Sheffield Wong
About Sheffield Wong — collage with photo, business card, and decorative elements

Experience

2025 - Present
FigmaCampus Leader @ UWaterloo
2025
MastercardBrighterion Team, Product Design Intern
2024
Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceInformational Research Assistant
2023
Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceProject Assistant
2021 - 2023
The Painted PaletteFounder

I'm an interdisciplinary designer with a love for storytelling, branding, visual craft, and turning complex problems into thoughtful, human-centred experience. Since I can remember I've always loved art. Combined with my passion for understanding people, tech, and business, I believe in creating products that can enhance lives and truly make a lasting impact.

Outside of Design

Making outfits with my newest thrift finds

Taking photos with friends

At the butterfly conservatory

Obsessing over soup & onigiris

Putting stickers on my laptop

Learning songs on the piano

Check out my work on Twitter.

Otto illustration

My Design Strengths

01

Solving difficult, deeply technical problems

I take on hard problems because I care about the people at the end of them. Understanding the real root of a user's struggle, not just the symptom, is what drives my process. From there I go deep: into iterations, visual explorations, and critiques, into the details that most would skip over. Because if my work has the chance to make someone's life a little better, I want to make sure I got it right.

02

A lifelong eye for craft

Since I can remember, I've always loved art, drawing, painting, jewelry making, pottery. You name it, I've probably tried it. Over the years, that obsession has sharpened into a finely tuned design sensibility that extends well beyond screens. Whether it's fashion, photography, or branding, I'm constantly drawn to things that are made with intention and taste. That eye carries directly into my work — creating distinctly unique visual identities and pixel-perfect designs that feel considered at every level.

03

A sanctuary for creativity

Design should be enjoyable for the people making it and the people experiencing it. I believe the best work comes from a place of genuine curiosity and play, so I actively cultivate that. I stay up-to-date with what's happening in tech and culture through podcasts and by always exploring new products and ideas. Whether collaborating with a team or working solo, I try to bring an energy that makes the process feel as good as the outcome.

One of my favourite quotes

“What if things turns out better than you could ever imagine? This is the thought you should be entertaining.”

View of Mount Fuji from Hakone
Mount FujiDec 2025HakoneJapan
Tree bark texture
Koi fish
Tree roots
Coin detail