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basma · lead product designer · europe

I make complex feel beautiful. Strategy. Design. Systems. — Lead Product Designer specialising in design systems, design strategy, and UX strategy across fintech, enterprise SaaS, automotive, and emerging tech. Cross-functional collaborator with an AI-integrated design workflow. Based in Barcelona.

11+ years turning gnarly technical systems into products people actually enjoy. If it's hard, I'm interested.

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Things I've built.

Web3 Social Platform Design System

AKASHA World

A decentralized social platform reimagining how communities organize and govern themselves. End-to-end UX across dual personas, complex permission flows, and a full design system.

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Fintech White-label 50+ Banks

Strands Labs

White-label financial management platform deployed across 50+ international banks including HSBC and Deutsche Bank. PFM, BFM, and Engager with expert and non-expert journeys.

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Automotive UX Research RTL/LTR

SEAT & CUPRA

Configurator RTL/LTR UX, search UX/UI delivered directly with the client, aftersales user interviews and journey mapping, and CUPRA Traveller lifestyle website.

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Design System Open Source Component Library

AKASHA UI System

A comprehensive open-source component library and design system powering the AKASHA ecosystem. Built for scale, accessibility, and developer delight across all products.

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Figma Plugin Design Tokens Variables

Forge

A Figma plugin that extracts design tokens from your styles and converts them into Figma Variables. Bridging the gap between tokens, documentation, and handoff.

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Free Component Library Neo-Brutalism

Neo-Brutalist UI Kit

A free Figma component library built around the neo-brutalist aesthetic. Bold borders, raw typography, flat color, and no-nonsense components ready to use.

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what i do

End-to-end, from
strategy to pixel.

Product Design

End-to-end UI/UX — from user flows and wireframes to polished, production-ready interfaces.

UX Strategy

Research, audits, and product thinking that align design decisions with real business goals.

Design Systems

Scalable component libraries, tokens, and documentation that keep teams aligned and shipping fast.

Cross-functional Collaboration

Bridging design, engineering, and product to drive aligned decisions and ship better outcomes together.

11+years
50+clients
🤖AI-integrated workflow
🌍worldwide