I'm Shoji Ushiyama!

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I'm a UX designer in Toronto. I long to help people become the best version of themselves, and it brings me joy to see how design can make the lived experience and work of others better.

From a young age growing up in Hong Kong, I had always wanted to find the intersection of creativity and empathetic problem-solving. I have always enjoyed art as a hobby, and I had previously pursued an education in engineering, but neither truly felt whole to me. When I discovered the field of user-centric design, it was the perfect intersection between these two interests for me: an engineer's quest for knowledge and solutions with an artist's creative spirit and endeavour.

I moved to Toronto in 2018 to explore this field, and only found myself further endeared to it. Now in my final year of university, I'm excited to begin my career as a fully-fledged designer.

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Outside of design, I try to push the boundaries of my creativity by exploring visual art, 3D modelling, photography, music composition, philosophy, computers, and writing really really long guides on Notion.

A painting of a robot at a desk, pondering.Album art for a Chinese orchestra cover of a friend's hip-hop song.A sci-fi painting of two lovers embracing on the top of an abandoned retail store.A photograph of a sushi chef looking at the viewer.

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