About Me
Hey there! I'm Kayla (Yising) Chen.
Some fun & cold facts about me:
🇹🇼 Moved from Taiwan to New York in 2021 for MFA Design + Tech @ Parsons
🌉 Currently based in the Bay Area, California
🎭 Started in theater, doing video projection , stage, and visual design
🎮 Ended up designing games & UIUX at a small indie game studio
🐶 Full-time employee of a Chihuahua–Pug named Chita
🥾 Currently collecting trails, train tickets, and mildly questionable travel plans
☕ Powered by Jasmine green milk tea & matcha latte
Tools & Skills
Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
Adobe Premiere & After Effects
Figma & ProtoPie
Procreate
Unity 2D & 3D
C#
HTML/CSS/p5.js
Video Projection (Resolume)
• UI/UX Design
Product Design
Web Design
Interaction Design
Visual Design
Game Design & Development
Experience Design
Motion Graphics
Out in Tech (@UCLA Chapter) Panel speaker, May 13, 2026
GigWise, April 1, 2026
Designing Culture Through Interaction: How Kayla Chen Turns Experience into Meaning ↗
Design Dispatch, March 26, 2026
Designing for Play: How Kayla Chen Brings Experience Design into Digital Products ↗
Muse.World, March 03, 2026
Beyond Interfaces: Yi Hsing (Kayla) Chen on Native and Meaningful Digital Experiences ↗