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Chicago bred, Bay Area transplant. I'm an artist, a problem solver, and a life-long learner.

Chicago bred, Bay Area transplant. I'm an artist, a problem solver, and a life-long learner.

Resume

Hi, I’m Bridget.

Thank you for being here.

Bridget Murphy Design | 2024

Bridget Murphy Design | 2024

Bridget Murphy Design | 2024

Hi, I’m Bridget.

Thank you for being here.

Resume

I was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, but life has since taken me to Wisconsin and the Bay Area, where I currently reside. I'm an artist, an optimist, and a life-long learner.

I've been really lucky to make many genuine connections throughout my life, and I know how fulfilling it can be to work with others to enhance the human experience. My passion for people and problem solving led me to social work, and I earned my Master's in school social work during the height of the pandemic.

As much as I enjoyed being a school social worker, I made the difficult decision to leave the field. I had to take a step back, take good care of myself, and forge a new path. During this time, I discovered I love expressing myself through creating art, and I learned front-end development in my free time, unlocking a new, more technical interest I hadn't explored before.

Over the last three years, I've lived in three different states, and took on new roles that allowed me to work with people in new ways, including a bartender, a shift lead at a coffee shop, a customer support escalation specialist, and a technical recruiter. I have also invested more deeply in my art by launching my own Shopify store in early 2024!

My social work background has provided me with a unique ability to identify the right problems, ask the right questions, and focus on the steps needed to reach the right solution(s). More importantly, I do well in these positions because I genuinely care about people and their well-being. If I'm able to help make someone's day better, I will. If I'm working in a role where I can provide a solution to a customer having a problem, I will, and if I can't, I will do my best to point them to someone who can.

When I'm not designing, you might find me drawing, collaging, writing, reading, trying a new restaurant in the Bay Area with my partner, or snuggling with my two cats, Socks and Simon!

I've fallen in love with User Experience Design because it combines my passions for art, tech, and people. My approach to design is bold, engaging, and playful. I aim to welcome, intrigue, and move people through my work.

Hi, I’m Bridget.

Thank you for being here.

Resume

I was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, but life has since taken me to Wisconsin and the Bay Area, where I currently reside. I'm an artist, an optimist, and a life-long learner.

I've been really lucky to make many genuine connections throughout my life, and I know how fulfilling it can be to work with others to enhance the human experience. My passion for people and problem solving led me to social work, and I earned my Master's in school social work during the height of the pandemic.

As much as I enjoyed being a school social worker, I made the difficult decision to leave the field. I had to take a step back, take good care of myself, and forge a new path. During this time, I discovered I love expressing myself through creating art, and I learned front-end development in my free time, unlocking a new, more technical interest I hadn't explored before.

Over the last three years, I've lived in three different states, and took on new roles that allowed me to work with people in new ways, including a bartender, a shift lead at a coffee shop, a customer support escalation specialist, and a technical recruiter. I have also invested more deeply in my art by launching my own Shopify store in early 2024!

My social work background has provided me with a unique ability to identify the right problems, ask the right questions, and focus on the steps needed to reach the right solution(s). More importantly, I do well in these positions because I genuinely care about people and their well-being. If I'm able to help make someone's day better, I will. If I'm working in a role where I can provide a solution to a customer having a problem, I will, and if I can't, I will do my best to point them to someone who can.

When I'm not designing, you might find me drawing, collaging, writing, reading, trying a new restaurant in the Bay Area with my partner, or snuggling with my two cats, Socks and Simon!

I've fallen in love with User Experience Design because it combines my passions for art, tech, and people. My approach to design is bold, engaging, and playful. I aim to welcome, intrigue, and move people through my work.

bridget murphy

bridget murphy

my soft skills: a visual

what I love

what I’d like to improve on

  • helping others learn/understand new things

  • communication

  • working with others to make the world a better place

  • having fun

  • being silly

  • making complex problems easy to understand

  • seeing things that others miss

  • pattern recognition

  • advocating for others

  • written communication

  • engaging with what i think and feel

  • considering multiple perspectives

  • communicating ideas visually

  • holding many ideas at once

  • failing, and trying again

  • helping others shine

  • empathy

  • passion

  • unique point of view

  • growth mindset

  • creativity

  • tenacity

  • organizing and executing projects consistently

  • building my freelance portfolio

  • communicating assertively in tense or high-stakes situations

  • channeling my creative energy in a more focused way

  • leadership skills

  • finding my professional voice

  • making complex problems easy to understand

  • verbal communication

  • honing my creative energy

  • putting myself out there to inspire others to do the same

what I’m good at

my hard skills: a visual

what I love

  • collaging

  • reading

  • crocheting

  • color theory

  • typography

  • drawing

  • painting

  • creating a vibe

  • making playlists

what I’d like to improve on

  • graphic design software (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)

  • High-fidelity wireframing

  • Marketing/promoting my art

  • iconography

  • Figma

  • Framer

  • HTML

  • CSS

  • JavaScript

  • user need identification

  • decision flow diagrams

  • heuristic evaluation

  • persona creation

  • user interviews

  • insight synthesis

  • user testing

  • non-fiction writing

what I’m good at

  • Canva

  • Procreate

  • Interaction design

  • 10+ years customer service experience

  • 3+ years social work experience

  • 2+ years technical problem solving experience

  • 2+ years artist experience

  • 1+ year coding experience

  • 1+ year entrepreuneurship experience

  • 1+ year ux design experience