Manuela for Pachama
Manuela is a Product Designer and environmentalist, passionate about infusing environmental activism with businesses around the world. Here are some reasons why she is a strong Pachama candidate:
Campaign, canvassed, and volunteered for progressive political campaigns since 2008.
Developed and ran a zero-waste organic skincare brand for almost two years with a proceed of donations going to environmental organizations
Donates 15% of her time to pro-bono product design work for non-profits and community organizers
Experience balancing business goals with user goals
Here are a few projects I think will interest you:
Oliver Marsden Project
Client work with photojournalist
Branding
Sharing insights and feedback with client
Learned basic html/CSS for custom work
Mobile App for remote workers looking for coffee shops
User Research
UI Design
Comprehensive style guide
Prototyping
Usability Testing
Venmo Savings Feature
Experience working in an existing design system and brand
Extensive user research to understand the Venmo user
Discussed product with engineers to understand what would be possible
Usability testing