UX/UI design · Mental wellness advocate · Dancer

I design for how people think, feel, and focus.

I'm Samantha Lee, a designer and developer who built and shipped my own iOS app. I'm drawn to the place where psychology meets interface design.

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Selected work

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Mindfulness Mission login screen with the tree logo and a green Log In button Mindfulness Mission Daily Affirmation screen Mindfulness Mission Support and Resources screen listing emergency and crisis hotlines

iOS app · Independent project

Mindfulness Mission

A mindfulness app I designed, built, and published on the Apple App Store on my own. It's made for people with different mindfulness needs, so instead of one routine it offers several ways in.

Users track their mood, build habits, and earn gamified rewards that grow a plant over time. It also includes journals, breathing techniques, and a page of resources and hotlines.

Role
Design & development
Tools
Figma, React, Xcode
Status
Live on the App Store

For legal reasons, the App Store lists the publisher as Joseph Lee. I designed and built the app, and I hold its copyright.

View on the App Store

Branding · Community

Library logos

When the Demarest Free Public Library needed logos and no one else could make them, I offered to design them: one for the Friends of the Library and two versions for its Teen Advisory Board. I made them in Canva and Adobe Express.

Friends of the Demarest Free Public Library logo: a stack of blue, gray and gold books beside the name
Friends of the Demarest Free Public Library
Teen Advisory Board logo in blue, gray and gold, drawn as three stacked books
Teen Advisory Board · color
Teen Advisory Board logo in light and dark blue, drawn as three stacked books
Teen Advisory Board · Demarest Public Library

Interactive Design Studio · IIDT

IIDT Work

Formula One typographic poster: bold white letters with wheel-shaped O's over a background of F1 team names

Formula One

Typographic poster made in Adobe Illustrator. I focused on type and kept images and graphics to a minimum. It comes from my love of Formula One: the team names in the background form the framework of the sport.

Sweet Delusion cover design: a blue morpho butterfly between large blue block letters on a pale blue ground

Sweet Delusion

A redesign of the cover for Bella Poarch's song "Sweet Delusion," made in Adobe Photoshop. I focused on the color theme and on Photoshop effects, especially on the butterfly and the lettering.

Photography & poetry

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Close-up photograph of rippling pool water with bright light patterns

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards · Honorable Mention

Reflections of Yesterday

Photography · 2026

Poem page: I Am Korean American by Samantha L., Literary Arts

Make Noise Today · Top 50 Semifinalist

I Am Korean American

Poetry · 2026 Make Noise Today Student Contest & Exhibition. Selected for the top 50 out of nearly 500 submissions and featured in the virtual exhibition.

Dance

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I started dancing when I was three, and I've performed with Anita Ehrler's Dance Extensions since 7th grade. Performing taught me a lot about connecting with an audience, which is the same thing I try to do in design.

Something in the Heavens

Lyrical

Everybody's Got That Something

Jazz

About

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Portrait of Samantha Lee smiling in a black dress and cardigan

I'm a senior in Bergen Tech's Institute for Interactive Design Technology, studying UX/UI design. I'm drawn to psychology and cognitive science, and to how design can meet people where they are.

Tools & software

Figma Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Canva Blender Procreate CapCut React Xcode

Creative

UX/UI design Digital illustration Branding Social media content creation Storyboarding Design thinking Visual presentation design

Leadership & professional

Team collaboration Public speaking & presentation Project planning Event coordination Social media management Organization & time management Peer mentorship

Dance

Competitive dance Choreography Performance

Languages

Spanish (intermediate)