Pronounce my name “Ta – nay” … it’s an old fashioned Japanese name that means “Seed.”

I believe stories drive human-centered design and great products. Designers learn our user’s stories and retell them in the design process.

 

I’m a Product Designer and Storyteller who lives in Alameda, California. I have most recently been a UX-team-of-one for various start ups working a LeanUX process and establishing their Design Systems. I have also been working as the Director of Animation on an award winning personal project called Injunuity that airs on PBS and at film festivals nationwide.

I had a daughter while getting my MBA in Design Strategy from California College of the Arts. Now I’m a crazy soccer mom woohoo!

Biz books I have on repeat:

• Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug
• Start With Why by Simon Sinek
• The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life and Business by Charles Duhigg

In my spare time, I like to write, work in the garden, and prepare for the zombie apocalypse.

Let’s chat!
tane.u.ross@gmail.com
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