Design Mentors | Designed.org

2,037 mentors

Tsholofelo Khumalo
Member at Design Leadership Forum
- Branding & Identity
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
With 11 years of experience connecting behavior, emotion, and mindset with digital experiences, 6 of which were primarily focused on UX, even if my title did not reflect this for three of those years. Constraints and a lack of resources, I've discovered, help us to broaden our thinking, which sparks innovative and creative solutions; this is where the juice of great concepts/ideas is extracted. I'm a product design leader with a proven track record of successfully evangelizing design systems and best practices while managing design teams across multiple projects. Collaboration with product management, development, and business owners in agile environments is my strength. I enjoy combining consumer insight, data analytics, user research, and business requirements to create a user-centered design. I also have extensive experience with user testing, including usability, interviews, and surveys.
View profile
Hossein karimi
User Interface Designer at Gearboxone
- Figma
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
I'm a Product Designer with a professional background in Design and a constant quest for growth, personally and professionally.
View profile
Jerry Qin
UX Designer at Gartner
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
Product Designer with a trained eye for what actually works — and the track record to back it up: one recently shipped product drove a 52% YoY increase in engagement. Increasingly focused on building the systems behind design that scales, not just the screens. ────────── • I've looked at enough good and bad design to spot the difference fast: in a product, a flow, or a system. That instinct started early; I've spent years training it sharper, the same patient way anyone trains a model: examples, correction, repeat. In the AI era, anyone can generate design work, but judgment like that is rare. • Relentlessly curious about what's underneath a good outcome: the mechanics, the data, the decision that quietly made it work. I don't just admire it from the front end; I go find out, and let it reshape how I work and live. • Turn dry, unglamorous business requirements into design that converts: prototyping fast, testing early, cutting anything that doesn't earn its place. One example: a feature from early discovery work drove a 52% YoY increase in engagement. That's the bar: not just a clean interface, a measurable result. • None of this happens alone. In practice: co-defining success metrics and hypotheses with product partners, pressure-testing ideas with engineering and research, and explaining the reasoning clearly enough that non-technical stakeholders can champion it too. I'd rather make the people around me sharper than just make my own screens shine — including other designers I mentor along the way. These days, I think the real work isn't designing one screen; it's designing the system underneath it: the framework and patterns that let a team ship good work consistently, and that other teams can pick up and reuse instead of starting from zero. That's the question I ask on every project now: not just "does this work," but "does this scale beyond me." And that's where I want to keep growing. Always learning — happy to compare notes.
View profile
Sibel Veisalova
Freelance Graphic Designer at Storytel
- Data Visualization
- Graphic Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
Hi there. My Name is Sibel and I am graphic designer. My journey in design started in 2012 and it has been a great adventure eve since. I am endlessly curious, a lifelong learner. Some of my areas of interest are graphic design, UI design, infographics, logo design and photography.
View profile
Zulkifli Ghazali
Creative Graphic Designer at Garuda Telecommunication
- Branding & Identity
- Content Design
- Graphic Design
- Marketing Design
Hello, my name is Zulkifli Ghazali I am from Indonesia. Interested in Graphic Design, Brand Identity, Logo Design, Social Media Design, Motion Graphics, Photo, and Videography. All work is made through a long process, from research, sketch, and digitalization to design execution and I want to help friends in Southeast Asia not to patronize but learn together to develop better skills for future success
View profile
Ashley Bright
The Message Fixer at Ashley Bright Presents
- Branding & Identity
- Career Transitions
- Creative Direction
- Entrepreneurship
Hi 👋 I'm Ashley, I've spent over two decades building businesses, leading teams, and helping people communicate in ways that actually move things forward. The throughline in everything I do is the same: clarity beats hustle. Whether I'm building a platform for small business owners or coaching a founder before the biggest pitch of their life, the work is always about cutting through the noise and getting to what matters. // Makertank Makertank is the AI strategic adviser built for small businesses and small teams. We connect to every tool a 1-20-person business already uses, read the data, and tell the owner in plain English what is working, what is not, and exactly what to do next — then make sure they actually implement it. We built this because we lived the problem. Running a small business means you're always reacting, never ahead of it. Makertank is the adviser we needed and couldn't afford. Now we're making it available to every small business that deserves a seat at the table. We're currently building our waitlist and actively seeking angel and pre-seed investment from people who believe small businesses deserve the same strategic advantage as enterprises. // Ashley Bright Presents I've spent 15 years coaching founders, executives, and leaders to communicate with clarity and command — on stage, in the room, and in the pitch. My clients have collectively raised over $50 million, grown companies, and stepped into leadership in ways that changed the trajectory of their businesses. I work 1:1 with founders and leaders who are ready to stop being ignored. I also partner with startups, organizations, and accelerators on a retainer basis.
View profile
Eduardo Feo
Senior Staff UX Designer - Firefox Mobile at Mozilla
- Design Process
- Design Strategy
- Design Thinking
- User Centered Design
For more than 15 years, I've helped organizations transform bold ideas into products that create meaningful business impact and lasting customer value. My work sits at the intersection of product strategy, AI, human-centered design, and exceptional visual craft, creating experiences that are intuitive, trusted, and thoughtfully crafted. Throughout my career, I've partnered with global organizations across consumer, enterprise, healthcare, retail, and privacy-focused industries, helping shape products used by millions of people worldwide. Whether leading design strategy, scaling teams, or driving AI-powered innovation, I believe great design should strengthen both business outcomes and human connections. Having worked across cultures and multidisciplinary teams, I bring a multicultural perspective that helps create products that resonate with people, not just markets. I believe the best ideas emerge from curiosity, empathy, collaboration, and a relentless pursuit of quality. Beyond building products, I'm passionate about building people. I enjoy mentoring designers, speaking at conferences, teaching, and helping the next generation of design leaders grow. Whether collaborating with executive stakeholders, facilitating workshops, or sharing lessons with the design community, I'm driven by a simple belief: great products are created by empowered teams with a shared vision.
View profile
Sharmistha Banerjee
Senior Lead Exp. Designer at Wongdoody
- Accessibility
- Data Visualization
- Design Strategy
- Human Computer Interaction
An enthusiastic experience designer in an IT firm. I am experienced four years in the service design industry. The design normally creates the solution with human-centered design and accessibility. Worked with a multinational company and provided a seamless experience and solutions. Eager to learn new things in design and technology
View profile
Rahul Sanapala
Design Consultant at National Institute of Design
- Branding & Identity
- Product Design
- User Centered Design
Rahul Sanapala is an accomplished architect, designer, and educator passionate about learning through hands-on experience. He holds a master's degree in Design for Retail Experience from NID and a bachelor's degree in Architecture. While at NID, Rahul discovered a love for primitive skill sets, designing and making objects, and working with materials, particularly bamboo. Rahul has worked on various design projects using bamboo, including furniture, products, and structures. He enjoys learning from artisans and designers and sharing his knowledge through teaching space design, working with materials, design fundamentals, research methodology, and design process. Rahul advocates design thinking and enjoys conducting hands-on workshops that challenge participants to think differently about design problems. Before his time at NID, Rahul spent almost three years working with Titan Company Limited as a space planner and designer. He created store identities for Fastrack, Mia, Helios, and Mont Blanc brands. He designed layouts, furniture, fixtures, and interior elements for Fastrack and Mia's store identities in mall formats. Rahul's unique background in architecture and design makes him an excellent educator passionate about sharing his knowledge with others.
View profile
Marcello Povoa
Professor at PUC-Rio
- Career Advice
- Creative Direction
- Design Process
- Human Computer Interaction
I can help others as a mentor in Digital Product Design, a field in which I have successfully worked for over 20 years. I have led the strategy, design, and development of digital products used by millions of people across industries including media, telecom, retail, technology, healthcare, and education. I also bring many years of general management experience, including recruiting and building multidisciplinary teams, managing people, and overseeing financial operations. Selected Experience CEO & Founder, MPP Interativa — an innovative digital product agency with offices in São Paulo and Rio, focused on strategy, UX design, and software development for large-scale, complex digital transformation initiatives for leading corporations in their sectors. Clients: Claro, Ipiranga, Globo, Renner, Bradesco, Coca-Cola, SKY, Oi Telecom, and others. Board Member of Gênesis, a startup ecosystem. Board Advisor to startups. Professor & Academic Coordinator at IAG Business School, PUC-Rio. Director at Globo.com, the digital company of Globo Group — the largest media conglomerate in Latin America. I was hired to structure and launch Globo.com, from its inception through its emergence as a leader in the Brazilian digital market. Director at IconMediaLab (New York). During my tenure, the company was named one of the three best digital agencies in the world by Advertising Age.
View profile
Neil Lee
Associate Director, Product Design (DesignOps) at FreshBooks
- Information Architecture
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
I am a product and UX design leader with over two decades of experience working across a multitude of platforms and disciplines. I am passionate about design education, systems, operations, and process and I am dedicated to the principle that technology must be accessible and usable by everyone.
View profile
Neil Henderson
Product Design Director - UX&D Ops, Design System at FanDuel
- Creative Direction
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- Product Management
From building websites in tables to working with full stack dev teams shipping products to millions of people
View profile
Jeff Russell
Senior Product Designer at Honeycomb.io
- Design Process
- Design Systems
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
Product designer with 20+ years of experience working on real products people use and the systems behind them, across consumer mobile and enterprise SaaS. Focused on complex workflows, consumer products, and design systems.
View profile
Wei Ching Koo
Information Architect at Trimble
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
UX/UI Designer with 10 years of experience in B2B applications web and native apps. Passionate about utilising cognitive science and human behaviour in delivering useful and intuitive designs. I specialise in solving complex business problems and crafting meaningful experiences with beautiful interfaces to help retailers run their business smoothly and improve business performance. I take pride in my creation and I’m highly motivated to take on new challenges. Please do not hesitate to reach out to learn more about my past work or to request a copy of my case study.
View profile
David Dima Ismailov
Director, Product Design - Elastic Security at Elastic
- 3D
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
I am a passionate user experience designer with many years of experience of managing and leading product ideas that are meaningful and enjoyable to users while meeting the business goals. I am driven by curiosity, technologies and passion toward desire to create new and unforgettable experiences, as in computer software same in people lives. The process of researching, solving problems, learning, sharing and communicating is very inspiring me. I believe that UX doesn’t belong to one person in the company, but to everyone, therefore communication and sharing is the key to successful products. VP, Product Design at @cmd_security , Mentor at @lean . Love creative & technical things. #UX #UI #Product #Research #IxD #Marketing #StartUp #Web #CX #VR #AR
View profile
Lorraine Randell
Instructor at Wilfrid Laurier University
- Design Strategy
- Design Thinking
- Interaction Design
- Service Design
I'm a Foresight Practitioner and Systemic Designer who works to develop interventions that help shape new possibilities for the future(s) and that support doing better for multiple generations forward. I have worked as a designer for over 20 years, and have been focused on collaborative creativity and facilitation of group systemic design processes for the last 6 years. I also teach Strategy as an adjunct Professor at OCAD University in Toronto, ON, Canada. Strategic Designer with a demonstrated history of working in social service consulting, non profit, public sector and NGO program development, and executive education. Skilled in community engagement strategy, program development, management, organizational design and communications, group facilitation, research, and Systems Thinking. Strong drive to create value through co-design and human centred approaches. Master’s Degree focused in Strategic Foresight and Innovation from OCAD University.
View profile
Ronak Barhanpurkar
Senior Lead - Experience Design at Wongdoody (Infosys)
- Accessibility
- Development
- Hiring
- User Experience
I am Senior Lead- Experience Designer working with a Multi-national design studio around the globe. I have around 2+ years of experience in this field and have worked with brands like Mercedes Benz, Vanguard, Ikea, Volvo cars, L'Oreal Paris for creating groundbreaking experiences for them. These projects included my efforts right from the strategy phase, discovery client requirements, conducting workshops, stakeholder research and then designing for the real users followed by Usability testing. I have also developed Data Visualisation and Digital Accessibility skills along the way and currently lead the projects and business development that come for these domains in my current organization. I had multiple experiences of mentoring the freshers that join our organization and guiding them through the path of UX during their training period. I have lead team of 3-4 people in my projects and delivered Human experiences. Since I have also taken multiple interviews for the new joinees, I can understand what the recruiters look for while hiring and can guide the people based on my knowledge. I have an high passion and interest to guide people and bring the best out of them.
View profile
Abhishek Bhargava
Co-Founder at Covalent
- Entrepreneurship
- Product Design
- User Research
I've built many products over the past few years, including tools for designers to make them more efficient. I'm running a Y Combinator backed startup and have experimented quite heavily with UI and UX in the past couple years. Building Covalent, a platformless tool that introduces people in communities and organizations to others who are relevant to them, and helps them build meaningful relationships.
View profile
Michael Dumaine
UX Design Engineer at Perspecta
- Interaction Design
- User Centered Design
- User Interface
- Visual Design
My name is Michael, I am currently a working professional in UX Design and Strategy for a company called Revenue River out of Denver Colorado. I began my career as an Industrial Designer and slowly evolved into ergonomics and human factor design, which inevitably evolved into User Experience design!
View profile
Mohammad Maher
Head of UX at Digikala.com
- Design Leadership
- Design Management
- Design Strategy
- Design Thinking
I’m a strategic and data-driven Design Director passionate about shaping the future of digital products through the power of design and AI. I’ve led diverse teams across e-commerce, SaaS, and digital transformation projects in the MENA region — helping brands create smarter, more intuitive, and human-centered experiences. My approach blends creativity with strategy — translating business goals into design solutions that improve performance, boost conversion, and simplify complexity. I believe AI can amplify creativity and decision-making, helping teams think beyond what’s possible today. I’m always eager to sit down for a good cup of coffee (I prefer V60 if you’re curious! Haha! ) and talk about out-of-the-box ideas that could shape what’s next.
View profile
Priyanshi Agrawal
Frontend Developer at https://pedagog.ac/
- Development
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
I'm a Tech enthusiast currently pursuing my b.tech degree in computer science engineering from Medi-Caps University, Indore. I may be an introvert person but I live to explore and take challenges.
View profile
Valinda Chan
Product Design Lead at HubSpot
- Design Leadership
- Design Process
- Mobile Design
- Product Design
Design Lead experienced in driving product vision, solving complex problems, building strong relationships cross-functionally, managing and building strong teams, and defining team processes. Helping people create homes they love.
View profile
Amy Ogg
Senior Product Designer, Design Systems at Therapy Brands
- Career Transitions
- Design Systems
- Product Design
- User Experience
👋 Hi, I'm Amy! 💁🏻‍♀️ I'm a Seattle-based Senior Product Designer, mentor & team builder with 6 years of experience delivering impactful B2B & B2C facing products & innovative solutions across nonprofits, startups, agencies & enterprise level companies in e-commerce & SaaS. I am currently shaping Design Systems in the healthcare / health tech space at my day job, and enjoy providing mentorship & leading UX workshops on the side! As someone who has navigated a career transition, I have worked both as a freelancer as well as in-house designer. I will be happy to guide you on what steps you should take in order to move your design career forward, whether that is breaking into design, navigating promotions, or honing specific skillsets in the design system world, end-to-end design, prototyping, presentations or research! ✨
View profile
Laksmi Pratiwi
Senior Product Designer at Pinhome
- Product Design
- Product Management
- User Research
My background is Interior Design that crashed into UI/UX Design at the 3rd year in uni; and since I then love UI/UX more than the love I could ever give. Interested in social entrepreneurship, data based design, and agile UX thinking. Click here to book my Calendar → https://calendly.com/laksmi-pratiwi/30min
View profile
Amy Demas
Founder & Executive Creative Director at AD & Co. (self Employed)
- Art Direction
- Creative Direction
- Design Leadership
- Graphic Design
Fueled by her talent for assembling and leading valuable creative teams, Amy Demas founded her Los Angeles-based agency, AD&Co. in 2016 to offer clients a more specialized and agile approach to solving their need for innovative brand creative solutions with seamless production and execution. Amy has conceptualized and led the creative vision and marketing communications across every media platform for both recognizable and emerging brands including Target, Victoria’s Secret, Revlon, CVS/pharmacy, EVEREVE, Neocell, Natural Vitality, White House Black Market and Conde Nast. Her creative career has spanned from art directing award-winning JANE Magazine to co-founding and leading a multi-million dollar creative agency that serviced brands CVS/pharmacy, Minute Clinic, West Elm and DC Shoes to spearheading the re-branding of retailer, White House Black Market.
View profile