Hi, I’m Julia!

I’m a designer based in St Paul, MN

Graphic design has always been a great fit for me. In order to be effective (and fantastic), I think you need a healthy dose of empathy, a strategic brain and major communication skills. Understanding your audience and anticipating their needs is crucial to good user-centric design. I’m passionate about web accessibility and exploring AI as a design tool.

In my free time, I love spending time with my toddler and husband. I have a sweet collie dog and an elderly cat. I geek out over interior design projects, Taylor Swift and podcasts.

 

Testimonials

Julia has been one of the most supportive, knowledgeable, level headed seniors that I have worked with in my career across FindLaw . She is always willing to go above and beyond and struggles to say no to a challenge. I have appreciated all that she has done over the year as it has had a significant impact on our ways of working and has improved the skills of the design team.
— Kerry, Design Manager
Julia was absolutely the best trainer I have worked with - she fully customized a gigantic multi-week training regimen for my specific skillset, advocated for me when things went sideways, and personally walked me through every single random and wacky blind-spot that I had. Any training is difficult, but I truly think that a massive part of why I am able to merge into design relatively seamlessly and productively is due mostly to the excellent trainer that I had.
— Adam, Design Peer
Julia recently stepped into a site development which was not going smoothly. As part of the new team that took over, Julia was integral part of getting the site live. She provided some great design updates and changes that really satisfied an unhappy new customer. Thanks so much to Julia for helping get the site live!
— Jonathan, Sales Rep
Best in class design work, as demonstrated by industry award wins. Outstanding, positive attitude with a team player mentality at all times. Overarching focus on simplification of processes and innovation of work. Demonstration of solid professional judgement, while maintaining curiosity about how we can improve. Consistent insistence on high standards, both with regard to design deliverables, as well as with regard to the development and deployment of new systems and processes.
— Joseph, Design Manager
Julia is a gift to the Design Team. With her knowledge and experience, compassion, ability to see the big picture, we always find answers and support when going to her with any concerns or issues that arise. Her keen eye for design and detail, and ability to tactfully give constructive feedback or suggestions is indispensable. She is a gifted ally and emissary, able to bring cohesion and collaboration between the various roles within the value stream, and due to her hard work over the past couple years, we have grown in effectiveness and efficiency. Julia, I don’t know where we (or I!) would be without your expert knowledge and leadership. Thank you for all you do to support us!
— Kristi, Design Peer
I would like to recognize Julia for her work on a long, challenging and very detailed website fulfillment. The client had many requests which required custom work. Throughout the process, Julia took the time to review the client requests and provide important feedback that needed to be shared. She used her problem solving skills and creativity to find a balance between what the client wanted and what we could do with our current platform. It was not an easy fulfillment. Throughout the project Julia provided detailed notes, quick turn around times and alternate solutions when something could not be done exactly the way the client requested. Julia is always willing to collaborate with the team and share her knowledge. Extra hours were spent on this project and Julia deserves recognition for all of the effort she put in to making this a successful outcome. Thank you Julia.
— Kelly, Project Manager
Julia, thank you for a job well done on the escalated project for [confidential client name]. When you took over this project in mid November, it was highly escalated and we were unsure if we could save this customer as they were really unhappy. Because of your great work, we were able to save the customer and also complete the project. KUDOS to all of you on a job well done. I know this one was not easy and I very much appreciate all you did for this customer.
— Kathy, Design Manager
There are plenty of projects that I can thank Julia for, as she’s always been so helpful whenever I ask her for help. She’s always prompt in responding to me whenever I have a question or need assistance. In the case of [confidential client name] project, she was willing to collaborate with me on the concept that the client asked for, and she went above and beyond to get the project off the ground.
— Ruth, Design Peer