Hi, I’m Tanya

Designing for big change with tiny pixels

End-to-end Product Designer with experience designing complex and high-impact responsive websites and a background in public health research, communications, and advocacy with Master's of Public Health and Public Policy.

Recent Work

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PPIC

Public Policy Institute of California, a leading think tank, wanted to increase the reach and accessibility of its work. We redesigned PPIC’s website and technology stack from the ground up, creating a mobile-first, responsive site—resulting in a 63 percent increase in daily page views and 7x reduction in page load time. Visit ppic.org.

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PPIC

Lead product designer

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mockups of a laptop, tablet and mobile phone showing various parts of the newly designed PPIC website
A mockup of a tablet and mobile phone showing different sections of the redesigned careers page.

The Atlantic Careers Site

We created a responsive, scalable, digital talent site for The Atlantic, bringing the site in line with their new brand identity and showcasing company culture. Visit page.

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The Atlantic

Lead UX/UI designer

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Forces of Influence 2.0

Atlantic Brand Partners wanted a visually interactive landing page for their new Forces of Influence 2.0 report. It needed to draw the reader in and drive them to download the full report. Visit page.

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Atlantic Brand Partners

UX/UI Designer

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Image of a mockup of a laptop, tablet and iphone showing the homepage of the Electionday.org site. Text on each screen reads "no one should have to choose between their paycheck and their vote"

Electionday.org

Electionday.org is a project of Vote.org and aims to help secure paid time off to vote for employees in the U.S. I did a full website redesign, including new branding and content analysis and updates. Interactive prototype here.

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Vote.org

UX/UI Design, Branding, Content

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Accessibility for Yelp

Currently, Yelp only has one option for accessibility information: wheelchair accessible or not. Not nearly sufficient. I mocked up updates to the Yelp app to include much more robust accessibility information and verification. Interactive app prototype here.

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Concept project

Research, UX/UI design

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A mockup of an iphone showing a screen introducing the accessibility features on the Yelp mobile app.
A mockup of an iphone showing a screen of he Voices app.

Voices App

Voices is an app designed to get people involved in political and community organizing and actions. I built off of other relational organizing apps that exist, trying to create a motivating and enjoyable experience for the users to stay engaged. Interactive app prototype here.

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Concept project

Research, UX/UI design, branding

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Levia Insurance

Levia is a concept insurance company with over 300 insurance options and competitive packages. I undertook UX research, branding, UI design for this full service insurance company. Interactive prototype here.

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Concept project

UX/UI Design, Branding

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A mockup of a laptop showing the homepage for the Levia insurance site