UX/UI designer
Annie Tran is using her creativity to carve out a career in tech Like most creatives, UX/UI designer Annie’s pathway has been colourful and nonlinear.
Cassie Steel October 11, 2024
Who says that STEM careers can’t also be creative? We’ve interviewed the people who have successfully bridged STEM and the arts to create ‘STEAM’ careers. Meet creative people using STEM skills everyday in music, movies, arts and crafts, and discover how STEM and creativity can go hand in hand!
Annie Tran is using her creativity to carve out a career in tech Like most creatives, UX/UI designer Annie’s pathway has been colourful and nonlinear.
At first, Lisy Kane didn’t realise that gaming was a career option. Now she’s co-founder of Girl Geek Academy, with an impressive resume in game production.
Sue discovered her dream career only three years ago, when she realised she could pursue both marine science and art as a science illustrator!
Designer Matthew Kwong is worth his weight in STEM skills. He knows that designers benefit from understanding materials from a scientific standpoint, or if they understand the ‘golden ratio’ in maths. Matthew talks us through why STEM and the Arts aren’t two separate disciplines in his creative career!
Merritt Moore is defying the laws of career expectations by becoming a professional dancer with a PhD in Quantum Optics too! She shows us how to successfully combine Arts + STEM to become both a professional dancer and a physicist.
Studying mechatronics engineering has allowed Helena to have a wide range of experiences. She’s built robotic insects, a Mars rover, and has been able to tutor younger students in a field that she is passionate about.
You’ve got to be a pretty special person to make it into Google’s Creative Lab. Sarah Tan is one of the lucky ‘Fivers’ – Five multi-disciplinary creatives with heads chock-full of ideas that drive Google’s creative vision. See how Sarah Tan bridges arts and technology in her creative career!
Adam Spencer is on a mission to make maths magical for everyone. The presenter, comedian, author and all-round maths geek believes that maths is essential to our understanding of the world around us.
Maggie McGowan is using maths in her fashion business, Magpie Goose, to create employment opportunities for Indigenous artists in the Northern Territory. From pattern-making to profit margins, Maggie uses maths to produce funky and ethical clothing.
Cutlery Carriage is saving the planet, one meal at a time. Lauren D’Aprano launched her small business to reduce the amount of single-use plastic cutlery, and uses maths every day in pricing, margins and balancing her books.
Marielle didn’t consider herself an engineer because of a lack of diverse role models. Now she blogs as ‘Miss Aerospace’, providing advice on study and astronomy and everything in between.
Futurist Kristin Alford forgoes traditional career paths to forge a hugely successful career that’s entirely her own. She’s now the Director of MOD., a museum that renounces tradition and celebrates new ways of learning.
Weber Liu’s mentor at the University of Sydney pushed him to explore an interest in computer science. Now, his medical dreams have transformed to pioneering virtual reality in health informatics.
