Hi, I'm Katarzyna - I am a enthusiastic visual designer from Poland, living in Madrid. I have strong UX educational background, work experience in digital design and I am looking to expand my skills in UX/UI product and engineering design.

Me
Highly positive, empathic and professional. I continue on expanding my knowledge through courses, webflow and code tutorials, and keeping myself updated with product design frameworks,  news and patterns. After hours, you can find me running in the park or hiking, and of course - learning Spanish. Oléee! 

Soft Skills

eagerness to learn
teamwork
attention to detail
emphatic
good communication skills
self-discipline

Hard Skills

user research
ux audits, heuristic evaluation
competitive analysis
user flows
customer journey maps
sitemaps
wireframing
prototyping
full UI product design
building and maintaining design systems
usability testing
responsive web design
website design
preparing specs & handovers for devs

Tools

figma, figjam
photoshop
illustrator
indesign
pen & paper
miro
webflow & after effects basics

Work Experience

April 2023 - Now

UX/UI Product Designer

Altalogy / Remote
preparing and leading kick-off calls and workshops with clients

working on design/goals questionnaires for clients before starting the projects

creating key visuals for products and websites

developing user flows, sitemaps, wireframes and prototypes based on market research and client’s needs

building advanced UI kits and design systems, style guidelines and following existing ones

working strategically on the experience of functionalities and features, both new and those already implemented in long-term projects

identifying usability and accessibility problems

working closely with developers and PMs during the lifecycle of projects

providing & receiving feedback
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testing websites and mobile web apps before launch

visual identity (branding), website redesigns
February 2022 - December 2022

Digital Designer, UX/UI

Appetite Creative / Madrid, Spain
creating user flows, sitemaps, wireframes and prototypes based on market research and client’s needs (e.g. websites and web mobile apps)

developing UI kits, style guidelines and following existing ones

UX audits of websites based on heuristic evaluation

participation in calls with clients and kick-off discovery workshops

testing websites and mobile web apps before launch

visual identity (branding), website redesigns
June 2020 - December 2021

Digital Designer, UX/UI

Freelance / Poland
assisting in developing website designs for a variety of projects (e.g. pneumatics, medical care)

creating visual identities and collateral for brands, designing social media and ad assets
October 2019 - May 2020

Graphic Designer, Event Planner

September Group / Wrocław, Poland
creating presentations and design assets for social media, and websites

acquiring & communicating with subcontractors, coordinating events

Education & Courses

February 2023 - Now

Google UX Design

Coursea
February 2023

Digital Skills: User Experience

Accenture
Oct 2019 - June 2021

MA in Visual Communication

University of Wrocław / Wrocław, Poland
Specialisation: Communication Design
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I expanded my knowledge of UX, RWD and visual design. I conducted user research that included e.g. text and content analysis, interviews to identify problems and work on conceptualisation. Later, I worked on e.g. user flows, wireframes and information architecture to bring the ideas into designs and then tested them with users.
Feb 2021 - June 2021

Media & Communcation

University of Bucharest / Bucharest, Romania
Erasmus Exchange
Oct 2016 - June 2019

BA in Visual Communication

University of Wrocław / Wrocław, Poland
Specialisation: Branding

Advancement of knowledge in the field of building a brand, communication design, desk research, graphic design, developing infographics, carrying out qualitative (IDI, FGI, observations) and quantitative (questionnaires, surveys, CAWI) research, developing UX maps, user flows, creating personas, wireframing and prototyping, preparing and presenting presentations for clients.