Every project is a conversation

I listen carefully, design intentionally, and build with care.

Experience

Education

Master’s in Graphic Design

Recognition

Featured in Wallpaper*, Dezeen, and Portuguese architectural publications.

Collaboration

Worked with multidisciplinary teams across UX, education, research, technology, and creative projects.

Practice

15+ years of experience in graphic design, visual communication, education, and UX/Product Design

The Beginning

My journey into Product Design didn’t begin with a screen, it began with people.

My background started in Graphic Design, where I learned to think visually, communicate ideas, and understand how small design decisions can shape the way people see and experience something. Over the years, I also became an educator, teaching art and design and working with people of different ages, backgrounds, and ways of thinking.

Teaching taught me something that design school couldn’t: there is rarely one way to understand a problem. I learned to listen, observe, ask better questions, and find different ways to make something complex feel simple and approachable.

As I moved into UX, I found a natural connection between everything I had been doing. Research gave me a way to understand people more deeply; design gave me the tools to turn those insights into solutions; and my experience as an educator taught me to always consider how people learn, interact, and make decisions.

Today, I bring these experiences together as a Product Designer combining visual thinking, curiosity, research, and empathy to turn complex problems into clear, meaningful experiences. The path wasn’t a straight line and that’s exactly what shaped the way I design today.

Design Philosophy

I see UX design as a bridge between people, technology, and business. Like turning a complex map into a clear path, I look beyond what users see to understand what they need, where they struggle, and what keeps them moving forward. I believe the best experiences remove unnecessary friction rather than add more features. Like a well-designed path, good UX quietly guides people from where they are to where they want to go.

For me, design is not just about making something look good. It is about understanding people, uncovering the real problem, and creating clarity where there is complexity. When user needs and business goals are aligned, design becomes more than an interface it becomes a bridge between people and possibility.