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The “Me” Space: a Bright Design Gal Studio Workspace in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

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    • May 21, 2023
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    A bright and colourful home workspace in California, US by Christine Maggi from Design Gal Studio
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    Name: Christine Maggi

    Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, US

    Occupation: Freelance Brand, Web, and UX Designer

    Social media: LinkedIn, Twitter

    Website: Design Gal Studio

    Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself

    Hi there!

    I’m Christine, a multi-disciplinary designer from sunny California.

    I run a solo design shop called Design Gal Studio, where I help mission-driven companies look good and win business.

    After working in agencies, in-house corporate environments, and startups over the years, I decided to put all of my brand, web, and UX experience to use for businesses that are doing good in the world.

    A freestanding ladder bookshelf with fiction books, colourful vases, photos, and notebooks

    I believe being a generalist is a strength — and I also enjoy doing #allthethings for my clients 🙂

    While I’m getting my business off the ground as of this February, I’m pretty active on Twitter.

    Feel free to reach out and say hi!

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    Item Model
    Monitor LG Ultrafine 27″ Monitor
    Laptop 16.2″ MacBook Pro
    Headphones Logitech Zone Vibe 100
    Keyboard Apple Keyboard
    Mouse Logitech MX Anywhere
    Chair Fully Iloa Saddle Chair

    It’s always been important to feel like my workspace is “me.”

    I prefer bright and colourful spaces with a lot of light and fun things to look at.

    A corner of the bright and colourful room featuring wall posters with cats, kangaroos, and butterflies

    It’s kind of funny because my work (and wardrobe!) tends to be more minimalist, but my interior design preferences can definitely lean more maximalist, at least when it comes to putting things on a wall.

    My wall has a mixture of thrifted posters, prints, and original artwork.

    I believe it’s at least 75% cat-related.

    I’m definitely a cat lady.

    I’m hoping to swap out some of the older posters for new ones as I get them. Probably more cats.

    A colourful desk setup with an LG Ultrafine monitor, a MacBook Pro laptop, an Apple Magic keyboard, and a Logitech MX 3 mouse

    Furniture-wise, I have my main standing desk with bookshelves on either side.

    I also have a smaller desk against my window that I use as a second setup or for other creative activities like painting or sewing.

    I also have a saddle stool I recently got this year to replace my old office chair — it’s helped my posture a lot!

    My honest review of this weird lil chair I bought to help my posture and sitting pains:

    TL;DR: It works 🧵 pic.twitter.com/Jqyx8WSp9G

    — Christine Maggi (@christinemaggi) April 19, 2023

    My bookshelves are full of things that are fun to look at — books, art supplies, sentimental items, and design-y things.

    What I love about my office is how much natural light it gets.

    Being on the 2nd floor with a big bay window has its perks.

    It can get really hot up there in the summer, though.

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