I AM A…

Product Designer with a background in HCI and Law.
Same instinct for evidence, but now applied to people
instead of cases.

Product Designer with a background in HCI and Law. Same instinct for evidence, but now applied to people instead of cases.

Product Designer with a background in
HCI and Law.
Same instinct for evidence, but now applied to people instead of cases.

MY VALUES IN DESIGN

Three habits I carried over from arguing cases

Three habits I carried over from arguing cases

01

I question the first explanation.

A habit from law: never trust the first answer. I keep asking “why” until something underneath it shows up.

02

I stay curious, even when it's hard to prove.

When I notice something others haven't, I advocate for it even before I can fully explain it.

03

I can't unsee it.

Once something's been noticed, I can't pretend it wasn't. That's what keeps me accountable.

WHY DESIGN, AFTER LAW?

In law, winning a case didn't fix the problem. The same gap was still there for the next person.

In design , fix it once, and it's fixed for everyone who comes after.

That's the kind of impact I want to spend my time on.

OUTSIDE OF DESIGN

You'll find me near water: waterfalls, lakes, oceans, or underwater entirely. It's the one place that asks nothing of me.

FUN FACTS

NEW SKILL UNLOCKED IN 2026

I discovered I can paint in May 2026. The universe really sat me down and gave me a lecture, and somehow the takeaway was “you can paint now.”

THREE RESCUED KITTIES

Tobi — introvert, expert hunter, very high opinion of himself

Thena — full-time chaos agent for the other two

Taco — professional eater and napper

© 2026 Tarlitha Gracia

© 2026 Tarlitha Gracia

© 2026 Tarlitha Gracia