I’m Adriana Leites, UI Designer with a passion for coding and a background in branding, sun seeker, curious mind and consistency advocate. I enjoy crafting digital experiences that balance storytelling, simplicity and accessibility.
You can check my portfolio in this Notion page.
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With a strong eye for detail and a curious mind, I’m currently specialising in user interface design and interested in front-end development and web accessibility.
I've been working both as freelancer and as part of multidisciplinary teams, where I've got the chance to help a startup from the concept to the product launch, and small businesses getting its services and products presented in tailor-made websites.
My journey started back in 2011, when I was finishing my degree in Digital Arts & Multimedia and I was invited by my teacher Tiago Pedras to work at his web design studio under his mentoring.
In September 2012, I decided to complement my studies with a degree in Communication Design. And right after that, in 2014, I co-founded a design and animation studio, Snack Studio, alongside my brother Nuno Leites and my friend Carlos Meinedo, that we ran until 2017.
In 2018, I decided to go back to my old passion, the web field, and invested in upgrading my skills and learning new ones. In 2019, I finished a Front-end Development course at EDIT. and I started working as freelance UI designer and developer. I also worked as UI designer and front-end developer at esad—idea during some months of 2021.
In my design process, I highly value research, usability, consistency, quality and iteration. I'm also a strong advocate of designing with and for real content. And I believe in collaborating and sharing as a mean to grow and achieve great results.
Apart from my design career, I co-founded and got involved in two cultural projects: FIS · Festival Internacional de Solos (2015 – 2021) and Marácula – Cultural Association (2013 – 2018).
If I'm not designing, coding or learning new things, I'm probably seeking for a sunny place in nature or gathering with some friends around a table with good wine and food.
🌞 I’m a sun seeker and nature lover.
🏠 I'm currently living in Aver-O-Mar, Póvoa de Varzim, a coastal town in Porto area.
🦉 I have a thing for owl shaped objects.
🧘♀️ I started a meditation routine in March 2022 with the help of Medito app.
🔭 I'm fascinated by the outer space imagery.
🍷 I really enjoy a glass of quality Port wine.
✒️ I love collecting honest and meaningful quotes.
🎭 I was part of an amateur theatre group at high school and it had a great impact on who I am today.
🛍️ I'm saying no to fast fashion and trying to buy more consciously, since 2020.
I'm available for full-time job opportunities or just for a nice chat. Feel free to get in touch!
📎 Resume
✏️ Behance