About

Hi, I'm Sahithi! 👋

RESUME

I'm a fourth year double majoring in Design | Media Arts and Cognitive Science with a specialization in Computing and a minor in Entrepreneurship at UCLA.

My love for technology all started with the Windows Vista Desktop that my family had back in the early 2010s. As a 3rd grader recently introduced to a computer, there was only one application I knew how to use: Microsoft Word.

​I spent hours typing stories just to admire every font and character, their geometry and ligatures. My love of fonts is the reason I was drawn to Khan Academy’s HTML/CSS course in elementary school, which had an image of ‘Hello World’ in different typefaces.

From there, my love for both design and web development spiraled into what it is today. Crafting lovely and intuitive experiences for people to navigate while keeping them at the center of my design process is something I’m very passionate about.

My (life) philosophies:

Outside of designing...

I'm an avid purple enthusiast and have the attention span of a raccoon (I love shiny, pretty things 😋). Besides that, I also enjoy:

My UCLA dorm desk with my computer in the foreground with a black and white graphic I designed.
A photo of me sketching Mirabel from Disney's Encanto.
A photo of a miniature dollhouse kit that I built.
A close up photo of the miniature dollhouse kit that I built.
My UCLA dorm wall, featuring a poster and a few pieces of art that I drew or designed.
A miniature dollhouse kit that I built, with the title 'Sweet Dreams Among Blooms' displaying.
A photo of a heat-transfer purple vinyl that has been cut and partially weeded. The image is of a drawing I made.
The heat-transfer purple vinyl has been pressed onto a tote bag.
A graduation picture with the back of my graduation cap in the foreground. The design says 'UCLA 2027' and is made up of cut gold, dark purple, light purple, and bright pink cardstock.

Creating

I love creating digital art (@paneerarts), building miniatures, and absolutely anything to do with paper (printing, gluing, cutting, reading). ✂️

Me holding boba in front of a sign that reads 'Life is sweeter with more boba' at Bearology.
My Science Olympiad volunteer badge that reads 'Sahithi Lingampalli, Event Supervisor'.
All the badges we hand cut to prepare for competition.
The wonderful builds from the event I supervised.

Science Olympiad

I am an event volunteer for invitational, regional, and state levels of Science Olympiad competition (10 years going strong!). We love our post-comp boba outings 😌

Alto's Odyssey
Hollow Knight
Dredge
Neva
Lumino City
Firewatch
Monument Valley
Two Dots
Stardew Valley
Poptropica

Gaming

I love playing digital (and board) games! The joy they bring me are indescribable. Here are some of my absolute favorites^ 🎮