Hello
Product Designer
Young-ju Hong
User Experience
User Interface
Design System
Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA)
AI-Assisted Design
Shopify
HTML/CSS
Yunseuldaon
/ Mar 2026 – May 2026
Product Designer (Contract) based in Vancouver, BC. Designed a Shopify-based e-commerce theme in Figma and implemented front-end customization by connecting the theme to VS Code, using Claude Code for AI-assisted development. Configured core commerce infrastructure, including Shopify Payments and storefront setup, and built an admin-managed content structure that let non-technical staff update the storefront without developer support.
Lemon Whale
/ Nov 2019 – Present
Product Designer specializing in UI design for SaaS and enterprise platforms. Designed complex user flows, information architecture, and interaction patterns for data-heavy products, and built scalable design systems and UI guidelines. Collaborated closely with product managers and engineers to deliver production-ready designs, with hands-on experience in HTML/CSS, responsive layouts, and basic JavaScript for build-ready UI.
HEAZ
/ Jan 2016 – Oct 2019
UX & UI Designer building e-commerce platforms and marketing websites for global and local brands. Introduced heuristic evaluation and accessibility-aware design practices to the team, designed wireframes and responsive UI layouts, and collaborated with developers through design handoff and QA to ensure visual and UX consistency across projects.
WemakePrice
/ Nov 2013 – Jun 2015
Web Designer for large-scale e-commerce services, focusing on UI design for promotional pages and product detail pages. Improved internal design templates to support faster content production and worked closely with marketing and merchandising teams.
About me
I'm especially drawn to projects with real complexity — systems with many moving parts, accessibility constraints, or fragmented workflows that need structure. Outside of work, I'm an outgoing person who enjoys walking, sports, and hunting down new coffee spots around the city. I'm also a big fan of dogs and cats.
I've enjoyed creating things since I was young, from drawing on MS Paint as a kid to designing club posters in Photoshop. That curiosity led me to study Communication Design, and it's shaped how I approach every project since.
My career spans B2B SaaS platforms, enterprise workflows, and design systems across banking, logistics, healthcare, and e-commerce. I've led end-to-end UX/UI for large-scale, multi-device projects, from physical service devices to web-based admin systems, and I've spent the past year integrating AI tools like Claude and Claude Code into my design and front-end workflow.
