Radu Vucea ⭐️

Leading AR/VR Design @ Reality Labs

Mento Design Academy

Our mission is to help young professionals and career-switchers transition faster and smoother to a career in UX, UI, or Product Design by teaching the right skills, the right way.

Founder

MYBENEFITS

Advisor & Investor

FlairMakers

ixperi

Building a Digital Product Design Studio has been a dream of mine for a long time.

In early 2021, I finally decided to give it a go, and I co-founded ixperi with the mission of creating an elite design team that could deliver exceptional quality and impact.

In just three years, completely bootstrapped, my team and I:

→ Grew the studio to 13 stellar Product Designers and Product Managers
→ Built a fantastic culture of learning, development, and excellence through mentorship and coaching
→ Went from $0 to $1M in yearly revenue
→ Designed and delivered for high growth start-ups like Fresha, FlowX and Jellysmack

Co-Founder, Exit in 2023

Actio

Chief Design Officer

VP, Product Design

Fitbit (now part of Google)

In my role of Product Design Manager at Fitbit, I was initially in charge of building from the ground up and leading the whole design team in Bucharest.

In my three years in this role I have:

→ Built the Product Design team in Bucharest, 15 strong, influencing the headcount strategy to bring in key roles such as UX Research and Design Ops.
→ Created an amazing design culture, recognized company-wide, based on transparency, authenticity, trust, and support, which enabled shipping successful products while maintaining a near-zero attrition rate.
→ Established processes and opportunities that enabled team growth, such as reviews, critiques, and knowledge sharing sessions and events such as Learning Friday and Friday Speaker Series.
→ Influenced the company roadmap and strategy to ship the first line of Fitbit products for kids.
→ Shipped several products that had a revenue and company strategy impact, such as Active Zone Minutes and Fitbit Premium, the latter bringing in over 1,000,000 subscribers in under one year.

Product Design Manager

While in my role as a Senior Product Designer at Fitbit I owned the development of the Fitbit App Gallery from the ground up.

Initially meant to support our first smartwatch, the Ionic, with custom content that users could download, it now supports almost a dozen Fitbit smart devices, counts over 12,000 apps, and watch faces, all of which have been downloaded over 245 Million times.

The Fitbit App Gallery also attracted a thriving community of over 1,000 developers, many of them creating a steady stream of income through creating content for Fitbit.

Senior Product Designer

Vector Watch

While in my role at Vector Watch I wore many hats, as any does in a startup.

From redesigning the company's website with a goal to increase sales — to creating marketing assets in partnership with our marketing department to create awareness, no day was the same.

My most significant achievement, however, has been creating the Vector Developer Portal from the ground up, an easy-to-use web-based tool anyone could use to create a custom watch face or app for their Vector Watch.

It was exceptionally received, gathering over 1800 content creators and over 3000 watch faces and apps in just a few months.

Vector Watch was acquired in 2017 by Fitbit, and I went to be a Product Designer and Design Manager for them.

Product Designer

Adobe

In my time at Adobe, I moved from a Graphic Designer role in the marketing department to a Visual Designer role for the same product and, ultimately, for the last two years, to a Product Designer role as part of the innovation team tasked with validating next-generation products for Adobe.

Through a Lean Startup methodology we were validating product ideas and opportunities, at a fast pace, employing user interviews, prototyping and usability testing, working within a cross-functional team of developers, product managers and designers.

The most notable achievement is validating the MVP for what would become Adobe Stock and the Libraries feature inside Photoshop, Illustrator and other five Adobe CC products.

Various

Freelance Digital Designer

I am a Senior Design Executive, Investor, and Advisor who began his career back in 2005. Since then, I had the opportunity to work for startups, design studios, and big brands alike, having built products and design teams from scratch for companies like Adobe and Fitbit.

More recently, I served as Chief Design Officer for Berlin-based start-up Actio. With a drive for entrepreneurship, I founded my own Product Design Studio back in 2020 and grew that to a 7 figure yearly revenue in less than two years, exiting in late 2023. I now serve as an advisor and investor for several tech start-ups across the world.

My happy place is helping other designers grow and create stellar work. Having hired and mentored hundreds of designers to date, I'm currently focused on scaling up my Design Academy, founded three years ago.

Feel free to contact me for the following:
* Public speaking opportunities (panels, podcasts, events, corporate training)
* Advisory roles on Product Design
* Opportunities on the level of Co-Founder or Senior Design Leadership

Make sure to check my recommendations on my profile here if you'd like to know what it's like to work with me.

ChatGPT for Designers

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Designer & Founder

As a UX / Product designer at HP Inc., I am using user-centered design methods to create industry-leading user experiences—from concept to execution. 

- "Focus on the user and all else will follow."

📝 Main responsibilities: 

- Redesigned and launched 2 SaaS products
- Using flow diagrams, wireframes, mockups, and/or high-fidelity prototypes to convey the user experience at numerous stages during the design process
- Collaborating with product owners, developers, and cross-functional stakeholders to understand requirements and provide thoughtful, creative solutions
- Rationalize and justify design work and advocate for users’ needs
- Preparing and presenting rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders
- Working in a complex, cross-functional organization as a part of a multidisciplinary team

UX Designer

Huawei Technologies

At Huawei, I used user-centered design principles to produce high-quality visuals across many platforms, from concept to execution.

- “Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”

📝 Main responsibilities: 

- Working with Huawei local teams to conceptualize, wireframe, mock, and prototype landing pages for the upcoming campaigns
- Prototyping new interactions & features through extensive user studies
- Preparing and presenting rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders
- Advocating for the prioritization of design-centered changes, refinements, and improvements.
- Creating original graphic design content (e.g. key visuals, banners, and sketches)
- Designing and adapting marketing materials
- Adhere to style standards on fonts, colors, and images
- Working in a complex, cross-functional organization as a part of a multidisciplinary team

Hivetex

At Hivetex, I was involved in a variety of projects including branding, illustrations, UX, UI design & development for small businesses and startups.

- “A user interface is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it’s not that good.”

📝 Main responsibilities: 

- Working with clients to understand detailed requirements and design complete brand identities and user experiences that meet client needs and vision
- Collaborating and communicating closely with teams and other stakeholders to regularly deliver design solutions for approval
- Preparing and presenting rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders
- Producing high-quality visual designs – from concept to execution
- Working as a part of a multidisciplinary team

UX / Brand Designer

Fiverr

As a brand designer I was responsible for creating the visual identity of a brand or product. My goal was to give the brand a look and feel that was consistent and reflected its values and personality. This would help it stand out from its competitors.

In addition to designing visual elements, I was involved in researching and developing the brand's positioning, messaging, and target audience.

- “A brand is a promise. A good brand is a promise kept.”

📝 Main responsibilities: 

- Designing or redesigning an identity for a product, service, or organization
- Advise clients on strategies to reach a particular audience
- Defining and creating a visual language as an extension of the brand (illustrations, icons, colors, typography, animations, etc.)
- Creating designs for various mediums. These include printed publications, printed display ads, digital ads, and digital materials for websites, signage, and various other applications.
- Reviewing designs for errors before printing or publishing them
- Incorporating changes recommended by the client into the final design
- Working independently, prioritizing accordingly, and iterating quickly
- Maintaining a professional and positive working relationship with the clients

Brand Designer

Alfa Group Design.Ro

My role at Alfa Group as an intern was to create visual designs for printing such as high school and college yearbooks, labels, business cards, and a range of other marketing materials.

- “Design is all about finding solutions within constraints. If there were no constraints, it’s not design – it’s art.”

📝 Main responsibilities: 

- Creating printed publications, printed display ads, digital ads, and digital materials for websites, signage, and various other applications.
- Developing visual concepts for high school and college yearbooks
- Editing graphics, such as photographs or illustrations
- Executing design and conceptual tasks as assigned with significant attention to detail
- Revising layouts and making corrections as necessary
- Incorporating feedback and taking directions well
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team

Print Designer

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Yo, I’m Tibi! 👋

🥜 In a Nutshell:

You may not realize yet, but you are part of a revolution that AI started. And my mission is to help designers like you master AI and productivity tools, like ChatGPT and Notion and don't get left behind. I wrote a book and created neat digital products to make your design life easier and more organized.

The longer story if you have a minute:

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I was one of the first designers who publicly speak about the benefits of using AI in our day-to-day work. Writing "ChatGPT for Designers" wasn’t just to share knowledge but to unlock a door to future-proof designing. Wondering why diving deep into writing prompts for ChatGPT is a must for designers? 

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🎉 A huge THANK YOU for sticking with me until the end! You're amazing 🫶🏼

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