“Sophie is a talented visual designer who can create the big picture concept as well as work out the details of a strong user-experience. She has many years of design experience under her belt and shares ideas and feedback generously with her team. I had the pleasure of working with her at Penguin Random House as her manager and benefited from her keen eye for stand-out work, and quick skills for getting things done!”
—Sara Swartz, Sr. Art Director

“Sophie is a natural design talent and a joy to work with. No matter what you throw at her, she delivers beautiful and functional results. She has a great sense of humor and collaborative spirit, and I wouldn't hesitate to put her on any design team! Everyone loves Sophie!”
—Dan Vecchitto, Game Developer, UI/UX Designer

“In my 15+ years at Penguin Random House, Sophie proved to be one of the most innovative and creative designers I worked with. She's clever, completes projects quickly and is fun person to have on your team. In our deadline driven environment she shines in part due to her dedication, vision and experience (& patience) collaborating with all types of stakeholders. Also, her analytical skills and flexibility are remarkable; thus, giving any team, with her as a member, a clear advantage.”
—Cheryl Herman, Marketing Director

“I worked with Sophie for many years at Living Language/Random House. She was one of the principle designers for my imprint, which created language learning content and published it in everything from book and audio to online course and app. Sophie was instrumental in creating and maintaining a brand identity and carrying it over to new UI as we expanded our content to more and more digital channels. I've always been impressed with Sophie's talent and creativity as a designer, as well as her ability to work with non-designer editorial types and other stakeholders in content development. That can be a dynamic relationship, and Sophie was always able to unify the various visions to create a solid design or UI. Not least of all, she was always a great pleasure to work with, and I remember my many years working with her very fondly.”
—Christopher Warnasch, Publishing Director

“I worked with Sophie for nearly two decades at Penguin Random House, and her approach to design was always flexible, creative, accurate, and unique. She approached every project with each of these skills, and collaborated well with our editorial team to create the best outcome for anything we happened to be working on, with each of their unique needs, from book covers to apps. Her personality is infectious, making her a joy to see in the office.”
—Zan McQuade, Editor

“Sophie is one of the most creative and innovative designers I have worked with, in my more than 30 years in magazine and book publishing. Her analytical skills in approaching new projects are exemplary: she instinctively asks questions of stakeholders that get them to think deeply and in new ways about what they are asking for from design. In presenting her work, she is clear and forthright in explaining her reasoning and does so in a way that nondesigners understand and appreciate. She inspires stakeholders and her colleagues in design to think about their projects in new ways. And she is consistently interested in using new tools available in her field. She is dedicated, thoughtful, and quick in completing projects, often delivering work ahead of schedule. And in a deadline-laden environment, her sense of humor is welcome. I highly recommend her.”
—Linda Schmidt, Director of Project Management

“Sophie and I worked together shipping apps to help people learn new languages. She made our apps beautiful and easy to use. She's fast, contributes to product ideas, and fun to work with. Get her on your team!”
—Gautam Banerjee, Director, Project Management

“Sophie Chin is a fantastic art director - we worked together on printed and digital instructional programs for language learning. She combines an understanding of the vision for the product, clear execution and a playful spirit. She is very adaptable to the needs of the project and willing to operate at multiple levels if necessary in a smaller team environment.”
—Vas Kottas, Project Manager