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Sarah Pierson
Graphic Designer at Freelancer
- Graphic Design
- Lettering
Book design and hand lettering. Clients include HarperCollins Publishers, Disney Hyperion, and Little, Brown and Company
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Fara Ruby Addina
UX Writer at Tokopedia
- Career Advice
- Content Design
- User Experience
I'm a UX writer with 3+ years of experience. I'm passionate about shaping the world-class user experience through language and localization. I will help my mentees to find their purpose in getting into a UX writing career. I do Muay Thai and boxing, craft poetry, and learn how to do stand-up comedy in my spare time.
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Ratta Kidakarn
Product designer, consultant at Thoughtworks
- Branding & Identity
- Career Advice
- Career Transitions
- User Experience
👋I'm Ratta, and currently a Product Designer at ThoughtWorks company. Currently lives in Vancouver, Canada🍁 My expertise in optimizing work processes and a user-centered design approach have enabled me to consistently deliver products that positively impact people's lives. I thrive in cross-cultural, collaborative environments and use my business strategy and data analysis skills to inform my design decisions and drive successful outcomes for the company. 💰 Apart from that, I serve as a mentor at ADPList, where I share my knowledge and experience with individuals worldwide in design and research. This allows me to give back to the community and fulfill my desire to make a positive impact.👩‍🏫
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Martin Kolodziej
Design Mentor at Designed.org
- Branding & Identity
- Web Design
- Webflow
Co-Founder at Receiliart, a brand strategy and digital experience agency that helps purpose-driven companies attract and retain highly profitable customers at scale.
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Danny Setiawan
Founder, Organizer at UXSG
- Instructional Design
- Interaction Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
15+ years of experience in product design and development, empowering product teams to build effective products (valuable for end-users and business) in a lean and efficient way. Danny has worked with established brands such as The Economist, Yahoo!, and MSN as well as startups like GeoCV, Navigine, and Contently. Many UX designers have trouble selling the value of UX to their stakeholders. This is the topic I'm passionate about. WHAT I DO: I help product development leaders optimize retention and conversion by developing their organization's Lean UX/product development capability through consulting and training
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Tirumala Rao Chimpiri
Senior Programmer Analyst at Stony Brook University
- Architecture
- Development
- Product Development Process
- User Testing
Tirumala Rao Chimpiri has 20+ years of experience in IT industry focused on Oracle suite of products. He successfully delivered large and complex projects in Enterprise Applications, and cloud-based applications for varied client base in Higher Education/Public, Financial/Banking (BFSI), HR Services, Manufacturing, Consumer Packaged Food, Telecom, and Transportation & Logistics industries. Tiru is an industry certified professional in the field, with a demonstrated ability in managing software projects involving initiation, planning, execution and closure with proven track record of success in managing complex technical projects, delivering high-quality products on time. He is currently working with Stony brook University as Senior Programmer Analyst with Stony Brook University, and, previously worked with world's fortune 500 multinational organizations such as Oracle, Wipro Ltd, Covansys etc., Tiru is an active contributor to the Information Technology community and my work has been published in science and Information Technology Journals. I am interested in providing mentoring services focused on Oracle, PeopleSoft Technologies, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Applications - Human Capital Management, Finance and Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Performance Management. I would like to guide, and help the individuals looking for help to achieve their goals, enhancing skills related to the programming, problem-solving.
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Abhinav Kochgaway
Project Manager at Deloitte
- Data Visualization
- Design Leadership
- Product Design
Dynamic, hands-on, bilingual Project Manager / Agile Scrum Master with experience managing large enterprise software development projects that meet demanding time restraints and exceed all expectations.Currently handling multiple projects delivery.Out-of-the-box thinker who champions innovative technical solutions to address complex client needs and related business problems, ensuring superior outcomes. Sought for cross-functional expertise in Big Data/Hadoop, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Unix Bash Scripting, AWS Cloud, and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Management. Known as a superb communicator who builds productive stakeholder relationships while leading diverse teams to exceed all performance expectations. Known as a superb communicator who builds productive stakeholder relationships while leading diverse teams to exceed all performance expectations.
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Mais Jan
Design Team Lead at Halo Lab
- Graphic Design
- Motion Design
- User Interface
- Web Design
My name is Mais, and im UI/UX designer, and web designer. Im study its all by myself and can help to junior or middle designers with my experience. And tell them about my steps at designer work. How I start and how a do it!
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Ida Di Bernardo
Service Design Manager at Credit Agricole Italia
- Consulting Advice
- Design Process
- Psychology
- Service Design
Service Design Manager at Crédit Agricole Italia | Choice Architecture and Behavioral Economics enthusiastic
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Landon Blake
President & Senior Land Surveyor/Land Planner at Redefined Horizons
- Cartography (Map Making)
I'm a land surveyor and cartographer interested in graphic design. I use mostly open source tools for graphic design. I'm handy with Inkscape and Scribus.
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Sanmid Anavkar
Senior Product Designer at Citrix
- Design Critique
- Design Strategy
- Enterprise Design
- Product Design
My name is Sanmid Anavkar and I have joined as a Senior Product Designer for the Citrix BU. I am excited to use my skills and experience at Designed. I am highly collaborative and eager to learn about people and their experiences.
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Eddie James
Senior Design Researcher at Microsoft
- Career Advice
- Information Architecture
- Mobile Development
- User Experience
I’m a Senior UX Researcher at Microsoft on a mission to redefine how the world writes—without losing the human stories, emotions, and ownership at the heart of every document. I work on Microsoft Word, Copilot, and the broader Office ecosystem—tools used by billions across every language, industry, and corner of the world. Whether someone is shaping a business case, defending an idea, crafting a proposal, or capturing a personal moment, writing is fundamentally storytelling and persuasion. It’s how people make sense of their world, influence others, and express who they are. As AI becomes a creative partner, I’m driven by a central question: How do we harness the power of Copilot and agentic AI while ensuring writing stays truly human—reflecting a person’s story, voice, intent, and identity? I explore how people can use AI to amplify their thinking, not replace it; how Copilot can help them write faster without losing authenticity; and how users can still feel, at the end of the process, “This is mine. This is my story. These are my ideas.” My work focuses on building AI-First research methods that shape the future of writing and document creation. I develop new approaches using agentic workflows, synthetic users, and AI-driven insights to accelerate research and uncover patterns we couldn’t see before. But I center everything in the real motivations, anxieties, and aspirations behind why people write. Because as powerful as Copilot becomes, writing is still deeply human. It is personal. It is cultural. It is persuasive. And for many, it is the primary way they are understood in the world. My goal is to ensure that AI doesn’t turn writing into something generic or machine-made—but instead becomes a partner that helps people think more clearly, express themselves more confidently, and tell their stories more powerfully. I believe AI should expand—not erase—the human voice. And I believe UX Research must lead this transformation: making writing with AI feel agentic, authentic, and deeply owned by the users who depend on Word every day.
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Maria Pereda
Director of Product Design at HubSpot
- eCommerce
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
Experienced design leader and mentor with over 15 years of experience in settings including large, mature product organizations, high-growth SaaS start-ups, and agencies. Deep domain experience in fintech, ecommerce, and edtech Demonstrated track record of managing and scaling teams, while developing research practices to enhance customer understanding and drive an efficient Agile product development process. Well known for a continual focus on team building, collaboration, and inclusive culture by building strong relationships between design, product, and engineering organizations.
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Ravi Srimukunda
User Experience Architect at Tavant
- Information Architecture
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Research
I am an experienced designer and UX Researcher with the privilege of observing more than 600 users during their interactions with a variety of software and hardware products in multiple domains such as Banking, E-commerce (B2B, C2C, & B2C), Enterprise, and ERP.
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Oluwatobi Fisayo
UX Designer at Omnia
- Development
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- Visual Design
I‘m a Product Designer with over six years of design experience, I help businesses design seamless and functional product experiences for their customers. My superpower is a relentless drive to keep solutions simple and easy to use. I create a better experience for people . As far as my professional life goes I have been a designer since 2014. Started out as a graphic designer, and I currently work as a product designer for a tech-based maritime and logistics company here in Lagos Nigeria. During the years, I worked in different design roles in various industries. I‘m a Product Designer with over six years of design experience, I help businesses design seamless and functional product experiences for their customers. My superpower is a relentless drive to keep solutions simple and easy to use. I create a better experience for people.
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Hossein karimi
User Interface Designer at Gearboxone
- Figma
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
I'm a Product Designer with a professional background in Design and a constant quest for growth, personally and professionally.
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Kemal Demirpolat
UI Designer at King
- 3D
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- Sketch
Hi there! I am Kemal. A motivated ambitious UI/UX designer with the ambition of smart and eye-candy solutions. I am specialized in digital products. Mobile Games, UX/UI, Design Systems, Technical Artistry with Unity 3D, and Prototyping Interactive Products are my strong suits.
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Luke Beard
Investor at SpaceX
- Branding & Identity
- Product Design
- Storytelling
Designer Co-founder @exposure & leading design and creative at @voyage. Professional internet pal. Take photos, build products.
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Ghazaleh Soroush
Product Design Lead at Snapp!
- Design Leadership
- Design Thinking
- Product Management
- Team Building
Product Design Manager @Snapp (Snapp.ir)
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Andy Witt
Co-Founder, Leader of the Advance Team and Cultivate Labs at Anthem, Inc.
- Creative Direction
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
I launched and lead an advanced research and experience design team for the health insurance company BlueCross BlueShield (HCSC). Previously, I was a product designer at global design agency Huge, where I helped pioneer the future of McDonald's end-to-end, cross-channel, digital, and restaurant experience. I'm launching and leading an advanced research and design team for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, the largest for-profit managed health care company in the BCBS Association and 23rd on the Fortune 500. I joined Anthem from Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), where I was similarly recruited to launch and lead an advanced research and design team for the largest customer-owned health insurance company in the U.S. Before helping actualize and accelerate health care's institutional transformation from within through design, I led product design at global design agency Huge, where I pioneered the future of McDonald's end-to-end, cross-channel, digital and restaurant experiences. EXPERTISE Direction: Design, Product Research: Exploratory, Generative, Formative, Summative Strategy: Business, Brand, Service, Design, Content Product Design: Interaction, Visual, Motion, Design System, Copy Ops: ResearchOps, DesignOps Team-Building : Hiring, Mentoring
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Luke Illidge
Group Design Manager at Deliveroo
- Design Systems
- Design Thinking
- Development
- Inclusive Design
Hey 👋🏻 I’m Luke. A design leader based in Manchester. I've worked in varied roles from starting my craft as designer no.1 in a successful startup through to consultancy and managing UX teams in-house. I enjoy a complex situation, every thread feels like unlocking tens of problems. Where strategy, tactics, people, and product - all come into play to envisage and deliver a better situation (and importantly! experience for people). Talk to me about anything you feel I can help with! Some areas I've found particular joy in are: • Influencing product strategy • Advocating design thinking • Developing people and teams • Design system development • Progressing inclusive design standards
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Ahmad Magdi
Product Designer at ZealPay
- Product Design
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
Professional with hands-on experience in user experience design, and digital product design. Previously worked for several international tech companies from all over the world designing mobile apps, websites, SaaS products, big data visualizations, and blockchain-related products. Passionate about creating functional and minimalistic products, that bring solutions and value to people. Minimalist with a never-ending hunger for knowledge.
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Ariane Ayumi
UX Designer at Alone
- User Experience
I'm Brazilian, but I'm currently living in Berlin. I'm currently studying UX, but I'm getting ready to offer a lot to the community soon.
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Kumar Jayaraman
Principal Product Designer at Dell Technologies
- Interaction Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
- User Research
User experience design lead with 15+ years of experience in designing complex transactional desktop products, web and mobile applications. Creativity, innovation and simplicity are the key driving factors of my vision to create superior design solutions through User-Centered design process. User experience professional with over 18 years of experience in designing complex desktop products, web/mobile applications and services for e-commerce, education institutions, online payments, financial services, capital markets and hedge funds. Creativity, innovation and simplicity are the key driving factors of my vision to create superior designs. I’ve invested ample time researching & analyzing users’ mindset & behavior which would help clients identify & understand their audience aptly and navigate their focus to achieve business goals by building a compelling design solution through user-centered design process. My association with some of the blue chip companies as Principal UX Designer, UX Program and Project Manager, UX Mentor, UX Manager, UX/UI Designer, Information Architect, Interaction Designer, Web Designer, Graphic Designer and Animator has further added to my learning & experience in User experience design over the years. Specialization: UX Program & Project Management, User Experience, User Interaction, User Interface, Information Architecture, Web & Mobile Application Design, Requirement Gathering, Conceptualization, Design Documentation, Prototyping, Usability / User Testing, Graphic Design, Video Editing, Animation, Lean UX, Agile, CDI, Cross Functional Team Collaboration, Team Building and Mentoring.
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Neha Jattu
Design Lead at frog
- Creative Direction
- Design Management
- Portfolio Review
- User Experience
Hi! I am Neha Jattu, a multidisciplinary creative passionate about people, design, and all the intersections in between. While the engineer in me tries to discover rationale in design, the designer in me is obliged to comprehend human conduct and needs. I specialise in Visual design. In my 13+ years of designing journey, I have been involved in creating engaging products for a wide variety of industries from finance, education, healthcare, fashion to technical and complex engineering products.
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