· PRODUCT DESIGNER (UX/UI) · SFSU ‘25

Hi, I’m Amber Yaxcal.

Grounded in details, designed for intuition.

Designing for the quiet moments in digital spaces by translating user workarounds and unsaid needs into clear stories that guide how interfaces flow.

Open to entry-level product design roles

San Francisco Bay Area

Listen · Observe · Design · Adapt · Repeat 

SELECTED WORK

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Field notes, from Amber
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The best ideas usually start as messy scribbles in the margins.

Curiosity, always.A little empathy goes a long way.

A GROUNDED APPROACH TO PROBLEM SOLVING.

How I work

Listen01

Start with real context. By making space for user stories, unspoken habits, and the constraints that define the problem space before opening an application.

Observe02

Pay attention to where users slow down or improvise workarounds. The smallest pauses reveal the most critical opportunities.

Design03

Translate observations into tangible flows. Balance modular components, accessibility, and high visual clarity.

Adapt04

Stay curious. Let real feedback challenge our assumptions and reshape the experience until it feels genuinely seamless.

Amber smiling in a Polaroid-style photo
People first, pixels second.

Beyond the artboard

A little about the person behind the pixels.

I studied visual communication and game studies at San Francisco State, learned full-stack web development and IoT at Dev/Mission, and made social media content for a tech nonprofit. Those worlds taught me to design for people and talk easily with engineers.

Visual storytellerThoughtful tinkererFigma + AdobeAlways learning
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