Sr. Community Specialist @ Zapier | Founder of Floxies Community | Building D.A.M.N. awesome Discord communities

Passionate community builder and tech enthusiast, I have successfully transitioned from working as a primary school teacher to becoming a tech leader, leveraging my skills in UX/UI design and Webflow development.

As the Founder of the Floxies Community, I've created an empowering platform for over 1500 women in UX/UI design and Webflow development. Our weekly "Wonder Wednesdays" live events provide our members with valuable insights from industry experts, fostering a vibrant and supportive learning environment.

In addition to Floxies, I work as the Community Manager for NoCodeOps, where I've built a thriving community centered around no-code operational solutions.
Our weekly live events bring in thought leaders from the no-code space, further enhancing the knowledge and skills of our community members.

My unique blend of creativity, technical skills, and community-focused approach has not only allowed me to build and nurture these communities but has also established me as a thought leader in the tech space.

I’m continuously seeking out new ways to grow and optimize our communities, fostering a culture of learning and mutual support. I believe in the transformative power of communities and the limitless potential they hold for individual growth and industry innovation.

In my free time, I enjoy playing the piano, playing soccer and playing video-games
(yes, I love playing in general! 😜).

I am also a proud member and Ambassador at Women TechMakers.

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Claudia Cafeo 🏳️‍🌈

Piccia Neri

Aligned Consulting Group

Accessible Design Lead

IEM Digital Business School

Teacher

Your product needs an accessible UI and a user flow that touches the sweet spot where the needs of your customer and those of your business happily meet. 

Your business needs a website or app that's functional, accessible, beautiful, creative – and that converts.

You run an agency and need an accessible design lead with a creative background to come in on a project.

You have a team that needs training on UX and/ or accessible design. 

You need an engaging speaker on accessible design. 

You have found the perfect fit: I can lead, train, mentor the design team for any digital project, following a UX process and making sure the design and content are built accessibly (I will need your cooperation for this!). 

Research proves that beautiful things are perceived to work better: I bring my experience as a creative designer and artist who believes that accessibility can be creative, as well as beautiful. 

I am hands-on in most design packages, currently enthralled by Figma and its collaborative approach.

UX & Accessible Design lead, consultant & speaker

I present talks and workshops internationally on accessible design, UX and creative design.

As a Cloudways Maverick, for about 3 years every week I hosted webinars with industry guests & conducted UX/UI reviews.

My most recent live appearance was at UX Copenhagen 2023 with the talk: Visible, Beautiful, Creative and Accessible. Purchase a pass to view it: https://bit.ly/uxc2023

In February 2023, I was at WordCamp Asia 2023, a conference with 1799 people in attendance. Watch my talk here: https://www.youtube.com/live/yydcyq59FKU?feature=share&t=15834

Here is me talking WordCamp Europe 2022 in Porto, a conference with over 2000 attendees. https://videopress.com/v/chszf5wz

I also spoke in Spanish last year, at WordCamp Valencia 2022. 
https://videopress.com/v/Ho58dEFO
(also in Irún) 

TALKS IN 2021: 
Many online appearances.

TALKS in 2020:
WordPress London, January 2020
WordSesh APAC 2020
Agency Transformation Live 2020
WP Agency Summit 2020

TALKS in 2019:

WP Agency Summit 2019 & 2020
The Great WP Summit 2019
WordCamp Granada 2019
WordCamp New York City 2019
Agency Transformation Live, Wellinborough, April 2019
WordCamp London, April 2019
TYPO3 Venlo, March 2019
WordCamp Nordic, March 2019

TALKS IN 2018:
WordCamp Orland, FLA, Nov 2018
WordCamp Verona, Oct 2018
WordCamp Valencia, Sept 2018
WordCamp Brighton, Aug 2018
Typo3 Conf, Düsseldorf June 2018 (3 talks)
WordCamp Irun, 2 June 2018
WordCamp Madrid,  April 2018
WordCamp London, April 2018
Many WP meetups around the world

BFI/ Future Film Festival: From 2011 to 2015 I led a workshop & competition for design students to design the BFI Future Film Festival campaign, in collaboration with the University of the Arts, London & Middlesex University. 
FILMONOMICS – Looking after your assets – Birds Eye View Film Festival 2014 
Panel talk for Birds Eye View Film Festival 

Paid artist residency at the University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia, April 2011. 

Visiting lecturer at Camberwell College of Art

Trainer, workshop facilitator and keynote speaker

Experienced creative direction, art direction and creative graphic design for print and web, with in-depth UX & digital knowledge & great photography & artistic skills. 

I have worked with major cultural institutions and globl brands as well as top-tier London design agencies over almost two decades. My marketing campaigns, websites, posters, book covers and magazine designs are bold, beautiful & pack a punch, while delivering sales. 

Creative services include:

– Creative direction (i.e. provide the idea behind a project)
– Art direction (i.e. execute, produce & deliver it)
– Photography 
– Illustration (vector & watercolour)
– Graphic design
– Brand strategy, logo design & brand guidelines
– Design systems (for large companies with complex design assets)
– Landing & sales pages

Director @ piccianeri.com

During these years I ran my own design practice developing effective solutions for a broad range of clients, based on a wide network of collaborators. Branding and identity, packaging, corporate literature, marketing materials, print advertising, magazine design and web design for corporate clients, multilingual publications, exhibition catalogues. I also collaborated as a freelance with top design agencies.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
● Pitching and presenting; interpreting and developing briefs
● Project management
● Creative direction and design for print and web
● Commissioning, briefing, directing illustrators, photographers, designers.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS, 2002 to 2008
● Sheffield Hallam University: Marketing material for the Faculty of Art and 	Design.
● Shell Petroleum, Syria: Partly on location in Damascus, design and 
management of a Shell CSR educational project on the geology of Syria Treasures of the Earth. Double edition in English and Arabic. 
● Tate Liverpool: Cover design and promotional material for major exhibition on Chinese art The Real Thing. Bruce Nauman catalogue and Art, Lies and Videotapes catalogue (shortlisted for Best Catalogue of 2004).
● National Gallery: Design of catalogue Radical Light. Design of catalogue Rebels and Martyrs (shortlisted for Best Catalogue of 2006). 
Translation of	art texts for catalogue Renaissance Siena. 
● British Council, Shanghai: On location in Shanghai, design of bilingual book on the exchange programme Artist Links, a 4-year project promoting cultural exchange between China and the UK; design of related promotional material. Design of Anthony Gormleys’ Asian Field.
●Centre Pompidou, Paris: Catalogue, marketing material and print ads 
campaign for the artist film festival Hors Pistes.
●Faggionato Fine Art, London: design of promotional material, ads, invites, catalogues.

AGENCY COLLABORATIONS
●The Brand Union, Dublin
●Red Letter Design, London
●Creative Leap, London 
●Panoram, London

Designer and creative director

Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria

Leading the team for the UX and UI re-build of the website for the Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria. The aim is to build an accessible digital experience that matches the many live ones that the museum offers, and that provides an easy journey across the incredible variety of high-quality digital content that the Galleria already has. Work in progress that is currently on hold. The current website is not finished: the gallery has had real-life priorities. We'll resume work on the website soon.

UX Lead

Cloudways

As a Cloudways Maverick I curated and created content for the Cloudways platform users, together with other hand-picked industry experts and pillars of the global community. We shared vision, ethos and principles with Cloudways. 

Description of my role as a Cloudways Maverick
We’re there to show how to build a thriving business, create great things online, and make the most out of Cloudways. By sharing our expertise and passion with the Cloudways audience, we pass on insights that cover everything from the nuances of design, to user experience, to the latest in web development, to running an agency in today’s market, to mental health and inclusivity in the workplace.

As Cloudways Mavericks, we help Cloudways customers achieve what they want with as few roadblocks as possible. Our aim is to help the Cloudways client base create the best possible online world for them and their clients.

Maverick @Cloudways

Leading a UX project with a globally distributed team, for a Cloudways product to be launched end of Sept 2020. The project will provide the case study at the centre of a UX and design summit. "Ultimately, the goal is to make you grow".

UX Project Lead

British Film Institute

Creative direction and leadership of the design team at the BFI (British Film Institute, London). I led from brief to completion the design side of marketing projects for a wide range of applications: from front of house banners, posters, leaflets and other marketing materials to nation-wide campaigns, distribution posters, DM, other outdoor media and campaigns. 
At the BFI I shaped a new visual language for its graphic design while maintaining consistency of message and brand. I also ensured that creativity was never compromised and that it reflected the main products the BFI sells: the magic of cinema and its importance in creating high culture, history, art. 
I actively mentored, developed and trained the junior designers.
I continue to collaborate with the BFI on a project basis.

Creative design consultant

Accessible Design and UX for compliance and profit | Accessible Design Lead, Trainer & Consultant | Introverted public speaker | Educator & constant learner in accessible UX & UI practices |

✅ I empower companies, agencies, businesses, designers & developers to max their impact & the value of their products by putting people at the centre of the process. I do this as a UX and accessible design lead/ designer, as a workshop leader, course provider, trainer. I speak at conferences globally on UX & accessible design. I organised the Design for Conversions conference, focused on designing products that convert more, by putting people first. 

✴️  What I can do for you

➡️  Do you need to train your team in creating accessible content, accessible designs, UX process/ UI principles, & best practice? 

I offer bespoke as well as off-the-shelf workshops that provide a comprehensive and practical education, with immediately actionable results. Get ready for the European Accessibility Act: get in touch now for more details. 

➡️ Do you need a UX/ UI review of your website or product?

My reviews outline strengths & friction, identifying opportunities & outlining next steps for your UX, strategy, branding as well as UI and accessibility.

➡️  Do you need a UX & UI lead/ designer with a focus on creative accessibility? 

I have significant experience as a global design lead. Recently I've re-designed the UX & UI for wildcloud; led the team & designed the Music Patron site; the Landlord Accreditation Scotland website, & the re-build of the website for the Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria (Italy). I'm hands-on & love Figma. I am the unicorn making sure your UI is usable, accessible, beautiful, creative. Yes, it is possible.

➡️  Do you want to set best-practice guidelines for your design process? 

I train you or your team to follow a proven process with online or live workshops, video courses and coaching sessions.

➡️  Are you looking for an accessible design advocate to represent your brand? 

I can champion your brand and spread the word about it by creating content that educates, entertains & converts.

➡️ Do you need  a speaker championing creative accessibility, UX, and human-centred design? 

I can speak at your conference, webinar, online event on a variety of topics that highlight how good design increases conversions as well as making our world a better place

➡️  Are you a speaker championing human-centred design in user experience, user interface, SEO, accessibility, inclusion & branding? 

Get in touch with me to speak at the Design for Conversions conference, date TBC

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