Calista Tiara Willa

UX Interaction Design

As a passionate student studying in User-experience design and Communication design with almost 2 years of working experiences, I thrive at the intersection of creativity and functionality. My academic journey has equipped me with a solid understanding in both of these fields.

I have dedicated myself to learn the art of creating intuitive, accessible, and aesthetically pleasing digital experiences. My work is driven by a deep curiosity about human behavior and a commitment to solving real-world problems through design. I approach each project with detail eye ensuring that every element serves a purpose on the design.

During my studies, I have work on a variety of projects from mobile app to web design with the real clients, always prioritizing user need and preferences. Communication Design has refined my ability to craft compelling visual narratives, making complex information easily digestible and engaging

I am very passionate in conducting user research, wireframing, prototyping, and user testing, utilizing tools like Figma, and Adobe Creative Suite. My goal is to create designs that not only meet functional requirements but also resonate emotionally with users, fostering connections and enhancing satisfaction.

With a blend of technical skills and creative vision, I am dedicated to pushing the boundaries of UX design and contributing to innovative projects that makes a meaningful impact.

Sweet Escape Geo-located Mobile App

Dive into my UX journey with a geo-located AR mobile app that entertain users by hunting AR sweets around the city of Melbourne, to claim rewards in Melbourne's CBD cafes and restaurants. Explore the strategic and user-centered design of the app!

Re-designed Music Victoria Website

Collaborative capstone project: Redesigning Music Victoria's website to enhance user experience, increase membership engagement, and simplify navigation. From research to prototyping, we focused on usability, accessibility, and aesthetic appeal, resulting in a sleek, user-friendly site with positive feedback from clients and users.

Craveen Social-Food App

Meet Craveen, the ultimate social food app! Share culinary experiences, explore friends' posts, and discover local eateries. Designed with user-centered research and strategic prototyping, Craveen connects food lovers and shop owners, enhancing social engagement and boosting business visibility. Dive into my UX journey creating this innovative platform using Adobe XD

CALÉ clothing website

Introducing CALÉ, A shopping clothing website that blends aesthetic appeal with strategic UX design. Leveraging 10 heuristic evaluations, I crafted an engaging, user-friendly experience that not only looks stunning but ensures seamless navigation and usability. Discover my creative journey and strategic problem-solving in this innovative project.

Acknowledgement of Country

The School of Design and Architecture respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and knowledge-keepers of the lands, waters and sky that surround us, where we work, learn, create, communicate and make place. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded and this always was and will always be Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to make a better world through design.

We extend our acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, real-life clients, and knowledge keepers, who have contributed to our own education diversity and growth. We will continue to ensure that staff and students respectfully honour ancestral connection to Country and Place in everything that they do.

We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

Guided by the principles of respect, reconciliation, and reciprocity we undertake to indigenising and decolonising design practice by dismantling colonial structures and challenging biases that have marginalised Indigenous voices and design.

As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.