who I am

a bit about myself

“Every aspect of who you are
brings colour to what you do”

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Hi there, I’m Rafel – digital nomad, spiritual knowledge seeker and UX/UI designer.

I’ve always been fascinated by the overall human experience, and I fell inlove with UX Design after reading Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman. 

At a very young age, I was drawn to the wonders and history of Archaeology and Eastern Cultures, which inspired me to begin my academic career in the fields of Geography, History and Art History.

Eventually, that led me to the world of research, specializing in Anthropology of the Sacred and World Religions. To learn more about my publications, visit my Academia page here

During this time, I also started my personal passion project, a virtual encyclopedia on Western Esotericism and related studies called Dodekaedro, which is the love of my life… second only to my wife Jessica, of course. 

What makes me a great UX/UI designer?

Well, you see, my background in Humanities gave me the knowledge and experience needed to enter the publishing world, in which I have worked for the last 15 years in both digital and print. 

After working in editorials, I discovered that design is everything; it facilitates access to the object. I mean, who hasn’t been bored by reading a book with small print? Wouldn’t redesigning that be a wonderful exercise in UX design?

So,  taking advantage of my knowledge in design, I started my journey into the UX/UI world, and it became second nature to me, resulting in being professionally certified by Google

In my free time, I continue to advance my skills through various coursework. Currently, I’m studying Web Development at UOC. I live on the magical island of Mallorca, so I love to get outside in nature any chance I get and enjoy spending time with my wife and my cat.



what makes me special

the codes i live by

creativity & Innovation

Combining ethics with aesthetics to generate valid and applicable universal concepts.

integrity & trust

To make my actions the bastion of honesty and to never cease in my efforts to improve myself.

user-first Approach

We live immersed in a consumer society, where the market sets the guidelines for everything in our lives. Keeping the user in mind means realizing that we are all users.

love digital

Digital has no limits of time or space, it is universal and timeless – the most revolutionary cultural process since the invention of language.

going the extra mile

Do whatever it takes to make sure that my projects are always much more than expected.

Collaboration

Enjoying being one more piece of a much larger gear capable of giving meaning to my efforts.

how I work

process

empathize

  •  Understand the problem.
  • Feel the other side’s point of view.
  • Briefing & Research.

define the problem

  • User Interview.
  • Survey
  • Find out what the problem is.
  • Define the problem of statement.

ideate

  • Come up with ideas.
  • Think about the solutions.
  • Information Architecture

prototype

  • Wireframe.
  • Low & Hight fidelity Prototype.
  • User flow.

test

  • Guerrilla Testing.
  • Lab Usability Testing.
  • Unmoderate remote.
  • Contextual Inquiry.
  • Etc.

implement

  • UI Components.
  • Visual Concepts.
  • Design Specifications.
  • Product Specifications.
Tools

my Skills

Design & Development

  • Prototyping
  • Storyboarding 
  • Illustration
  • Photography 
  • Video editing
  • Frond – End Development

Tools

  • Photoshop
  • Ilustrator
  • InDesign
  • Adobe XD
  • Figma
  • Skech
  • Procreate

Languages

  • English.
  • Español.
  • Català.
let’s work together

and take your projects
to new heights