about us

Davis Design Interactive is UC Davis’s first human-centered design organization. Our organization was founded out of a growing need to provide human-centered design and user experience opportunities to students exploring the field.

Our goal is to provide and promote design education on campus in the form of hands-on projects, student-led workshops, industry panels, and more. We believe that inclusive, intersectional, and interactive design are the cornerstones of good design, and our organization embodies these core values.

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Spring 2022 Presentation Day!

Meet Our Board Members

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DESIGN & COGNITIVE SCIENCE

Edyn Stepler

Co-President

Christina Chung (3)

ECONOMICS

Christina Chung

Co-President

Aidan Chiang

COMPUTER SCIENCE & COGNITIVE SCIENCE

Aidan Chiang

VP Education

Erin Park (1)

DESIGN & COGNITIVE SCIENCE

Erin Park

VP Marketing

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Grace Asuncion (1)

DESIGN & COGNITIVE SCIENCE

Grace Asuncion

VP Operations

Jess Fong

DESIGN & COMPUTER SCIENCE

Jessica Fong

Cohort Program Manager

Claire Yokota (1)

DESIGN & COGNITIVE SCIENCE

Claire Yokota

Cohort Program Manager

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Summer Sueki

DESIGN & COGNITIVE SCIENCE

Summer Sueki

Fellowship Program Manager

Katherine Liu (1)

COGNITIVE SCIENCE

Katherine Liu

Fellowship Program Manager

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Joanne Lai (1)

DESIGN

Joanne Lai

Creative Director

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Emily Pelaez (1)

DESIGN

Emily Pelaez

Creative Director

Tyler Bernshteyn (2)

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

Tyler Bernshteyn

Brand Director

Elysia Touami (1)

DESIGN & COGNITIVE SCIENCE

Elysia Touami

Outreach and Events Director

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Caitlin Sandra (2)

COGNITIVE SCIENCE

Caitlin Sandra

Outreach & Events Director

Junbok Lee (1)

MATHEMATICS

Junbok Lee

Finance Director

Our Founding Story

The four of us met together and started Design Interactive in the Textiles closet of the UC Davis Design Building towards the end of Winter 2019 quarter.  We saw a need for human-centered design and UX design opportunities and resources on campus, and wanted to create a community where budding UX designers could learn and grow together. Within two weeks, we pulled together the club structure and process and launched the first Cohort in the Spring 2020 quarter during the COVID pandemic. Although we're young as an organization, we hope to grow Design Interactive into the premiere UX club and to build a strong, supportive community for UX designers at Davis — come help us make that a reality!

founding

Andrew Chen, Lily Nguyen, Cynthia Chen, Michelle Gore

Where We've Gone

We're committed to preparing designers for the industry, and here are just a few places our members have gone:

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SPRING 2025

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Contact Us

Want to collaborate with DI? Please reach out to us at davisdesigninteractive@gmail.com or DM our Instagram below.