It’s nice to meet you! I’m Maija — a product designer at Northwestern, where I study cognitive science, design, and human-computer interaction. Born and raised on the internet, I’ve always been fascinated by how people and technology shape one another. Today, I aim to design products that make those interactions more fluid, intuitive, and meaningful.
My path into product design has been anything but linear: starting as a dance major in college, then shifting to linguistics and psychology, and eventually finding cognitive science, where I could fuse my interests together to balance creativity and analytical thinking. Dance has taught me to balance emotion with precision and discipline, qualities I now carry into every design practice. I take pride in this unconventional journey; it’s shaped how I see patterns, stories, and systems across everything I create.
Exploring spaces that spark creativity
In rehearsal for my next dance show
Strolling around Copenhagen