I blend perspectives to make things work better.I blend perspectives to make things work better.

I bring together visual sensibility, human-centered thinking, and AI fluency to spot opportunities and design experiences that make sense for people and businesses.

Work.

K Factor

UX/UI Designer (solo) · Web app for a wedding and event planning agency · Figma, Claude, React prototype · 2026

Greendocs Experience

UX audit + redesign (solo) · B2B product page, document management software · Figma, Claude, Astro · 2026

Background.

I've been a graphic designer and photographer since 2004. Wedding photography taught me to notice what matters to people, and that's how I approach UX: understand what's valuable to the user and the business, then make it clear in the experience.

2004 — present
UI / Web Designer, independent

Websites and branding for clients including Unimed SC, Hospital Divina Providência and Faccio BSM.

2011 — present
Photographer, Marcelo Andrade Fotógrafo (more ↗)

Documentary photography: observing people under pressure and reading what matters to them.

2026 — present
UX Designer, independent projects

Currently building K Factor, an app for social event planners.

Skills.

Research

  • User research
  • Usability testing
  • Heuristic evaluation
  • Jobs to be done
  • Problem framing
  • Lean UX

Design

  • Information architecture
  • Wireframes & prototyping
  • UI & visual design
  • Design systems
  • Accessibility
  • Art direction
  • Inf. architecture
  • Wireframes
  • Prototyping
  • UI & visual design
  • Design systems
  • Accessibility
  • Art direction

AI in my processAI applied

  • Research synthesis
  • Ideation
  • Coded prototypes
  • Asset creation

Tools

  • Figma
  • Claude
  • Photoshop
  • Lightroom
  • Premiere

Education.

BA in Graphic Design

Univille, Joinville, Brazil
2004, Degree

Photography

London Academy of Radio, Film and TV
2009, Extension

Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design

Google
2024, Course

Google UX Design Certificate

Google
Expected 2027, Certification

UX designer with a photographer’s eye and AI pace.

Portrait of Marcelo Andrade