Cherina Mika is a multidisciplinary creative currently working as Graphic & Visual Design Analyst at Accenture, Inc. with previous experience in a software development (technology) company in New Zealand as Graphic Designer/Creative Director and Product Designer and in The Philippines' Leading Digital Lifestyle Network, Summit Media as Asst. of Assoc. Art Director (Intern) while also having over 8 years of experience in freelancing which she has started in her student years . Her work spans from branding, creative direction, and producing designs for social media, merchandise, and websites to creating brand and design systems for productive workflows in marketing, advertising, and technology industries.
Design Philosopy
Her never-ending fascination with the web and technology led her through the world of Product Design that also upskills her design thinking process of which correlates with Graphic Design as well. As a skeptic creative, she wanted to niche down and work with a strong philosophy of ethics-first decision-making.
Background and Exposure
In 2025, she has become more intentional with her learning by diving deeper into landing page and funnel design while also studying Etsy SEO Fundamentals and refreshing her skills in Artificial Intelligence (MidJourney) to stay ahead in creative technology.
From 2020 to 2023, she completed courses in Brand Architecture, User Experience (UX) Design, UX Copywriting, and Data Visualization/Data Storytelling as part of her upskilling journey.
From 2020-2021, she volunteered as Product Designer for a social initiative focused on making education more accessible. During this time, she also mentored young designers making design acessible to early-career designers and career shifters. These efforts contributed to raising funds for underprivileged communities in the Philippines. 💼 She also holds a bachelor's degree in Multimedia Arts from De La Salle University-Dasmariñas (DLSU-D) where she gained extensive student leadership experience being involved in different organizations across multiple leadership hierarchies. As student leader, she actively organized and led events, directly managed and collaborated with teams, and wrote project proposals and briefs. Her colleagues' trust in her capabilities also led her to take charge of both internal and external marketing and sponsorship efforts. Although she initially felt intimidated stepping into unfamiliar territory, she just embraced the challenge ultimately leading their events to receive nominations and win awards. While completing her degree, she built a diverse experience that includes print and digital graphic design, art and creative direction, video production, as well as live mural painting and set/stage design for various industries.
Quick Facts
1. Loves conversing with people, ENFJ, 73 wpm (typing speed), laughing, eating Korean food, fashion, architecture, interior, playing with their pets, biking, swimming, and learning new things. 💗
2. Selected by Adobe to be their beta test livestreamer and creator. 🎥 A longtime Adobe user since grade school. 👧🏻 Cherina has also been known to nerd out on Adobe Livestreams and Domestika often watching them in her spare time or using them as background noise while working. 🤓
3. She started coding pages and websites when she was 12 years old which built her massive interest in the web and technology, but pursued the design path as it's something that she is passionate about and interested predominantly. An avid user and loves Notion, Figma, and Webflow. In fact, she is a Webflow Affiliate. 💎
4. She used to be a studyblr and that explains why she is always working on streamlining her workflows for productivity. This experience also helped her connect with others and adapt to various people's learning styles. 🌟 (1)
5. An aspiring technopreneur. Her sustainable bag prototypes are now under development. She is a self-taught bag designer by the way! Her interest in fashion and styling led her into accessories (bags, shoes, jewelry). 🪡👜 (2)
1 Studyblr is a blog devoted to all things studying such as neatly written notes, sharing productivity tips, organized desk space, and others.
2 Technopreneur is a person who destroys the existing economic order by introducing, new products and services, by creating new forms of organizations and by exploring new raw materials. It is someone who perceives an opportunity and creates an organization to pursue it.