© 2026 designed by Alice Lan



📍 Based in San Diego and the Bay Area

✅ Always open to new opportunities and experiences

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Proficient In

Design

From websites to mobile apps, graphics, advertisements, and magazine spreads, I make good design happen.

Social Media

I’ve used SMO to boost engagement for multiple clients through Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, Snapchat, and more.

Research

Both qualitative and quantitative: user interviews, focus groups, field studies, online surveys, A/B testing, and affinity mapping.

Product Design, Mobile, Desktop, UX Research, Community, Sustainability

Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Branding, Sports League

Branding, Graphic Design, Web Design

Plastic Beach Branding, Placard, and Site Overhaul

Improved the Plastic Beach recycling experience through consistent style, informational signage, and user-first website flow.

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What we accept

Trash Bags

Stretch Film/Pallet Wrap

Grocery Bags

Plastic Shipping Bags

Air Pillow

Dry Cleaning Bags

Bubble Wrap

Bread Bag

Food Storage Bags

Case Wrap

What we don’t accept

All plastic must be clean, dry, and free of food residue.

Food & Snack Packaging:

Frozen food bags

Chip bags

Candy bar wrappers

Pre-washed salad mix bags

Meat packaging

Pet food bags


Non-Recyclable or Problem Materials:

Degradable/compostable bags

Net or mesh fruit and produce bags

Six-pack rings

Pool covers

Backyard ice rinks

Shiny or crinkly films (like floral wrap)

PLUS

Produce and ice bags

Cereal liners

Magazine wrappers

Multi-pack wrap

Wood pellet bags

Plastics labeled #2 or #4 (LDPE/PE)



✦ Product Designer and Visual Storyteller ✦

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I'm

Alice Lan

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Here’s what people say about me.

Justin Raisner

Carlmont High School Journalism Supervisor

Alice has a rare talent for visual storytelling. Her designs are not only beautiful, but also make complex topics easier to understand and more engaging. She really knows how to use design to communicate with purpose.

Izzi Cain

Falling Fruit Project Mentor,

Senior Service Designer at MO

Alice is a joy to work with. She has brilliant ideas and always steps up to help the team. She asks the right questions, listens deeply to user needs, and did an amazing job balancing creativity with stakeholder expectations and realistic constraints.

Matthew Clough

Thank you all so very much! The work and time you’ve donated to helping Plastic Beach with our (amazing!) decal, design guide and website is immensely appreciated and will help our team and programs for years to come.

Plastic Beach Founder, Project Client

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