Jhea Chua Espares
product designer, researcher, artist



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I’m a designer with experience in user-centered design, hands-on qualitative user research, product testing, research operations, and multi-media storytelling.

I’m particularly interested in social connections and collaboration and what it means to create tools that build bridges of understanding through a merging of varying perspectives.

My background in sociology and visual media arts inspire my UX work of grounding abstract ideas in real-world contexts. Everyday for me is a rewarding cycle of learning and playing around with new ideas, in hopes of being surprised by something or someone new.



My life consists of:
taking weekly trips to San Diego beaches
listening to new albums in my old Toyota
learning how to speak conversational Tagalog
happily driving loved ones to and from airports (seriously)
sketching for hours
listening to house and global music
learning classical pieces on the piano
sharing overly passionate tv/film reflections with my best friends
Recent travels
New York City, NY
San Francisco, CA
Washington DC
Manila, Philippines
Tokyo, Japan
Mt Vernon, VA
Seattle, WA



Current reads:
M Train
The Complete Stories - Franz Kafka
Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior
In the Blink of an Eye


Current (Re)Watches:
Severance
The Rehearsal
The X Files
Twin Peaks
Veep
My favorite inventions:
4B graphite pencils
the humble Bialetti moka pot
the pen tool
apple sauce pouches
the timer
the Macbook
kettlebells
indoor rowers
the NYC bus system
digital scanners
the pianoInspired by:
Jonathan Funes
Es Devlin
Stijn Jonckheere
Adam Ho
Elissa Martial
Crystal Zapata