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Hey 👋 I’m Daniela,

a product designer 🦄. Ten years of fixing tangled software and I still get unreasonably excited about a good empty state.

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Case studies

web app

Four messaging systems, one inbox.

Consolidating four fragmented messaging systems into a single, intuitive platform. Helping schools and parents connect without the friction of managing multiple tools.

in progress…

web app

mobile app

Flexible theming for a growing product suite.

A unified theming system to improve consistency and drastically reduce design debt.

web app

mobile app

Designing a robust form system.

An end-to-end redesign shaped entirely by user research and accessibility needs. Built to untangle complex data collection and genuinely support real school workflows.

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Pet projects

Deep dives nobody asked for. No stakeholders, no roadmap. Just a brief I set myself and far too long spent on the wee details.

Web e-commerce

Visual Design

Design System

CeX UI redesign

A UI-first exploration to declutter the interface and structure the browsing experience.

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Vegan food delivery redesign

A complete visual overhaul and scalable token system for a local food delivery app.

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Mobile app

Design System

Visual design

in progress…

A modern hiking app

Transforming complex outdoor data into a sharp, intuitive mobile experience ready for the Scottish Highlands.

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Mobile app

Prototyping

End-to-end

in progress…

Let’s build something people genuinely enjoy using.

Always happy to talk shop: design systems, tangled products, or whatever you're building. Even if it's just to argue about spacing.

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Designing cool stuff, one pixel at a time since '14.

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