About Me

Passionate about creating digital experiences that make a difference in people's lives.

Milena holding an owl (this bird is heavy)

I like to experiment with different media, trying and testing new things until I find something that will catch my attention and will keep me busy for a while. That is why I have a huge variety of skills - from design, through some front-end coding to videos and animations. And if there is anything that I don't know, I'm ready to start digging into in. When I am in flow, I can easily spend hours discovering a new technology until I find out how how to use it so it makes me more productive. I am aware of that and I am trying to set an intention to take breaks because my health worths more than anything else.

Favourite part of the UX process?

Prototyping! And speaking of process, with a user-centered approach, I start with research and UI sketching before moving on to prototyping, testing, and iterations. What keeps me motivated though the process is the user…being happy…and using the product.

My Journey in short

1

Studied 2 bachelor programs at the same time

Computer-Media Technologies and Graphic design - both had interesting courses and I got the opportunity to chose a second program, so I used it. It was hard but I survived.

2

Started working as a Graphic designer

I started working at a small company and I got interested in prototyping. It was great to "build" apps without coding skills. At the time I had some front-end skills but prototyping felt like next level of fun.

3

Moved to Sweden... to study more

I decided to get a second master degree (already had one at the time) in Human-computer interaction and learn more about prototyping and the other UX processes that make products and services great.

Something that is not in my CV

I enjoy cooking and sharing food with nice people! It's again experimenting… Other interests - photography, travel, DIY.

Milena is cutting vegetables on a cutting board
Under the red tori gates in Japan
In Osaka, Japan
On some hill