Hi there,
I'm Talana.

My passion lies in working on end-to-end product design, leading strategy and vision for complex systems, and nurturing a team of designers in all things UX/UI.

Currently I'm a UX Architect at AMA, with a focus on large-scale funnels and integrated systems for B2C user-centered solutions — achieving the company's digital transformation goals while producing and maintaining new products and digital brand guidelines.

I believe you cannot understand good design if you do not understand people. Every decision I make is grounded in research, evidence, and genuine curiosity about how humans interact with the world.

Talana Tisdale walking on a pebble beach at golden hour with her family

"You cannot understand good design if you do not understand people."

— Dieter Rams

Outside of work, I love living in the mountains and enjoying life's beautiful moments with my family.

Career
History

2025 – Present

UX Architect

Alberta Motor Association (AMA)

2020 – 2024

UX Team Lead

Alberta Motor Association (AMA)

2015 – 2020

Intermediate UX Designer

Alberta Motor Association (AMA)

2010 – 2015

Digital Web / Graphic Designer

Various agencies

Tools & Applications

Figma
UserTesting
Adobe XD
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
InVision
Azure DevOps
HotJar
Miro
Trello
MS Office
CSS / HTML
Bootstrap 4
WordPress
Custom CMS
Agile
API Integration

Project Roles

  • Team Lead Strategy
  • UX/UI Research Discovery
  • Product Designer Execution
  • UX Architect Systems
  • UX Strategist Vision
  • Front-End Development Build
  • QA / UAT Quality
  • Art Direction Brand

Frameworks

  • Agile / Scrum
  • Design Thinking
  • Jobs to Be Done
  • Information Architecture
  • Accessibility (WCAG)
  • Bootstrap 4
  • CSS / HTML

Favourite Reads

  • The Design of Everyday Things Don Norman
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Sean Covey
  • Laws of UX Jon Yablonski

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