Mel Shields

Mel Shields

UI/UX Design

About

I'm a multi-discipline designer and illustrator with a strong focus on UI/UX, interaction, and visual design. I enjoy building things in service of people, continuously learning, and walking around art supply shops.

Work Experience

2022 — Now

Delivering seamless user experiences across web and mobile platforms for my clients and their customers.

2021 — 2022

Sleepme is working to make sleep easier, more accessible, and a positive part of people's future health.

2020 — 2021

Skiptown is a tech-enabled hub for dogs and their people, offering first-class dog daycare and pet services.

2018 — 2020

Passport is an end-to-end digital platform for managing mobile pay parking, digital enforcement and permitting, and mobility management.

2013 — 2018

A custom technology firm serving clients across a wide range of industries.

Education

Side Projects

2022

Created 50+ landscape illustrations to help train an AI model in my style.

2021

Forefront is the launchpad empowering Web3 explorers with the literacy, tribe, and tools to create at the frontier of tokenized communities.

2021
Designer at Creator Cabins

Creator Cabins is a community funded creative residency program with a vision of building a network city: a collection of remarkable co-living properties tied by a shared culture, community, economy, and governance.

Volunteering

2020 — 2021

Closing the loop on food waste in Charlotte, NC

2020 — 2020

Enabling caregivers to thrive through pregnancy and parenthood

2019 — 2019

Providing Non-profits with the tools to get started with marketing and outreach in the community.

2019 — 2019

One of Charlotte's first tech conference for women (+gender non-binary, transgender people, allies)

2018 — 2018

Supporting local non-profits build out marketing materials

2018 — 2018

FusionConf is a quarterly mini-conference focused on the Charlotte design & tech community

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