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Get to know me!

I’m Nicole, a visual and UX/UI designer passionate about creating accessible, user-centric, human experiences hoping to join an empathetic team ready to make an impact through research and design. I'm backed by 10 years of graphic design, branding, social media marketing, and illustration experience (sprinkled with some animation and 3D), which I've used to strengthen my skills as a product designer!

My most recent in-house experience was working for ListReports as their sole marketing designer working cross functionally with the product and marketing teams to create visual assets such as modals, illustrations, and iconography for the product side, and enterprise sites, social media imagery, presentation and more for the marketing side.

When I'm not creating you can find me hanging out with my husband Brandon and our dog Bonnie, listening to my favorite podcasts, trying a new level at the bouldering gym, and looking for a new plant to add to my indoor garden!

Kind Words from Delightful Folks

Want to know what it's really like to work with me? Take a peek at what some of my colleagues and clients have to say!

Here is a peek at the tools that I use on the daily to help me work productively.

“Multi-project-fire-putting-out-product-designer-and-delighter” is the phrase that comes to mind when I think of working with Nicole at our scrappy startup. One example of this is when she incorporated her knowledge of UX design and extensive branding experience to create 30 or so enterprise pages in a week, in Webflow, a program she had never used before. She has a wide range of print and digital design experience to pull from, and she isn’t afraid to roll up her sleeves and learn a completely new tool or skill set. Nicole is kind, quirky, genuine, and exactly the teammate you would want by your side in the pre-coffee Zoom stand-up.
Dillon Chi
UX Researcher at ListReports
Nicole was a fantastic UX/UI Design student at Memorisely and contributed to every live class with positivity. Seeing Nicole collaborate and share her creative energy in with her team in case studies and class was a joy.
Zander Whitehurst
Founder & CEO of Memorisely
Nicole is immensely talented across a range of design mediums, and never fails to create a final product that exceeds all expectations. Not only is she an absolute delight to work with, but she is thoughtful with her design work and goes above and beyond to create a cohesive brand presence across all platforms and formats. Always willing to jump in on any project or offer helpful guidance and feedback to others, Nicole is a wonderful asset to our team who brightens every day with her enthusiasm, positive energy, and passion for design.
Ashley Musick
Communications Manager at ListReports
Nicole is an absolute delight to work with, and her passion for design shines through on every project she delivers. Her ability to churn out content, recommend design best practices, mentor others, and manage varying projects at once is unmatched! She is always ready for the next challenge and continues to create a wealth of daily content loved and cherished by our users every day.
Sophie Lee
Content Lead & UX Writer at ListReports
I truly can't say enough good things about working with Nicole! Her creativity, curiosity and passion for design had a huge impact on marketing at ListReports. Her openness to feedback and ability to translate marketing goals into compelling materials made her a joy to work with. Even under extremely tight deadlines she was able to deliver exceptional work that exceeded my expectations every time! I sincerely hope our paths cross again, as Nicole was one of the best design partners I've ever had the pleasure of working with.
Eva Morrison
Product & Enterprise Marketer at Iterable
I hired Sun and Hon to do my new company branding for SunStar Alaska Bed and Breakfast. Nicole has been a delight to work with. She was an excellent professional who listened to my ideas and then took then and expanded on them. She made me feel very comfortable by communicating her processes. I was very satisfied with the final result that I have hired her to work on my website and social media. They are an excellent business partner. I highly recommend Sun and Hon for all marketing, branding and social media needs. The quality of work is AMAZING!!!
Sondra Jovel
Owner of SunStar Alaska Bed & Breakfast
Working with Nicole to develop a strategic branding and marketing plan has been instrumental to the success of our new business. She listened to our needs and learned about our goals and created a tool that will help us market our business. We learned so much from Nicole, and we really love what she developed for us. 10/10 would recommend.
Monica Shallow
Owner of Methow Valley Lavender
I had the pleasure of mentoring Nicole throughout her time as a UXUI student at Memorisely. During this period, she showed an enormous amount of passion for her craft as well as empathy towards target users. Apart from her fantastic work ethic, she is such a lovely, kind human being who would be a valuable asset and friend to any client or company.
Stephen Dempsey
UXR Teacher at Memorisely, Freelance UX/UI Designer

“Multi-project-fire-putting-out-product-designer-and-delighter” is the phrase that comes to mind when I think of working with Nicole at our scrappy startup. One example of this is when she incorporated her knowledge of UX design and extensive branding experience to create 30 or so enterprise pages in a week, in Webflow, a program she had never used before. She has a wide range of print and digital design experience to pull from, and she isn’t afraid to roll up her sleeves and learn a completely new tool or skill set. Nicole is kind, quirky, genuine, and exactly the teammate you would want by your side in the pre-coffee Zoom stand-up.
Dillon Chi
UX Researcher at ListReports
Nicole was a fantastic UX/UI Design student at Memorisely and contributed to every live class with positivity. Seeing Nicole collaborate and share her creative energy in with her team in case studies and class was a joy.
Zander Whitehurst
Founder & CEO of Memorisely
Nicole is immensely talented across a range of design mediums, and never fails to create a final product that exceeds all expectations. Not only is she an absolute delight to work with, but she is thoughtful with her design work and goes above and beyond to create a cohesive brand presence across all platforms and formats. Always willing to jump in on any project or offer helpful guidance and feedback to others, Nicole is a wonderful asset to our team who brightens every day with her enthusiasm, positive energy, and passion for design.
Ashley Musick
Communications Manager at ListReports
Nicole is an absolute delight to work with, and her passion for design shines through on every project she delivers. Her ability to churn out content, recommend design best practices, mentor others, and manage varying projects at once is unmatched! She is always ready for the next challenge and continues to create a wealth of daily content loved and cherished by our users every day.
Sophie Lee
Content Lead & UX Writer at ListReports
I truly can't say enough good things about working with Nicole! Her creativity, curiosity and passion for design had a huge impact on marketing at ListReports. Her openness to feedback and ability to translate marketing goals into compelling materials made her a joy to work with. Even under extremely tight deadlines she was able to deliver exceptional work that exceeded my expectations every time! I sincerely hope our paths cross again, as Nicole was one of the best design partners I've ever had the pleasure of working with.
Eva Morrison
Product & Enterprise Marketer at Iterable
I hired Sun and Hon to do my new company branding for SunStar Alaska Bed and Breakfast. Nicole has been a delight to work with. She was an excellent professional who listened to my ideas and then took then and expanded on them. She made me feel very comfortable by communicating her processes. I was very satisfied with the final result that I have hired her to work on my website and social media. They are an excellent business partner. I highly recommend Sun and Hon for all marketing, branding and social media needs. The quality of work is AMAZING!!!
Sondra Jovel
Owner of SunStar Alaska Bed & Breakfast
Working with Nicole to develop a strategic branding and marketing plan has been instrumental to the success of our new business. She listened to our needs and learned about our goals and created a tool that will help us market our business. We learned so much from Nicole, and we really love what she developed for us. 10/10 would recommend.
Monica Shallow
Owner of Methow Valley Lavender
I had the pleasure of mentoring Nicole throughout her time as a UXUI student at Memorisely. During this period, she showed an enormous amount of passion for her craft as well as empathy towards target users. Apart from her fantastic work ethic, she is such a lovely, kind human being who would be a valuable asset and friend to any client or company.
Stephen Dempsey
UXR Teacher at Memorisely, Freelance UX/UI Designer

“Multi-project-fire-putting-out-product-designer-and-delighter” is the phrase that comes to mind when I think of working with Nicole at our scrappy startup. One example of this is when she incorporated her knowledge of UX design and extensive branding experience to create 30 or so enterprise pages in a week, in Webflow, a program she had never used before. She has a wide range of print and digital design experience to pull from, and she isn’t afraid to roll up her sleeves and learn a completely new tool or skill set. Nicole is kind, quirky, genuine, and exactly the teammate you would want by your side in the pre-coffee Zoom stand-up.
Dillon Chi
UX Researcher at ListReports
Nicole was a fantastic UX/UI Design student at Memorisely and contributed to every live class with positivity. Seeing Nicole collaborate and share her creative energy in with her team in case studies and class was a joy.
Zander Whitehurst
Founder & CEO of Memorisely
Nicole is immensely talented across a range of design mediums, and never fails to create a final product that exceeds all expectations. Not only is she an absolute delight to work with, but she is thoughtful with her design work and goes above and beyond to create a cohesive brand presence across all platforms and formats. Always willing to jump in on any project or offer helpful guidance and feedback to others, Nicole is a wonderful asset to our team who brightens every day with her enthusiasm, positive energy, and passion for design.
Ashley Musick
Communications Manager at ListReports
Nicole is an absolute delight to work with, and her passion for design shines through on every project she delivers. Her ability to churn out content, recommend design best practices, mentor others, and manage varying projects at once is unmatched! She is always ready for the next challenge and continues to create a wealth of daily content loved and cherished by our users every day.
Sophie Lee
Content Lead & UX Writer at ListReports
I truly can't say enough good things about working with Nicole! Her creativity, curiosity and passion for design had a huge impact on marketing at ListReports. Her openness to feedback and ability to translate marketing goals into compelling materials made her a joy to work with. Even under extremely tight deadlines she was able to deliver exceptional work that exceeded my expectations every time! I sincerely hope our paths cross again, as Nicole was one of the best design partners I've ever had the pleasure of working with.
Eva Morrison
Product & Enterprise Marketer at Iterable
I hired Sun and Hon to do my new company branding for SunStar Alaska Bed and Breakfast. Nicole has been a delight to work with. She was an excellent professional who listened to my ideas and then took then and expanded on them. She made me feel very comfortable by communicating her processes. I was very satisfied with the final result that I have hired her to work on my website and social media. They are an excellent business partner. I highly recommend Sun and Hon for all marketing, branding and social media needs. The quality of work is AMAZING!!!
Sondra Jovel
Owner of SunStar Alaska Bed & Breakfast
Working with Nicole to develop a strategic branding and marketing plan has been instrumental to the success of our new business. She listened to our needs and learned about our goals and created a tool that will help us market our business. We learned so much from Nicole, and we really love what she developed for us. 10/10 would recommend.
Monica Shallow
Owner of Methow Valley Lavender
I had the pleasure of mentoring Nicole throughout her time as a UXUI student at Memorisely. During this period, she showed an enormous amount of passion for her craft as well as empathy towards target users. Apart from her fantastic work ethic, she is such a lovely, kind human being who would be a valuable asset and friend to any client or company.
Stephen Dempsey
UXR Teacher at Memorisely, Freelance UX/UI Designer