Hey there,

I'm Julia!

I'm a UX/UI Designer located in Toronto, ON.

I combine my marketing and design background to craft digital experiences that are meaningful, user-centered, and impactful.

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Scientific Software Redesign

Freelance Project

Redesigned MicroDrop’s software interface, delivering an intuitive, efficient, accessible, and user-friendly experience.

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Pediatric Dentistry Website Design

Capstone Project, Real Client

Created a new pediatric dental website, delivering an intuitive, parent-focused experience that builds trust through reviews, educational content, and credibility.

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Friendship App Design

School Project

Designed the interface for a mobile app that helps users build friendships through shared interests, focusing on seamless navigation, engaging visuals, and AI integrations.

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Testimonials

What people say about working with me

"I had the pleasure of collaborating with Julia during my role as CEO of Blue Ocean Technologies, where she supported our team in improving the user experience of our Microdrop DMF interface. Julia played a pivotal role in modernizing the platform by developing a new logo, a comprehensive style guide, and custom button icons and dialog boxes. Her design work not only elevated the visual appeal of the interface but also improved clarity, accessibility, compactness, and overall usability...

Alexandros Sklavounos

CEO, Blue Ocean Technologies

Nice to meet you.

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About Me

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I never shared this UX design project for Tiny Teeth! 🦷🧚‍♀️🪥

I had the chance to design a website for Tiny Teeth Paediatric Clinic with two amazing teammates.

Throughout the project, we: 🔍 Researched and empathized with user needs 💡 Ideated, prototyped, and tested our website 👥 Collaborated closely with Tiny Teeth to ensure our solutions met their goals

Check out some of the concepts I designed and my process from sketch to screen! ✏️

✨ Day 2 of the #100DayUIChallenge ✨

This time I’m sharing the process first. Why? Because great design isn’t just about looking good. It’s about the research, the iterations, and the purpose behind every decision.

Today’s prompt was a credit card checkout screen 💳. This is just a fun design exercise, so no heavy research here. But I still make it a practice to stick to accessibility basics like strong colour contrast, readable fonts, and user-friendly layouts.

P.S. Swipe to see the polished mockup ✨

🌼🌷🧺🍃🎨I love using moodboards as a way to spark inspiraton and work through creative blocks. I made this one in @canva while working on an app concept. Such a helpful way to visualize the overall look and feel of the app!

💡Quick Figma tutorial: Learn how to create a tooltip in 30 seconds!

☝️Tooltips provide brief, helpful info when users hover over elements using a mouse or keyboard (via tab key).

🖱Tooltips are best used on devices with a mouse or keyboard. Tooltips aren’t typically used on touch devices.

✨Follow for more beginner Figma tips and tricks! ✨

UX & tech news you might have missed this month👇

1️⃣ Apple’s Liquid Glass design is now rolling out in public beta! This new iOS 26 update brings a sleek, translucent look that completely changes the game. UX designers… are we loving it or screaming over accessibility concerns? 👀

2️⃣ Figma’s AI tools have officially moved out of beta and are being rolled out to everyone.

3️⃣ Figma launched the Glass Effect Playground, a fun new space where designers can experiment with cool, glass-like visual effects.

4️⃣And the big news: Figma has gone public! Their IPO marks a huge milestone, showing just how essential collaborative design tools have become.

😱 So much happening in design and tech, which update are you most excited about?

🤯 If you’re a designer, you probably know how hard creative burnout can hit.

A few years ago, after finishing university, I hit a wall so hard I quit design completely. For the first time ever, I stopped creating.
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But stepping away ended up teaching me something unexpected and helped me reconnect with my creativity on a deeper level.
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👉 If you’re a designer feeling burnt out, you’re not alone. Scroll through to read the 3 lessons that helped me find my way back.💖

If there’s one thing I’ve learned so far in UX design, it’s the value of rough work and showing your process. ✍️

I’ve been practicing design for almost 10 years, but I used to keep my process to myself. I hated the messy, rough-draft phases, always wanting everything to be perfect from the start. 😅

During my user interface (UI) design course, I learned to embrace the creative process. So here’s a peek at some low-fidelity wireframes I created for a friendship app in my first UI course!

#wireframing #uidesign #userinterface #appdesigning #userexperience #uxdesign #uxdesignstudent #lowfidelitywireframes

Portugal was so magical. Can’t wait to go back 💙
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#portugaltravel #exploreportugal #portugalsummer #uxuidesigners

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@itsjuliamills

Hey there,

I'm Julia!

Scientific Software Redesign

Pediatric Dentistry Website Design

Friendship App Design

Testimonials

Nice to meet you.

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For more, visit my Instagram

👋 Get in touch at juliabellamilligan@gmail.com