I carefully craft human-centered experiences.

I am Jess West, a
UX Designer,  Design Empath and Artist.

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Creating ethically conscious, holistic designs since 2017.

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Welcome! I'm Jess, a human-centered UX Designer with a background in Visual Communication Design. I am passionate about social good, ethically conscious solutions, and advocating for women and queer in tech. I strive to learn and evolve with the ever-changing design industry and continue to solve real-world issues through design.

My work

An image of the Costco app loading screen on a phone sitting on a wooden table.
Service Design
Costco
A mockup of two of our final prototype SeatGeek screens.
Mobile App Redesign
Seatgeek
A mockup of the homepage of the Three Coffins website on a computer screen. The computer is sitting on a wooden desk with a keyboard and a plant in the background.
Three Coffins
Website Design
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Experience

UX Design Lead

Thanks Rose

2023 – Present

Visual DEsigner

IU School of Medicine

2019 – Present

Visual DEsigner

IUPUI

2017 – 2019

Education

General Assembly

UX Design Immersive

2022 – 2023

Herron school of art + Design

BFA, Visual Communication Design

2014 – 2019

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Awards

General Assembly logo

General Assembly SERVICE design Hackathon Winner

MarCom Gold winner award. A gold statue with a green ribbon wrapped around it.

x2 marcom award winner

Skills

User Experience Design

User Interface Design

Product Design

Visual Design

Business Analysis

Heuristic Evaluation

C&C Analysis

Survey Creation

User Interview

Card Sort

Affinity Map

User Flow

Site Map

Persona

Task Analysis

Storyboard

Wireframe

Prototype

Usability Test

Let's connect!

Connect with me on LinkedIn for updates on my latest design endeavors and projects. I value design relationships and am always eager to discuss the latest trends and methods. Message me!

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