Meet Ana

Meet Ana

I’ve always been drawn to exceptional products. I study them, take them apart, and try to understand the thinking behind the decisions that make them work.


Over the years, working across different products has taught me to look beyond the interface itself. I pay attention to the conceptual model, the choreography of interactions, the information hierarchy, the visual language, the timing, the transitions, and those small moments of surprise that give a product its personality.


What interests me most is how all these decisions come together. What deserves attention and what doesn’t. Where an interaction needs to feel effortless, where a little friction makes sense, and how a product develops its own rhythm, character, and sense of purpose.


Today, I apply that thinking to AI-powered products and complex SaaS workflows, turning emerging capabilities and complicated systems into experiences that feel intuitive, intentional, and genuinely useful.


I use AI-assisted workflows throughout my process because they make it possible to explore more ideas, test them faster, and get closer to the right solution. But speed isn't the same as judgment, and generating more isn't the same as seeing better.


AI makes the making faster. It doesn't replace the seeing. The part of design I care about most has never been drawing rectangles. It's understanding what makes a product work, recognizing what could make it exceptional, and knowing what's worth making in the first place.

I’ve always been drawn to exceptional products. I study them, take them apart, and try to understand the thinking behind the decisions that make them work.


Over the years, working across different products has taught me to look beyond the interface itself. I pay attention to the conceptual model, the choreography of interactions, the information hierarchy, the visual language, the timing, the transitions, and those small moments of surprise that give a product its personality.


What interests me most is how all these decisions come together. What deserves attention and what doesn’t. Where an interaction needs to feel effortless, where a little friction makes sense, and how a product develops its own rhythm, character, and sense of purpose.


Today, I apply that thinking to AI-powered products and complex SaaS workflows, turning emerging capabilities and complicated systems into experiences that feel intuitive, intentional, and genuinely useful.


I use AI-assisted workflows throughout my process because they make it possible to explore more ideas, test them faster, and get closer to the right solution. But speed isn't the same as judgment, and generating more isn't the same as seeing better.


AI makes the making faster. It doesn't replace the seeing. The part of design I care about most has never been drawing rectangles. It's understanding what makes a product work, recognizing what could make it exceptional, and knowing what's worth making in the first place.

My Resume

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Figma

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Mobile App Design

Web App Design

Analytical Dashboards

High-fidelity Prototypes

Responsive Web Design (RWD)

UI/UX Designer

Bitdefender

2023-Currently

Designer

Toptal

2016-26

Full-stack UI/UX Designer

Freelance Clients

2012-26

Helping teams turn complex problems into confident, user-centered design decisions, from ambiguous requirements into clear, scalable solutions.

Social

Linkedin

Email

vitan.ana.maria@gmail.com

I’d be glad to connect if you’re looking for a designer with my background and approach.

Helping teams turn complex problems into confident, user-centered design decisions, from ambiguous requirements into clear, scalable solutions.

Social

Linkedin

Email

vitan.ana.maria@gmail.com

I’d be glad to connect if you’re looking for a designer with my background and approach.

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