Kael is a Product Designer who has worked for U.S.-based Silicon Valley-caliber startups while being based in the Philippines.
He specializes in user interface & experience design, building design systems, design QA, interaction design, designing for accessibility and building interactive prototypes in Figma while directly working with company stakeholders.
In his free time, he writes fiction and comic books, one of which has earned him an award as a Best Writer during Komiket Awards 2019 in Quezon City, Manila for his short horror comic, Darahug #1.
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Skills & Services
Interface Design
Bringing your ideas to life using modern visual design practices and principles for web and mobile applications.
User Experience Design
Making it easier for users to use your product, increasing conversion rate and product retention.
Animated Prototypes
Quickly build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) in the form of interactive animated prototypes to show clients and stakeholders your idea in its early stages without having to invest too much on development.
Design Systems
Building efficient libraries of visual components that can easily be managed and modified.
Interaction Design
Designing micro-interactions for UI elements that communicate the necessary visual feedback properly to users.
Design Q.A.
Making sure design-to-code implementation is following product brand and design guidelines as accurately as possible down to the smallest pixel.
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Design Philosophy
Knowing your users is knowing your product.
Design around user needs
Pinpointing your users’ needs early on in the planning stages of your product is paramount to creating an excellent development pipeline experience. Focus on designing around user-driven data.
Accuracy
Be meticulous in making sure every single pixel follows brand and design guidelines upon develop-ment, implementation and during post-launch.
Communication & Clarity
Consistent back and forth com-munication between designers, engineers, and stakeholders is essential to lessen development friction.
Functional doesn’t mean ugly
People will want to use a product that not only works, but also a product they think looks modern and aesthetically pleasing.
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Client Feedback
Its great to have finally found a UX/UI pro who doesn't just know how to use a system but has insightful creativity, he doesn’t just follow instructions; he enhances concepts with pixel-perfect designs that elevate the final product.
Stephen Dale
Vendorapp.co | CEO & Founder
