My Story

About Myself:

I moved to the US from Bhutan in the summer of 2013. Being new to the country, I was lost in paradise because of the vast amount of opportunities that laid before me. I was always interested in animations and graphics, but I never really dedicated myself to the craft (no pun intended). After moving to the States, I first started to pursue Information Technology (IT) in the hopes that I would be able to make something out of it as a career. I blindly moved with this idea until I was into my third year in college. The story of my UI/UX career only began then.

How I Started UX/UI:

I was first introduced to the UX/UI field through my Google feed while on my way to college on the F train of the NYC subway. At the time, I was reading about UI/UX as a mere hobby and getting awed at the works created by some designers. I was studying Computer Network Security at New York City College of Technology (NYCCT/City Tech), but at some point I realized I wanted to pursue something else and that the path I was currently following wasn't the right one for me.
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With the help of my mother's support I was able to give Visual Design a chance at General Assembly and since then I have been very fond of being able to create while feeding my creativity. For this very reason, I am ever so grateful for my mother's love and support.
I started off this career by just reading articles about UI/UX to now fully engaging myself into the field. Being able to use my creativity and to be able to produce design for everybody was what I was missing in my previous career. This was a realization that took me quite some time to grasp.
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Through different institutions, I have been able to learn so much and I have been improving not only my skills, but also myself as a designer. I have come to enjoy Visual Design while also keeping in mind the other aspects of this vast field that I have only begun to scrape at.