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Leonor Guimarães

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UX/UI Designer

Biography

UX/UI Designer committed to inclusive design. Enjoys blending creative thinking and analytical insights. Experience in qualitative research, usability testing and translating user insights into actionable design recommendations.

Skills

Roles

  • Basic
  • Basic

Work Experience

2024 – 2025

Design Generalist Intern

Miguel Rito, Unipessoal LDA

Designed and implemented e-commerce websites using Figma and WordPress, prioritizing user-centered design principles to ensure accessibility for target users.
Conducted user research, persona development and usability testing.

2023 – 2023

Research Assistant

Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (Barcelos, Portugal)

Conducted research on inclusive design for low literacy users. Effectively translated findings into actionable design guidelines
Designed the website for the ECO research project using Figma.
Conducted usability tests using qualitative methods, identifying users pains and key improvement points.

Education

2021 – 2023

Masters

Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave

Digital Design

Course work included user-centered design, research methodologies and interface design

Developed skills in Figma, HTML/CSS, JavaScript and Vue.js

2017 – 2021

Multimedia Fine Arts

Faculty of Fine Arts

Fine Arts

Developed strong visual communication and design skills
Gained experience in web design (HTML,CSS, JavaScript) and Adobe Creative Suite
Course work included drawing, illustration, art history and animation.