Alessandra Luis

With over 9 years of experience creating high-end digital products, I walk the line between methodology and spontaneity. I consider myself as being curious, open-minded, and focused, a person who loves new challenges.

EXPERIENCE

Jan 2018 - Present

Lead Product Designer & Line Manager 

Designing digital products for clients such as Google, Facebook, Airbnb, Bang & Olufsen, Huawei, Save the Children, IKEA, and Helsingborg Stad.
ustwo | Nordic and New York studios
Feb 2021 - Present

Interaction Designer

Google | USA and UK - remote

Experience Designer

airbnb | San Francisco, USA
I joined Airbnb's Host Protection and Core Host - Organic Growth teams in San Francisco to improve the experience prospective hosts have while listing their space on Airbnb's website and applications.
Mar - Sep 2019

Senior Product Designer

Bang & Olufsen | Copenhagen, Denmark
Feb - Sep 2017

Interaction Designer

Designit | Barcelona, Spain
At Designit I was involved in big scale projects with Human-Centered Design approach. I could expand my knowledge in Service Design, Design Consultancy, Creative Problem Solving and facilitating workshops and Co-creation sessions.
I worked closely with Bang & Olufsen for 7 months to update their digital identity and in that create their Design System and Interaction Patterns taking into consideration their heritage and physical products. All this was continuously aligned with different internal stakeholders as well as implemented with developers.
Working on upcoming technologies together with the Android UX team (2022). Previously: Pixel Customisation team (2021).
Jan - May 2020
At Apple Developer Academy*, I facilitated the process of ideation, designed iOS applications, and was involved in the development process until launch in the App store. Always receiving feedback from Apple employees and working closely with developers.

*Apple Developer Academy is a partnership between Apple and universities around the world. Individuals have the opportunity to become world-class developers and designers using Apple’s iOS ecosystem. The Academy focuses on coding, design, entrepreneurship, and essential professional skills.
Oct 2014 - Mar 2016

Experience Designer

Apple Developer Academy | Curitiba, Brazil
Jun 2014 - July2015

Undergraduate Researcher

Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná | Brazil
Interaction design academic research about Design Fictions, correlating it to the future of the internet in Brazil and Interaction Design.
Jan - Jul 2011

Architect Intern

Elmor Arquitetura | Curitiba, Brazil
Architectural projects - focused on residencies. Autocad drawings and renderings.

EDUCATION

2013 - 2016

Industrial Design - Digital Design, Bachelor

Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná
2010 - 2012

Architecture & Urban Planning, Bachelor - Paused

Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná
Kaospilot, Denmark

Creative Leadership, Leadership Training

Sep - Nov 2022
Kaospilot, Denmark

Powerful Presence I & II, Leadership Training

Nov 2021 - Mar 2023

Understanding Groups & Leaders - UGL, Leadership Training

Nov 2019
UGL & Hyper Island, Sweden
Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design

Prototype to Provoke, course

Jun 2018