About Nilson Gaspar

I'm Nilson Gaspar, a multidisciplinary digital product designer with 12 years of experience designing for web and mobile platforms. My interest in design started way back in my teenage years when I first discovered that I could make my own illustrations and color them in.

Somewhere along the line, learning Photoshop from a magazine's demo CD, I quickly got interested in Adobe Illustrator and everything vectors had to offer. It was during these times of early design exploration that I started co-founding an art forum with some online friends, where we would share our works and ideas.

This also initiated the learning process regarding HTML and CSS. Love and curiosity about video games took me to design and code my first video game using the Mugen engine.

I studied Communication Design at the Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies in Lisbon. Over time, I have been developing skills and learning to deliver, in a meaningful and friendly way, digital products. My enthusiasm would be in blending creative minds with technology in designing solutions that enhance user experiences.

My main motivation as a designer is to add value to businesses by providing teams with a better understanding of customers and ease in making smart choices. I extract meaningful conclusions from the study of customer feedback and stakeholders to design best-in-class solutions to complex problems, always making sure that the spotlight is on user needs.

I design scalable interfaces and interactions while contributing to and refining our design system in a way that upholds consistency and quality across all our products.

Always on the lookout for ways to enhance user experience, I continuously and proactively identify and prioritize areas of product improvement through a design lens. I work hand-in-hand with designers to lead the design process for core product experiences in improving the quality and coherence of the design. In a role like this, strategic collaboration is crucial.

I collaborate with cross-functional teams, conduct research, and develop design strategies in order to achieve the product goals and drive innovation.

I come up with high-quality design solutions that maintain the design system, allowing a seamless user experience. I also refine existing patterns with my expertise.

Shipping and measurement are key parts of the process. I work meticulously to ensure designs are translated into code well by closely collaborating with engineering, and I define and track success metrics to measure the impact of my work.

As part of this, I would regularly help mentor and guide junior designers to really foster their skills and grow in their careers through consistent learning. What drives me is the possibility to build impactful software that makes a difference, and I am quite excited to bring my skill and enthusiasm to your team.