Carey Tedesco
UX/UI + Senior Visual Designer
BIO
Carey is passionate about creating user-centered designs and solving user problems. Her experience in Web and Visual design enables her to deliver excellent user experiences. While having been an independent designer for many years, she values the input and collaboration that comes with being part of a team.
Outside of work, Carey enjoys photography, spending time with her family and friends, and taking walks with her dog, Soda.
PERSONALITY
empathetic
curious
continuous learner
collaborative
FREQUENTLY USED APPS
MOTIVATIONS
user needs
teamwork
accolades
visual design
FAVORITE BRANDS
About me
Totally certifiable.
My certifications include:
Growth mindset.
I started off my career in Visual Design and found myself increasingly interested in UX/UI Design. With over 20 years of experience as a Visual Designer, I have a keen eye for detail and am a problem-solver. I have always taken a user-centered approach in my design work and UX/UI Design was the natural progression into the next phase of my career. So, I immersed myself in learning about user-centered design principles, conducting user research, defining problems, revealing challenges and finding solutions. This opened up a whole new world filled with endless possibilities to create meaningful experiences for users.
I heart UX/UI.
I have worked on a wide array of website projects and collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, including UX/UI specialists, developers, strategy and branding experts, content gurus, SEO analysts and stakeholders. Working for the agency enhanced my skillset and reinforced my love of UX/UI Design.
Teamwork makes the dreamwork.
I love being on a team! Whether I'm collaborating with a design team, an internal team or an external team, you're on my team.
Not a jerk.
Seriously. It's not that hard, right? Being mindful that we are all human and communicating effectively is how I roll.
Brand conscious + design focused.
I was brand conscious by the time I was 10 and it started with one commercial for Gatorade. Ivan Lendl, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, was on a tennis court gulping down a glistening bottle of lemon-lime Gatorade. After seeing the commercial, I begged my mom to sign me up for tennis lessons (and buy me Gatorade). I kind of sucked at tennis, but I felt confident because I had a Prince racquet and was dressed head to toe in Nike. (You saw that coming, right?)
Fun facts
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I helped co-found a special needs app inspired by my son who has autism.
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I'm a named inventor on a U.S. patent!
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I'm a parent to 2 teenagers (I live in hormonal hell.)
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Owner of 1 good dog and 1 cat who is a jerk.
I am also an expert at spilling coffee on myself. Like, if there was a contest for spilling coffee on yourself, I would win. I'm not sure that's a reason to hire me, but it's a "fun fact".
