"Hi, I’m Bella Warner—a UX/UI designer who cares (a lot) about building interfaces that feel more ‘hey there’ and less ‘error 404.’
With a Bachelor's in Technology, Arts, and Media, and a Master’s in Creative Technology and Design, I live in the space between wireframes and wonder—where strategy meets aesthetics.
For the past three years, I’ve been designing thoughtful digital experiences at FranklinCovey, turning user insights into elegant interfaces (with a healthy dose of Figma wizardry). I speak fluent UX, dabble in front-end, and believe the best designs come from close collaboration, relentless iteration, and asking way too many questions.
I live by the idea that great design feels invisible, because it meets people exactly where they are.
Designer Quirks:
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Built the design system. Detaches the components anyway.
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Has a favorite font.
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Once spent 2 hours aligning icons that were already aligned.
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Has more pages in one Figma file than in her grad thesis.
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Can’t watch TV without critiquing the UI on fake apps.
Design Experience
2022 - Present
FranklinCovey
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Create delightful online experiences that help site users achieve specific goals as part of the Leader in Me process.
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Utilize data to build user stories including identifying pain points and opportunities to simplify.
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Develop mockups and working prototypes for revision and ratification in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
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Design and update an existing design system to implement intuitive, clean, and appealing user interactions.
2022 - Present
Freelance Designer - Bella Design LLC
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Founder of Bella Design, LLC, a freelancing company focused on assisting early-stage companies.
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Create web compliant metadata for SEO find-ability.
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Aid clients with brand development, including logos and color palettes.
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Develop a user-friendly architecture by programming site navigation and creating a cohesive experience.
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Prototype and wireframe user interfaces and user experiences using Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and InVision.
2019 - 2020
Marketing and Graphic Designer - Housing and Dining
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Assisted the Housing and Dining Services department for CU Boulder to produce print and digital layouts.
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Created digital marketing materials for high-profile events across campus utilizing JIRA for ticketing.
2017 - 2019
Marketing and Graphic Designer - CU Book Store
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Utilized Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop to create visual elements such as logos, original images, and illustrations to create designs for the only CU Book Store on campus.
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Assisted in the development and implementation of social media initiatives across a variety of platforms.
Education
2020 - 2022
University of Colorado Boulder
M.S. Creative Technology and Design
Coursework in Design Methods, Programming in Python, Studio Design, Human Machine Interaction, Computational Writing, Front-End Web Development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React)
Overall GPA: 3.8
2016 - 2020
University of Colorado, Boulder
B.S Technology, Arts, and Media
Minor, Space
Certificate, Engineering Leadership
Coursework in Computer Science, (C++ and Python), Accessible Web Design, Digital Manipulation in Adobe Creative Suite, 3D Modeling in Rhino, Typography (p5.js), Game Design, Physical Computing (Arduino).