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/hi hi, my name is erin manalo!

/hi hi, my name is
erin manalo!

/hi hi,
my name is erin manalo!

I'm a designer passionate about creating intentional experiences that live on in the people that encounter it and produce meaningful outcomes. I'm always searching for opportunities to learn more and further my strategic and conceptual thinking.

What drives me is the moment my work exists beyond the brief, having it in people's hands, in their spaces, in their experiences.

In my free time, you can find me at an event in the city, comparing paper textures or screaming at a printer.

/recent roles

Design Intern
@ Salt XC

Summer 2026

Graphic Design Intern
@ Rocket Innovation Studio

WINTER 2026

Design Director
@ Hack the 6ix

OCT 2024 - Present

/education

Bachelor of Design (BDes) @ OCAD University

2024 - 2029

/fun ;D

Outside of design, you can find me:

> Trying new hobbies (I love being a beginner !)
> Drinking 1L of matcha..
> Trying to convince you it's only a short walk away
> Eating slices of cheese
> Stalking Toronto's events page

/hackathons.designathons

(Some I've participated in!)

Puterpillar

FIGMA Make-A-Thon, Waterloo

UI, UX

NOV 2025

MFVA

Toronto stupid ideas hackathon

UI

SEP 2025

Charlie the Basket Bot

Hack the north, Waterloo

UI, REACt

SEP 2025

Birdie Up!

protothon 2025, dubstech & design buddies

UI, UX

NOV 2025

Medsync

MOSAIC 2025, UW GBDA SOCIETY

UX

MAR 2025

aura.fm

WANDER ux designathon, ux laurier

UX

MAR 2025

Holomath

UofT Hacks 12, toronto

UI, React

Jan 2025

Rogers: Beyond the Seat

Uxperience design jam, waterloo

UI

JAN 2025

Plantogram

Fuse Designathon, uw/ux

UI

NOV 2024

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fun fact: my last name means “to win”