About

Hiya, I’m Fibria.

from IT support to UX

UX/UI designer in Manchester. I came to design from IT, I’m research-led, and I care a lot about plain, accessible language. Now looking for an in-house product team.

How I got here

English is my second language

I started out in IT support. Again and again I saw capable people struggling, not because they didn’t understand, but because the software was working against them. That’s a design problem, and once I saw it, I couldn’t unsee it.

Since then I’ve completed an MA in UX Design (with distinction) and spent over two years at design studios, working on everything from research to final UI for clients in electronics, the public sector and more.

I grew up speaking Indonesian, and now I design in English. That’s made me careful with words: I always question whether something that seems clear to me will be clear to someone else.

What I bring to a product team

I want to stay after launch

  • Research, even on a tight budget. Interviews, surveys, UX audits, and reading what real users say online when no one’s asking them.
  • Accessibility from the start. Built into design tokens and patterns, not checked at the end.
  • Clear communication. I annotate decisions and present the reasoning, so stakeholders and developers stay aligned.
  • Working within constraints. Back-end limits, existing frameworks, multiple build teams: I design for what can actually ship.

Why in-house: at a studio, I usually hand over and move on. I want to stay with a product after launch, see how people use it, and keep making it better.

Experience

  • Apr 2025 to presentJunior UX Designer · Brunborg&Brunborg
  • Feb 2024 to Apr 2025UX/UI Designer · DRUM Studios
  • 2025MA UX Design · Falmouth University, with distinction
  • Before designIT specialist

Off screen

the jumpers are the proof

I grow my own food, crochet colourful jumpers, read political books and document my travels. Variety in how I spend my time makes me a better designer, and the jumpers are the proof.

Looking for a UX or product designer who asks good questions and writes things down? Let’s talk.