Curious by nature.
Different by design.

I'm a product designer in New York, and I've been hooked on it for almost a decade. What began with graphics and campaigns turned into a fascination with how things work, not just how they look. Working on Nike projects showed me how much care goes into the small details, and my master's at Parsons School of Design gave me the space to go deeper into product design and systems thinking.

I'm dyslexic. Reading and writing never came easily, but I've always learned through visuals and patterns. Finding my own way through problems means I tend to pick up on details and connections that are easy to miss.

I start with people: how they think, what they need, and what gets in their way. I've done that for Nike launches and a ticketing site for 125,000 fans, working closely with engineers to get it shipped. That curiosity has me building beyond client work too, from iOS apps and Chrome extensions to AI tools.

If you're building something thoughtful and could use another set of eyes, I'd love to hear about it.

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Lucille Trepanier as a child Portrait of Lucille Trepanier
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Four cities

Vancouver Island

British Columbia

Grew up on Vancouver Island, where post-secondary was never going to be a given for how I learn. I found my own way through it. Technology and design became how I think, create, and build.

Snowy coastal mountains above the water, Vancouver Island

Paris

France

At 17, I studied graphic design through Parsons in Paris. We went on field trips and heard from artists, then came back and practiced it together in the studio. That's where I fell in love with design.

Crowd with French flags on Boulevard des Italiens

Toronto

Ontario

At 18, I moved across the country to study technology and start building toward something bigger. University wasn't a given. The work became how I proved it anyway.

Toronto City Hall and the Nathan Phillips Square rink at night

New York

United States

Moved here, and I'm staying. I completed my Master's in Digital Product Design at Parsons School of Design, with a focus on accessibility and systems thinking. Being dyslexic shaped how I see, and it still shapes the way I design.

Yellow taxi on a Times Square street, New York

Four cities

Snowy coastal mountains above the water, Vancouver Island
Crowd with French flags on Boulevard des Italiens
Toronto City Hall and the Nathan Phillips Square rink at night
Yellow taxi on a Times Square street, New York

Vancouver Island

British Columbia

Grew up on Vancouver Island, where post-secondary was never going to be a given for how I learn. I found my own way through it. Technology and design became how I think, create, and build.

Interests

Wave Watching

Tofino, British Columbia

I could sit on this hillside in Tofino all summer watching the surfers. The ocean's vastness is where a lot of my creativity and visual direction comes from. I love taking things in from a distance and people watching.

Hammock on the beach, Vancouver Island
Aerial view of sandy beach, Vancouver Island
Surfers in the ocean swell
Surfing off Vancouver Island
Mountain glacier view, Whistler
Toronto skyline
Toronto Raptors game at Scotiabank Arena
Research conference presentation
After the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Manhattan Bridge from DUMBO, Brooklyn
Sunset over New York
US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium
Outside The New School, Parsons
Working in the Rose Main Reading Room, NYPL
Runway AI Summit conference, New York