Nice to meet you, I'm Lila! I grew up in Chicago and have been designing things my entire life, from "websites" that were just Word files on my family’s old Dell computer to fake apps my friends and I used to “communicate" with our pets in middle school. Now a college student, I've channeled my passion into more realistic projects with companies like Depop and Notion through contracted partnerships with Berkeley Innovation↗. I'm excited to employ the skills I've accumulated into inclusive, impactful design work.

Nice to meet you, I'm Lila! I grew up in Chicago and have been designing things my entire life, from "websites" that were just Word files on my family’s old Dell computer to fake apps my friends and I used to “communicate" with our pets in middle school. Now a college student, I'm excited to employ the skills through projects with Depop and Notion into inclusive, impactful design work.

Nice to meet you, I'm Lila! I grew up in Chicago and have been designing things my entire life, from "websites" that were just Word files on my family’s old Dell computer to fake apps my friends and I used to “communicate" with our pets in middle school. Now a college student, I've channeled my passion into more realistic projects with companies like Depop and Notion through contracted partnerships with Berkeley Innovation↗. I'm excited to employ the skills I've accumulated into inclusive, impactful design work.

Lila Cai

is a playful designer originally from Chicago.

㋡ Coming Soon

Currently in my headphones…

Miscellaneous

Outside of design, you can catch me conducting neuroscience research ↗, making Japanese curry↗ , building effective study tools ↗, kayaking ↗, and playing the New York Times Spelling Bee ↗.

Fun fact! I used to have pet jellyfish.

Thanks for stopping by! This site was last updated January 2026 by yours truly :D

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