Patty Tanch
Product Designer
Work experience
Product Designer & Content Creator / @pattyteaa
- Designed and shipped independent web products from concept to launch, owning product strategy, interaction design, visual design and implementation; products have reached 70.5K+ users.
- Built and iterated interactive experiences using Figma, Claude Code, Cursor, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Vercel and Supabase, moving directly from design exploration to working software.
- Used product analytics, user feedback and real-world usage to refine interactions and make decisions around usability, performance, privacy and scale.
UX Designer / The Creative Solution (Design Agency)
- Designed and shipped 3+ client websites from discovery to developer handoff, working directly with PMs and engineers to balance user needs against technical and business constraints. See novatio.school, rodchow.ca, and jackchow.com.
- Concepted storyboards, product UI, and visual assets for Capy.ai’s (YC F24) product launch video, translating features into story-driven content.
UX Designer / UBC Applied Science
- Restructured information architecture through tree testing and task-based usability interviews across 8 prototype iterations, cutting navigation from 11 to 8 items.
- Shipped unit-first navigation, most-used resources, and a content blueprint for 20+ communicators across 4 faculty units.
Graphic Designer / UBC Applied Science
- Built and maintained libraries of 40+ templates and brand asset systems for 4+ faculty units, helping 45+ non-designers find on-brand assets and contributing to 80+ deliverables produced.
Design Intern / UBC Continuing Professional Development
- Designed accessible, responsive eLearning courses for healthcare professionals in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Selected projects
A digital gifting product for making and unwrapping something personal.
Two platforms reorganized around how faculty communicators find their resources.
A food-sharing prototype redesigned to explore a reason to return.