About me
I'm Mikaila — designer of behaviors, mother of dogs, and master of all things tedious.
I go deep into the weeds to understand the core problem in an experience, and I design, write and build creative solutions that don’t just serve the user but solve for the business need. I’m comfortable and confident doing any manner of design, but I’m passionate and excited about the potential of programmatic design, voice user interfaces, and circular design for sustainability—ask me my thoughts on garbage specifically.
I’m currently a Principal Product Designer at Eventbrite, leading the efforts to build and maintain Marmalade Design System —ask me about what it means to “build better boxes.” On the side I also passionately teach ITP: 310: Design for User Experience at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
My pronouns are she/her, and in my spare time I like to I rip goals, be a pool gremlin, train Muay Thai, skank at punk shows, and also sleep.