From Spaces to Screens: My Design Journey Across Architecture, Product, and UX/UI

Purpose: Show the direct evolution from physical planning to digital layout design.
Purpose: Show the direct evolution from physical planning to digital layout design.
Purpose: Show the direct evolution from physical planning to digital layout design.
Purpose: Show the direct evolution from physical planning to digital layout design.

Introduction

My design journey began in spaces you could walk through—homes, studios, and public environments. As an interior architect, I learned how to shape experience using space, light, and emotion. The goal was always to make people feel something: calm, inspired, at ease.

But over time, my curiosity moved beyond walls. I began thinking about digital touchpoints, about how people move through websites and apps, and how structure could guide them—not physically, but emotionally and interactively.

Today, I design digital spaces as a UX/UI designer. And while the tools have changed, the thinking hasn’t. My work is still about movement, clarity, and connection. Only now, it unfolds on a screen.

“Design is how it works.” — Steve Jobs


Thinking Spatially, Designing Digitally

Interior architecture taught me more than space planning—it taught me how structure influences behavior. I learned how people respond to rhythm, lighting, material contrast, and flow. A well-designed room doesn’t just look good—it guides movement, sparks feeling, and invites calm.

When I entered UX design, I realized I was still thinking like a spatial planner. Only now, the rooms are pages. Navigation is circulation. White space becomes breathing room. Typography and interface elements replace material and lighting.

Whether I’m laying out a homepage or a product onboarding sequence, I still ask: Where does the user start? Where do they pause? How can I make the experience feel effortless?

“Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design.” — Charles Eames

Image: A blended image showing a cozy interior sketch morphing into a wireframe of a homepage layout.


Bringing Physical Sensibility into UX

Transitioning into digital design didn’t mean leaving physical design behind—it meant reapplying it in new ways. My background gave me an edge. I was already fluent in emotion, layout, tactility, and flow.

I’d spent years crafting spaces with mood and motion in mind. In UX, those same instincts apply. I don’t see screens as flat—I see them as environments. I design experiences that unfold, that breathe, that respond.

Instead of asking “Where should this button go?”, I ask, “How does this transition feel?”

Instead of stacking UI elements, I choreograph them—like furniture in a well-composed room.


UX/UI: Where Everything Converges

When I discovered UX/UI, it felt like the intersection of everything I’d learned—spatial logic, product behavior, visual storytelling, and human empathy.

What once were floorplans are now user flows. Furniture layouts have become information hierarchies. And my materials? They’re grids, motion, interaction, and color systems.

UX lets me reduce friction and structure movement. UI lets me express mood and tone. Together, they allow me to design experiences that work not only functionally—but emotionally.

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” — Steve Jobs

Image: Your digital workspace—showing Figma open, notebook sketches, and a calm, thoughtful setup.


What I Carry With Me

Every chapter of my career gave me something I still use every day.
Architecture taught me spatial awareness and human behavior.
Interior design taught me how to build mood through layout, texture, and light.
Product design trained me to prioritize interaction and detail.
And UX/UI gave me a system to bring it all together—scalable, accessible, intuitive.

What I create today is a blend of all of it. My designs are emotional and engineered, precise yet people-first. And because of my multidisciplinary path, I’m not bound by one approach—I can adapt, translate, and reimagine across any canvas.


Designing Forward: A Multidisciplinary Future

As digital experiences become more immersive—with AR, VR, and spatial computing—the value of spatial thinking in UX is only growing. My background lets me approach design not just from a screen’s perspective, but from a user’s whole-body perspective: where they are, what they feel, and how they move.

That’s what I love most about this field. It’s not bound to one discipline. The best designers pull from many places—art, architecture, psychology, technology—and shape something that feels simple, thoughtful, and human.

“The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.” — Robert Greene

Image: Your digital workspace—showing immersive UI interaction, spatial design tools, and a calm, thoughtful environment.

Closing Reflections

My transition from interiors to interfaces didn’t erase anything. It added depth. It gave me a new way to serve people—just as thoughtfully, just as intentionally, but in a space where screens replace walls, and clicks replace steps.

Whether I’m designing a virtual concert platform like Visionex, or prototyping a small web feature, I’m still doing what I’ve always done: designing for people. Designing for emotion. Designing for flow.

Because no matter the tool or medium, good design is always about making others feel understood.

date published

Jan 12, 2024

date published

Jan 12, 2024

date published

Jan 12, 2024

date published

Jan 12, 2024

reading time

7 min

reading time

7 min

reading time

7 min

reading time

7 min

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