Lindie ✦ 린디 • 凛子

Lindie ✦ 린디 • 凛子

Product design + Languages in Johannesburg/Tokyo

About

Interested in the intersection of languages and design. Co-founder of wikitongues.org and kaards.io. Language blogging at lindiebotes.com. Previously managed product design at 99.co in Singapore. Currently doing a Masters in Japanese Aesthetics and teaching Information Design.

Projects

2023

A poster series helping me come to terms with, and express, my diagnosis of borderline personality disorder

2022

A curated collection of 35mm film photos from Japan, Singapore and South Africa.

2022

Learn vocabulary faster and smarter. Kaards is a platform built exclusively to teach languages through professionally made flashcards focused on root words and powered by spaced repetition.

2021

I designed a faster way for Singaporean property agents to instantly create comprehensive property listing descriptions.

Speaking

2022
Remote

Co-hosting a workshop with Preply about language scheduling and planning

2021
Lancaster University

At Languages in Science, I spoke about bridging languages and tech, touching on using product design thinking in language learning, my process of designing a language app, applying atomic design principles to grammar and more.

2020
Remote

The majority of the world’s internet users are mobile-based. Creating apps and mobile sites that cater to various cultures, languages, levels of digital literacy and writing systems is key. The focus of this talk is how through language and visuals, designers and developers can create apps to better support and empower a global, multilingual audience.

2019
Fukuoka, Japan

Language learning is much more than just sitting in a class and learning vocabulary – it’s learning a new culture and a different way of thinking. How then can we best approach learning a language if we’re not in the country? Or if we’ve lived in so many, what do we do when we’re confused or lost?

Writing

2023

Reflecting on my journey on the internet and why I chose to leave social media for good

2021

A feature in an interview article of female designers

2020

An interview about how I got started with YouTube and what tips I have for content creators

2019

A look into how I learn languages and some of my tips

Work Experience

2021 — 2022
Design lead at Polygloss
Remote
2020 — 2021
2019 — 2020
2017 — 2019
2016 — 2016

Education

2013 — 2016
BA Information Design at University of Pretoria
South Africa

Hons. Cum Laude

Certifications

2020
TOPIK II Level 5 from NIIED
2019
JLPT level N3 from Japan Foundation
2017
Speechcraft from Toastmasters International

Contact

Youtube
Website
Dribbble
LinkedIn
Figma