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About Me

I'm a designer and web developer, which means I don't just hand off a mockup and walk away. Some weeks I'm deep in Figma on a UX audit, others I'm in the code itself, building the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that turns that design into a real, working site. Same instinct either way: figure out who this is actually for, then design and build something that works for them.

Before UX, I worked one-on-one with kids on the spectrum. That job taught me that most systems are built with one kind of user in mind, and everyone else has to work around it. I look for that early, whether I'm sketching out a screen or planning a post.

I actually learned to code in Roblox Studio of all places, building menus and interactive systems with none of the usual web tools; no styling shortcuts, no page structure, nothing to lean on. Figuring out layout and interaction from scratch there is what eventually turned into real web development, visual design, and client work.

Milo and Mocha are my two very opinionated cats that run the house. While I'm working they (annoyingly) love pawing at my screen. Chances are, they've acknowledged your online presence already.

I drink too much coffee, get too attached to side projects, and regularly lose keyboard access to a cat mid-sentence.

Education & Experience

Still learning, on purpose

  • Texas A&M University — Agriculture Communications and Journalism, December 2025
  • Social Media Management — Texas A&M AgriLife
  • UX Design Certificate — Google (in progress)
  • Self-taught design & front-end development — HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Luau, and the Adobe Creative Suite, learned by building real projects
Payton with Mocha
Milo
Mocha
Right now
Finishing up a UX Design Certificate through Google
Location
Texas — open to remote work
Tools
Figma, HTML/CSS/JS, Astro, Adobe InDesign/Photoshop/Illustrator
Focus areas
UX/UI Design · Front-End Development · Web Design

Take a look at the work

See the design and content work, or get in touch if you'd like to talk through a project.