Methods and leadership practices I apply to elevate products beyond visuals.

UI Guidelines and Design Systems

I lead through mentorship, workshops, and cross-team facilitation — aligning design with business goals and helping teams ship higher-quality work together.

Leadership Activities

I build scalable UI guidelines and design systems that keep products and teams consistent — reducing design debt and letting designers and developers move faster without re-deciding the same patterns twice.

User Testing

I plan and run user testing early to validate decisions before they reach production, rather than after launch.

Personas & Interviews

I build personas and run interviews to ground design decisions in real user needs rather than assumptions.

Usability & Accessibility

I treat usability and accessibility as design requirements, not final-pass checks — auditing against real user behavior and accessibility standards.

Design Tools

Figma, Adode XD, Invision, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator.

Soft Skills

Leadership, time management, empathy, openness to criticism, decision-making, teamwork, creativity

Hard Skills

Mobile UX/UI, Prototyping, Brand Identity Design, Design Thinking, Complex UX Architecture, Web Design

I strive to improve the world and become a part of something significant

C2 English level

B2 Portuguese level

I can run a team (as Principal / Team Lead) or as a single designer

About me

Let's connect!

adolphina13@gmail.com