Meet Candace

Hi, I’m Candace! I design digital products, six years in.

What interests me is clarity — figuring out what people actually need to solve a problem, then building it properly.

I care about the interface as much as what sits behind it: business goals, technical constraints, and whether the thing actually works once it ships.

The part I keep coming back to

Why I design

I came to product design through e-commerce and marketing, where I was already redesigning flows, writing for users, and making decisions based on how people actually behaved and using those insights to shape the experience.

What pulled me closer to product was the chance to fix the thing itself. Instead of finding a better way to explain a confusing experience, I could help make the experience less confusing in the first place.

That’s still the part I enjoy most: finding where something stops making sense, understanding why, and making it a little clearer for the person on the other side.

I solve the right problems.

I don’t rush to solutions. I like untangling messy problems first—understanding user needs, business priorities, and technical constraints before deciding what actually deserves to be built.

I build with people, not in silos.

The best product decisions rarely happen alone. I use prototypes, workflows, and open conversations to align product, design, engineering, and stakeholders early, making trade-offs visible before they become blockers.

I stay with the product.

I don’t see handoff as the finish line. I stay involved through implementation, using front-end knowledge and AI-assisted workflows to bridge design and engineering, then continue learning from product performance after launch.

Mom

Equal parts chaos, laughter, and snack negotiations.

Candace and her son sitting among pumpkins at a pumpkin patch

Tiny Habitat Designer

I love building little worlds for my hamsters. I put a surprising amount of thought into making tiny spaces feel just right.

Nature themed hamster cage

Certified Dog Person

I take my role as treat provider very seriously.

A terrier asleep on a stack of folded blankets

Fan Content Creator

Some people watch and move on. If I love something enough, chances are I’ll end up making something about it. There’s something special about revisiting the what-ifs and the moments a story never got to give us, then turning those unfinished feelings into stories of their own.

1.2M+ Fanfic views

15K+ Fan video views

6+ TV shows I’ve created fan content for