Hello, I'm Teodora!

A Product Designer making sense of complex challenges

A Product Designer making sense of complex challenges

I've spent 7 years turning "this is complicated" into "oh, that makes sense!" and honestly? That's my favorite part. I'm all about clarity, accessibility, and design systems that make the complex feel simple.

Password-protected work

NDA projects with detailed case studies that walk through my full design process.

User Interviews

User Interviews

User Interviews

Information Architecture

Information Architecture

Information Architecture

Redesigning a Research Repository

Redesigning a Research Repository

A comprehensive redesign of a scientific research repository platform.

UX Research

UX Research

UX Research

User Interviews

User Interviews

User Interviews

Data Visualization

Data Visualization

Data Visualization

Capturing Geospatial Metadata

Capturing Geospatial Metadata

Building an intuitive system for geospatial data capture and visualization.

Public work

Freelance projects, concept work, and general work outside of NDAs.

Accessibility

Accessibility

Accessibility

Design tokens

Design tokens

Design tokens

Building a Scalable Design System

Our products looked inconsistent. Elements behaved differently across screens.

Development was slow, and accessibility kept falling through the cracks.

We built a Figma library with clear standards that answer real questions, and a foundation that grows with us.

Design system

Design system

Design system

Enterprise UX

Enterprise UX

Enterprise UX

Designing a Data Grid System That Actually Works

Users couldn't predict how anything would work from one screen to the next.

I designed a unified data grid framework that gave our product suite the consistency it desperately needed.

The system was adopted across 8 products in 6 months, finally giving users a predictable experience with their data.

Mobile app

Mobile app

Mobile app

Competitor analysis

Competitor analysis

Competitor analysis

Designing Vinita: A More Intentional Dating Experience

Dating apps prioritize speed and swiping over connection, leading to user fatigue and shallow matches.

Showcased how dating apps can reduce fatigue through intentional design and emotionally aware interactions.

How I approach design

Great products don't happen by accident. Each cycle reveals something new. Each iteration gets closer to the answer. That's how great products are born.

Understand deeply

Talk to people, dig into data, and question assumptions

Focus on what matters

Synthesize insights to pinpoint the actual problem

Explore multiple solutions

Prototype fast, test ideas, and iterate until something clicks

Ship and refine

Launch with confidence, then keep improving based on real user feedback

Teodora Cristina

Product Designer • Available for new projects

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Teodora Cristina

Product Designer • Available for new projects

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Teodora Cristina

Product Designer • Available for new projects

LinkedIn