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Hi, I’m Michelle (Choppa) Ciappa, an illustrator and designer with a background in children’s apparel, storybook-style artwork, and custom pet portraits. My work is rooted in playful storytelling, expressive characters, and creating visuals that feel warm, nostalgic, and a little whimsical. Over time, I’ve expanded into UX and digital design, where I bring that same illustrative thinking into interfaces, visual systems, and user experiences. I love finding ways to make products feel more human, more thoughtful, and a little more fun through both design and storytelling.…Hi, I’m Michelle (Choppa) Ciappa, an illustrator and designer with a background in children’s apparel, storybook-style artwork, and custom pet portraits. My work is rooted in playful storytelling, expressive characters, and creating visuals that feel warm, nostalgic, and a little whimsical. Over time, I’ve expanded into UX and digital design, where I bring that same illustrative thinking into interfaces, visual systems, and user experiences. I love finding ways to make products feel more human, more thoughtful, and a little more fun through both design and storytelling.

Michelle Ciappa

UX Designer, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, +1

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Hi, I’m Michelle (Choppa) Ciappa, an illustrator and designer with a background in children’s apparel, storybook-style artwork, and custom pet portraits. My work is rooted in playful storytelling, expressive characters, and creating visuals that feel warm, nostalgic, and a little whimsical. Over time, I’ve expanded into UX and digital design, where I bring that same illustrative thinking into interfaces, visual systems, and user experiences. I love finding ways to make products feel more human, more thoughtful, and a little more fun through both design and storytelling.…Hi, I’m Michelle (Choppa) Ciappa, an illustrator and designer with a background in children’s apparel, storybook-style artwork, and custom pet portraits. My work is rooted in playful storytelling, expressive characters, and creating visuals that feel warm, nostalgic, and a little whimsical. Over time, I’ve expanded into UX and digital design, where I bring that same illustrative thinking into interfaces, visual systems, and user experiences. I love finding ways to make products feel more human, more thoughtful, and a little more fun through both design and storytelling.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Michelle (Choppa) Ciappa, an illustrator and designer with a background in children’s apparel, storybook-style artwork, and custom pet portraits. My work is rooted in playful storytelling, expressive characters, and creating visuals that feel warm, nostalgic, and a little whimsical.

Over time, I’ve expanded into UX and digital design, where I bring that same illustrative thinking into interfaces, visual systems, and user experiences. I love finding ways to make products feel more human, more thoughtful, and a little more fun through both design and storytelling.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Apparel Graphic Designer at Freelance

January 1, 2004 - Present

Created best-selling graphics and prints for apparel, achieving 15% weekly revenue growth; led creative teams to ensure projects met timelines and quality standards; developed trend boards and innovative designs to enhance product appeal; presented designs to executive teams, aligning creative outputs with business objectives; collaborated in ideation, strategy, design, and evaluation of high-fidelity interfaces; leveraged user-centered design process to develop and refine concepts; implemented and managed design systems; interacted with and presented work to stakeholders and partners.

UX Visual Designer at Mindstream Interactive (Freelance)

January 1, 2019 - Present

Completed a 24-week UX/UI intensive program focused on design foundations; designed wireframes, high-fidelity prototypes, and development-ready assets; collaborated with clients like Commit (a crowdfunding app) and Return Runners (a logistics platform).

UX Visual Designer at Flatiron School

February 1, 2018 - August 1, 2018

Participated in a UX/UI program as part of the designation; produced wireframes, high-fidelity prototypes, and development-ready assets; collaborated with mentors and clients.