Designer.
Based in San FranciscoLooking for full-time opportunities
Olivia Simonds
Hi! I'm Olivia, a recent Cognitive Science Design and Interaction graduate of UCSD. Driven by an individual creative voice and passion for human-centered design, I work across visual design and frontend development to reflect and accommodate the thoughtful, complex human experience. I bring a sharp eye and technical fluency to every project—transforming ideas into bold, intuitive visuals.
01.
VISIT SITE.STRUCTURED LABS
About
By building several interactive data visualization sites for Structured Labs, I contributed to the functional development of Preswald — a declarative, browser-based framework for creative data visualization. In one example, I created a real-time interface that visualizes bot behavior by restructuring binary and engagement data with Python, and implementing the experience using TypeScript, custom React components, and Preswald’s declarative language to surface hidden patterns through motion and design.
Tech Stack
Project Timeline
Data Manipulation / Querying
2 Weeks
Development
2 Weeks
Optimization
1 Week
.02 Wellness with…
bestbuds
About
The original mobile app bestbuds was a passion project of mine and some fellow design students where we created a working UX/UI prototype and physical kiosk that would provide a personalized seed packet/plant recommendation based upon your lifestyle. Our mission statement finding foundation in increasing the user's quality of life, we presented our app and kiosk and a design convention at UCSD.
Branding / Tools
Prototype Design Process
Online Research
3 weeks
Field Observations
1 week
Storyboards / Interviews
2 weeks
Finalizing
4 weeks
.03
BulbaBites
Working at the San Diego Super Computer center... as an intern, my colleagues and I worked to create a meal planning application called 'BulbaBites'. This application was designed to cultivate custom meal plans and recipes based upon the users preferences, dietary restrictions, budget, and fitness goals. Working as a frontend developer on a team of like-minded, driven peers was a very rewarding learning experience. Consequently, I was able to gain insight into the dynamics of a comprehensive design and development team.
Tech Stack:
Framer
JS,HTML,CSS
Node.js
React
Total Development Time:
Planning and Design
4 weeks
Development
8 week
Finalizing
2 weeks