About me

Hello, I'm Joana Cardoso

Senior Product Designer with 10+ years of experience with a multimedia background. Born in Portugal but currently based in the Netherlands. I value human connection, vulnerability, balance, equity & growth.

With a wide range of experience across different industries, I enjoy turning complex problems into simple solutions. I have an analytical mindset, with a keen eye for detail and a huge balance between creativity and structure.

As a designer with a multimedia background and programming skills, I am especially equipped to act as a bridge between design and dev teams, avoid problems before they even exist, and make informed choices fast.

I strive to be a good designer and a good coworker for everyone who crosses my professional path, I like to transmit my knowledge to younger designers and help them thrive.

When I’m not trying to solve problems through design you can find me exploring nature with my dog, playing football, watching series and movies, eating, traveling, drawing or having random conversations with people.

My life goal is to be always a compassionate, open-minded, and approachable human being.

A bit about me in spatial UI Design made with Figma <3

Knowledge & Skills

Lead Design Strategy, AI in the design process, User Research, UI Design, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Design Systems, Prototyping, Data Visualization, Collaborate with Developers, PM’s & Stakeholders

Other: HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, Agile methodology, Scrum/Kanban

Tools

Figma, Cursor, Claude, Notion, GitHub, Slack

Other: Sketch, Miro, Adobe XD, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Framer, Jira

Experience

Currently working as Senior Product Designer at Elastic

May 2024 - Current . Remote 🇳🇱

Design can be art
Design can be aesthetics
Design is so simple,
that’s why it is so complicated.
Paul Rand