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VCD

MDes

IxD

Leela Aji

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VCD

MDes

IxD

Major

Interaction Design

Hometown

San Francisco, CA

Additional Minor/Major

Minor in Business Administration

Major

Interaction Design

Hometown

San Francisco, CA

Additional Minor/Major

Minor in Business Administration

Leela Isabella Aji is a designer driven by a desire to bring human presence and craftsmanship into interaction design. She explores creative work that blends the physical and digital worlds, striving to bring care and intentionality into every detail of her process.

Portfolio

Instagram

Capstone

Retina: Digital Platform

A creative system and digital platform that brings intention back to the way we capture and share photos.

Selected Projects

National Parks Service Redesign: Team AKLR

This Redesign focuses on creating an educational, personal, and inspirational experience for the user. Users are able to explore and learn about the National Parks through simplified navigation and park-specific content. The app also utilizes AR for the interactive map feature and AR Smart Search feature, which aids in wildlife identification in real time.

Paths to Reciprocity, Designing Care

A design research project investigating care relationships at the University of Washington Food Pantry and potential responses to pain points.