About

 

About

Award-winning systems and platform designer building scalable, accessible foundations for complex products.

For more than a decade, I've defined the systems and frameworks that complex products depend on — strengthening product quality, reducing operational and legal risk, and giving teams clarity that holds up as products, teams, and requirements evolve.

Currently, I work as a Senior Designer at Microsoft on Azure's design system and AI experiences. Earlier roles gave me practice doing the same kind of foundation work across finance, SaaS, and enterprise platforms.

 
 

 
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Design values

Technology changes, but my values and the principles of how I design remain.

I design at the intersection of two principles: human centered and systems driven. The best products start with people and scale through systems that ensure consistency, quality, and accessibility. I define how products look, behave, adapt, and include from the start.

 
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Human-centered

I start by centering people, recognizing human diversity and designing for accessible, usable solutions.

Systems-driven

Then I design the patterns, contracts, and architectural decisions that products can be built on.

 

 
 

Core focus areas

Over the past decade, each experience I've gained has layered onto the last, shaping me into the designer I am today.

 
  1. Graphic + Web Design

  2. UX + UI Design

  3. Product Design

  4. Systems Design

  5. AI + Agentic Design

 
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Design Systems & Craft

I'm a full-stack product designer working fluidly across UX, UI, visual design, and AI-assisted workflows, with expertise in scaling design systems through architecture, tokens, governance, and cross-platform consistency.

 

AI & Agentic Patterns

I design the interaction models and behavioral contracts that make AI and agentic systems usable and governable, including how actions trigger, reasoning transparency, and how users maintain consent and control.

 
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Accessibility & Inclusive Design

I bring deep expertise in accessibility and a strong command of WCAG, paired with inclusive design practice and research. I embed these practices at scale, ensuring products are both compliant and genuinely usable.

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Technical Expertise

I bring a robust understanding of technical constraints and modern frameworks, including React, CSS, HTML, JS, and Storybook. I value collaborating with engineers to design and implement scalable system solutions.

 
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Strategic Problem-Solving

I bring together business priorities, user insights, and technical realities to make informed design decisions. By balancing these factors, I drive measurable results, improve consistency, and accelerate product delivery.

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Communication & Influence

I build strong cross-team relationships, leading discussions and workshops that align product partners around realistic deliverables. I represent work at events — internally or externally, at any scale.

 

 
 

Working with me

I have the privileged to work with many talented designers and engineers. Here is what they’ve said about working with me

 
 
“Anna is a meticulous and passionate designer with a strong dedication to accessibility.”
— Engineer
“Anna’s impact is visible across nearly every project in the design systems space, she contributes in ways that strengthen the team.”
— Systems Designer
“Anna consistently meets new challenges with openness and generosity, she adapts with curiosity and deep professionalism.”
— Product Designer
 
“Anna makes sure the products and features we work on will provide everyone the best user experience possible.”
— Engineer
“Anna’s accessibility knowledge is genuinely unmatched, and the way she shares it so openly makes such a difference”
— Product Designer
“I love that no design problem ever feels too big or too small for you to engage with thoughtfully”
— Systems Designer
 
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