Hi, I'm Ethan.
I'm a UX designer with a passion for languages and music.
Who am I?

I’m a UX Designer based in Tacoma, Washington. I enjoy all aspects of the UCD process, from exploratory research to the refinement of a beautifully user-centered product. Jumping from music to languages to computer science in college, I ultimately chose UX design as a career because I saw it as a more philanthropic, creative way to engage in the tech world.

Interests within UX

As I learned more about UX, I decided that all its parts were unified by this idea: working to creatively respond to unwieldy problems using a multidisciplinary approach. It is a mosaic of specialties that is ever-evolving. Within it, I am most interested in working with detailed systems, especially software and design systems that need to be simplified for end users. When it comes to scoping out a problem space, I am also well-versed in using a range of research methods to better understand complex problems.

Interests outside UX

Outside of design, I am passionate about piano performance, languages, gardening, and illustration. I am attracted to the patterns that make up music and languages, and I like thinking of both as a way of communicating with others (language-learning as a practice in empathy and music as a method of storytelling). When I'm not doing that, I like to illustrate architecture and landscapes in ink. These interests enrich my life and make me a more varied, resourceful designer.

In Summary. . .

Home Base
Greater Seattle Area
Languages
French, Spanish, Urdu, Brazilian Portuguese
Currently Learning
complex interaction design, vector graphics
Dream Destination
Costa Brava, Spain
Favorite Music
Bossa Nova, Rap, Classical, Jazz, Neo-Soul
UX Superpowers
hi-fi prototyping and qualitative research
Contact Information

Primary Phone: +1 (253)-970-4352
Email: ewalkley96@gmail.com

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