Product Designer

About

I design what teams work with: products, systems and experiences for everyday work.

I’m Mariela Cascante, a product designer based in Costa Rica, focused on designing and building B2B products from the first idea to launch. For nearly five years I’ve worked across UX and brand, helping companies turn their ideas into clear, scalable and user-centered digital products.

Capabilities

  • Product Design

    • Product Strategy
    • UX/UI Design
    • Design Systems
    • User Research
    • UX Writing
    • Branding
  • Design Engineering

    • Figma
    • Tokens Studio
    • Style Dictionary
    • CSS/JS
    • Storybook
    • React
    • Next.js
    • TypeScript
    • React Native
  • Prototyping & Motion

    • Advanced Prototyping
    • Motion Design
    • GSAP
    • Lottie
  • AI & Emerging Tech

    • AI-Driven Product Features
    • AI Companions
    • Real-Time AI Interfaces
    • OpenAI GPT APIs
    • Claude Code
    • Cursor
    • Agentic Services
  • Business & Growth

    • Product Metrics
    • Experimentation

Experience

Product and UX Design

  1. PresentFreelanceProduct Designer, UX/UI Designer
  2. 2023–2026GEXP SoftwareProduct Designer
  3. 2021–2023GEXP SoftwareSocial Media Designer

Education

  1. 2024–2026Universidad CenfotecTechnical Degree, Graphic Design and UX Design
  2. CertificateGoogleUX Design Professional Certificate