Bio

🌟 I'm a Product/UX designer, founder, illustrator, content creator, and runner! 🌿 Full-time, I'm an Experience Designer at Electronic Arts where I design products for creators and marketing. On the side, I founded Design Buddies, the largest global design community (50K+ members). I also create content about design, art, career, running, and lifestyle (50K+ combined followers). 👀 I'm particularly interested in the product side of design, and how design can drive positive business outcomes. 🐰 I'm also working to become a part-time professional runner to travel the world and run races. Previously, I was a Division 1 Cross Country & Track athlete in college and won national titles in high school. 🤠 In the past, I designed & developed virtual reality games to make learning fun. I had an art business and tabled at anime conventions 🎓 I studied Computer Science & Engineering and Bioengineering at Santa Clara University. In my past life, I wanted to develop games and biohack myself to run faster. 🙌 I've also done 80+ speaking engagements with audiences ranging from elementary schools to senior level professionals on topics relating to design, community building, career growth, networking, and personal branding. 👋 Feel free to connect and reach out! I'm open to speaking and conducting workshops at events. 🎨 Instagram (Design & Art): https://www.instagram.com/candyleaf_/ 🏃🏻‍♀️ Instagram (Me): https://www.instagram.com/irungracepace/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/graceleaf_ 🖋 Medium: https://medium.com/@graceling 🎵 TikTok (art & life): https://www.tiktok.com/@candyleaf 🎥 YouTube (design & travel): https://www.youtube.com/@GraceLing/ 🌟 Portfolio: https://www.grace-ling.com/ 👀 Consultations (career and community building): https://superpeer.com/grace 🐰Join Design Buddies Community: https://discord.gg/designbuddies All views are my own.