你好，我叫

I was born and raised in China. When I was 19, I dragged a giant suitcase out of a plane that landed in Seattle. Alone, foreign, and barely speak English, but I was able to learn, adapt, and grow 🌱 . 

10 years later, people thought English was my first language. I broke out of my shell, got 3 design degrees (with honor 😉 ), and found my voice as a UX designer. I think life is great, and I’m here for more adventures.

February 2021, I founded UX Aglow (now Glow Up Web Design) and joined Wix Partner. With another designer’s help, we work with Wix, WordPress, and Squarespace, providing quality web services and graphic design with UX in mind. 💪💪💪 Amazing passion leads to amazing growth. We are now a 4 people team and look forward to help any passionate business owners in need. 

In the past few years, we have worked with many small business owners, nonprofit organizations and government entities around the US. We love what we do, helping businesses launch, grow and succeed with the best UX practices. 🏆

Design to Make a Difference

When I was about seven, our household can finally afford hot showers. While everyone was excited about the brand new heating system, I wondered why the water came out extremely cold, then hot, and finally the desirable temperature. To visualize what was causing this, I took the water system apart in my mind.

I turned the water on and off several times to watch and listen how the control box acts. I realized that it uses fire to heat water. When the fire ignites, the water gets overheated, causing the temperature to spike high. The water in the shower head was never heated, so it came out cold, and followed by the overheated water. Gallons of water were wasted due to unusable temperature.

Being the geeky designer myself, I never forgot my childhood trouble and came up with a solution that saves water and hid tangly tubes.

Fun Facts

  • I’ve never met a ramen I don’t like.
  • My new obsession is hiking and stargazing. 
  • I have built and collected 20+ metal earth models.
  • IKEA furniture assembly? call me, I’ll help!
  • I can make impressions on animals. Fan-favorite is the horse.
  • I am afraid of butterflies. 
  • I once sang Heal The World in front of 500+ people. 
  • After 2 years of fashion school, I can operate sewing machines.
  • I do “professional iPhone photography”, and I challenge my husband who has a “real” camera.
  • I’m a wanted plant killer, no matter how hard I try, my plants die. : (

What Others Say

“Arguably the best in the business. Gloria is meticulous, focused and pays attention to the best way to position your product, services and company. She consistently delivers high end results and her attention to detail is second to non. She takes the time to understand the project and your goals to create your true vision. Very gifted and highly recommend.”

Web & Graphic Design: Anguilla Service Trips | Teen World Open | Beach Tennis & Pool | Blissful Anguilla T3

— Olivia Ricchi | COO & Parental User Experience Executive | Tennis Central Corp.

“Gloria, you not only outdid yourself, you exceeded all expectations. You are authentic, well versed, industrious, and painstaking loyal to your customers. This was a difficult project and your vision was perfect You always made me feel so valued and because of that I am grateful everyday that our paths came together. I feel so fortunate to have had the jewel as the principal on this project. I am forever grateful.”

Web & Graphic Design: Kozie Clothes

— Susan Donohoe | Pediatric Occupational Therapist & Business Owner | Kozie Clothes

“I cannot be happier with Gloria’s work on building our website. Gloria was very thorough, always responding to my questions in a rapid way. She understood what I wanted to appear in my website and assisted me brilliantly. I thank her for her professionalism and her kindness. I highly recommend her for any website design.”

Web Design: Ma Petite Pâtisserie

— Sandra Bonhomme-Gilliam | French Bakery Chef & Business Owner | Ma Petite Pâtisserie

“Gloria was wonderful to work with from start to finish. She made sure to understand what I was envisioning for our business website before excuting. She was always open to any feedback I have to give and was quick to respond any time I had a question. It’s been months since our website was launched and I consistently receive compliments on our website! “

Web Design: It’s All in the Details

— Emily Bernard | Event planner & Business Owner | It’s All in the Details

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