Hi, I'm Emily. I'm a designer based in Oakland, CA.

At the moment I'm helping folks take control of their financial lives at YNAB. I work on the budgeting experience for the web and our native mobile apps.

In the past I built tools for creating in-app experiences without writing any code at Appcues, worked as design consultant for Fortune 500 companies at Slalom Build, and designed human-guided machine learning tools at Tamr. I have an academic background in cognitive science and human-computer interaction.

Some recent writing:

• A three-part series about YNAB's approach to semantic color across our apps.
• A love letter to Mailchimp's real-time password checker.
• Notes on the Appcues design team's toolkit.

Find me around the web:

I keep track of what I read on Goodreads. My Twitter is mostly dormant. I try to remember to keep track of things on are.na. I have a Linkedin. If you want to get in touch - emily at carlin dot com.