Nikki Kipple

I've been teaching design and interaction design for well over a decade — full-time at a Bay Area community college and part-time at a private art school. Between classes, I build products and practical tools that make complicated things clearer.

I started in branding and packaging, pivoted to UI and product design when the first iPhone arrived, and worked across UX, product, and marketing before an unexpected teaching opportunity changed the shape of my career. Since then I've written curriculum, mentored designers, and kept making real things alongside the work of teaching.

These days I work as a design engineer, mostly in React and Tailwind, because I like staying close to the whole process from first question to shipped interface. I live in San Francisco with my family and believe design is at its best when it makes things clearer, kinder, and more useful.