Hello world
I’m Bettsina 👋🏼, I was born and raised in Mexico, moved to Canada for grad school, and stayed for 12 years. These days, I live in the UK.
My path into design has been anything but linear: I’ve explored everything from installation art and animation to product design and entrepreneurship.
I originally dreamed of becoming a character animator after watching Toy Story as a kid, and I’ve since studied animation with mentors from Pixar and Riot Games. These days, I channel that passion into UI animation and motion design. A while ago, I created a Skillshare class to share what I’ve learned along the way.
Beyond work, I’m deeply into music, I play the piano and dabble in electronic music. I took lessons at the VSO School of Music and had the opportunity to play once in a school concert directed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra conductor at the Orpheum theatre in Vancouver.
I also spent a good chunk of time as a digital nomad, although these days I’m a bit more grounded, and my adventures often take place in World of Warcraft.
ExperienceSenior Product Designer, Proton (2025)
Senior Product Designer, Apple (2020-2025)
Product Designer, Blockchain.com (2020)
Design Lead, Corporate Finance Institue (2018-2020)
Learning Media Designer, MDA Training (2014-2018)
Co-founder, Visual Experience Designer, Orbits (2014)
EducationAnimation Basics, Body Mechanics, Advanced Body Mechanics, Animation Mentor (2017)
Game Animation Fundamentals, Animation Mentor (2016)
Intro to Music Production, Berklee Online (2015)
Master of Digital Media, University of British Columbia (2014)
Bachelor of Visual & Media Arts, CEDIM (2011)
InspirationScholars, Lev Manovich, Marshall McLuhan
Artists, Roy Lichtenstein, John Cage
Books, Life 3.0, Fear of Music
Games, World of Warcraft, Civilization, Brawl Stars