UI/UX Design Fundamentals
Design products people love. Learn UX research, wireframing, and prototyping with Figma.
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Maria Santos
Product Design Mentor for UX and Learning Experiences
Senior Product Designer at Studio North • Manila
UX DesignProduct StrategyDesign SystemsFrontend UX
Maria mentors designers and frontend developers who want stronger product intuition. She focuses on research synthesis, interface clarity, conversion-aware UX, and creating learning products that feel polished instead of generic. 8 years of experience at leading design studios.
Published courses: 3
Learners mentored: 1
Languages
EnglishFilipinoSpanish
Online Presence
Education
{'id': 'edu_maria_1', 'institution': 'University of the Philippines', 'degree': 'Bachelor of Fine Arts', 'field': 'Graphic Design', 'startDate': '2014', 'endDate': '2018', 'description': 'Summa Cum Laude'}
{'id': 'edu_maria_2', 'institution': 'General Assembly', 'degree': 'Certificate', 'field': 'User Experience Design', 'startDate': '2019', 'endDate': '2020', 'description': 'Intensive UX/UI bootcamp'}
Certifications
{'id': 'cert_maria_1', 'title': 'Certified Product Designer (CPD) - Interaction Design Foundation', 'issuer': 'Interaction Design Foundation', 'issueDate': '2021-03', 'expiryDate': 'No expiry', 'credentialId': 'IDF-CPD-2021-001', 'credentialUrl': 'https://www.interaction-design.org/'}
{'id': 'cert_maria_2', 'title': 'Google UX Design Professional Certificate', 'issuer': 'Google', 'issueDate': '2022-08', 'expiryDate': 'No expiry', 'credentialId': 'GOOGLE-UX-2022-001', 'credentialUrl': 'https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-ux-design'}
Projects
E-Learning Platform Design System
Created comprehensive design system with 150+ components for educational platform. Improved development speed by 40% and ensured consistent user experience across 5 products.
Design SystemUX/UIFigmaComponent Library
Published Courses
Design Systems from Scratch
Create consistent, scalable design systems that teams love to use.
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Graphic Design Essentials
Master design fundamentals and creative suite tools.
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