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Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication

UX & UI Design

Rayna

Lai

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Rayna spends most of her time turning what-ifs into things you can click, tap, or experience. She’s all about finding that sweet spot where delightful details meet functionality. Off the clock, she’s on the hunt for good eats and pinning them in her (slightly obsessive) Google Food Maps.
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FLUI Designathon, 1st Place, 2024
Biztech UX Open Designathon, Design Award, 2024
RGD DesignThinkers Toronto Scholarship, Winner, 2024
CAPIC Rodeo 16, Illustration, 1st Place, 2024
Hack The North Hackathon, Best Use of AWS (Amazon), 2025
Hack The North Hackathon, Best Use of Cohere, 2025
UX Laurier Designathon, 2nd Place, 2025
DesCan Tiit Telmet Design Scholarship, Winner, 2025
CAPIC Rodeo 17, Illustration, 3rd Place, 2025
CAPIC Rodeo 17, Illustration, Top 10, 2025
A GIF of a spinning animated 3D logo that transitions into a 2D wordmark logo. The logo transitions to an iPhone home screen.
Glint is a mobile app that helps people build consistent, long-term sun protection habits by reframing these behaviours as simple, necessary, and essential for both health and appearance.
A collage of mobile app screens for Glint, a sun-care tracking app. The right side of the image features a close-up of a smartphone displaying the Glint app icon on a dark home screen.
By focusing on the small moments that make habits stick, Glint shows up right when you need it by removing the guesswork around UV and turning protection into rewarding wins.

Credits: Mock-up from Creatoom.

Pangea is a mobile platform designed to make roommate matching more intentional for university students from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Credits: Photography from Unsplash, Pexels, and Stills. Team project with branding by Rachel Lu.

User research documentation for a roommate-finding app, featuring survey feedback, post-it notes brainstorming, wireframe sketches, and a mock-up of mobile three screens.
Grounded in user research, Pangea takes a people-first approach. It redefines how to find and live with the right roommate by prioritizing shared lifestyles and openness to cultural exchange.

Credits: Photography from Unsplash, Pexels, and Stills. Team project with branding by Rachel Lu.

To celebrate Pixar’s 40th anniversary in 2026, this microsite explores a hypothetical collaboration between Apple Music and Pixar, fostering audience engagement through personalization and nostalgia.

Credits: Mentorship project with Garret Schauteet (Associate Creative Director at BASIC/DEPT). Music and imagery sourced from Pixar films are the property of Disney and Pixar.

A brand identity showcase for Nalu Poké Bar featuring minimalist blue-and-white posters and outdoor signage with playful stickers.
Nalu Poké Bar invites seafood enthusiasts to experience the flavours of the West Coast using locally sourced, seasonal ingredients. Nalu’s rotating menu highlights freshness and sustainability in every bowl.

Credits: Mock-ups from Yellow Images.