lucky to have her on their team.
Veronica Kwon | Senior Brand Designer
Mina has a remarkable gift for turning complex creative ecosystems into streamlined, scalable design systems. Her ability to build and maintain brand style guides, design ops documentation, and pixel-perfect templates has been instrumental in making our team more efficient and cohesive. She leads with intention—balancing visual excellence with structural clarity—and always ensures our creative output stays aligned with the brand’s evolving identity. Beyond her technical skillset, Mina is a calm, thoughtful partner who makes the entire creative process smoother for everyone involved. Her attention to detail and deep understanding of digital storytelling have made a huge impact on how we operate and collaborate. Any design team would be lucky to have her—Mina brings both structure and soul to every brand she touches.
Giuliana Rende | Creative Lead, Senior Writer
It was truly a pleasure working with Mina. She is honestly one of the most talented designers I have come across in my 15+ years as a copywriter and editorial manager. She has a keen eye, makes excellent design choices, and has innovative ideas that always enhance whatever she is working on. Beyond her amazing design skills, Mina is a wonderful co-worker and collaborator. She is incredibly hard working, reliable, and dependable. I could always count on her to do her job 1,000% under even the most challenging circumstances. She is flexible, able to pivot on a dime, and can work within extremely tight deadlines with little direction. I strongly recommend Mina and any company/group would be lucky to have her on their team.
Veronica Kwon | Senior Brand Designer
Mina has a remarkable gift for turning complex creative ecosystems into streamlined, scalable design systems. Her ability to build and maintain brand style guides, design ops documentation, and pixel-perfect templates has been instrumental in making our team more efficient and cohesive. She leads with intention—balancing visual excellence with structural clarity—and always ensures our creative output stays aligned with the brand’s evolving identity. Beyond her technical skillset, Mina is a calm, thoughtful partner who makes the entire creative process smoother for everyone involved. Her attention to detail and deep understanding of digital storytelling have made a huge impact on how we operate and collaborate. Any design team would be lucky to have her—Mina brings both structure and soul to every brand she touches.
Giuliana Rende | Creative Lead, Senior Writer
It was truly a pleasure working with Mina. She is honestly one of the most talented designers I have come across in my 15+ years as a copywriter and editorial manager. She has a keen eye, makes excellent design choices, and has innovative ideas that always enhance whatever she is working on. Beyond her amazing design skills, Mina is a wonderful co-worker and collaborator. She is incredibly hard working, reliable, and dependable. I could always count on her to do her job 1,000% under even the most challenging circumstances. She is flexible, able to pivot on a dime, and can work within extremely tight deadlines with little direction. I strongly recommend Mina and any company/group would be lucky to have her on their team.
Veronica Kwon | Senior Brand Designer
Mina has a remarkable gift for turning complex creative ecosystems into streamlined, scalable design systems. Her ability to build and maintain brand style guides, design ops documentation, and pixel-perfect templates has been instrumental in making our team more efficient and cohesive. She leads with intention—balancing visual excellence with structural clarity—and always ensures our creative output stays aligned with the brand’s evolving identity. Beyond her technical skillset, Mina is a calm, thoughtful partner who makes the entire creative process smoother for everyone involved. Her attention to detail and deep understanding of digital storytelling have made a huge impact on how we operate and collaborate. Any design team would be lucky to have her—Mina brings both structure and soul to every brand she touches.
Giuliana Rende | Creative Lead, Senior Writer
It was truly a pleasure working with Mina. She is honestly one of the most talented designers I have come across in my 15+ years as a copywriter and editorial manager. She has a keen eye, makes excellent design choices, and has innovative ideas that always enhance whatever she is working on. Beyond her amazing design skills, Mina is a wonderful co-worker and collaborator. She is incredibly hard working, reliable, and dependable. I could always count on her to do her job 1,000% under even the most challenging circumstances. She is flexible, able to pivot on a dime, and can work within extremely tight deadlines with little direction. I strongly recommend Mina and any company/group would be lucky to have her on their team.
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