Olá!
I'm Miguel

Portrait, by Francisco

About

I am a Product Designer based in Porto, Portugal.

I have 8 years of experience crafting simple solutions to complex problems.

Skills

Product Design

Design Systems

Motion Design

Prototyping

Leadership

Experience

Sabbatical

Past few months

I hiked São Miguel in the Azores, completed my first 100km bike ride, saw some of my favorite artists perform live (Aurora, Parcels, Julia Jacklin), and bought a cargo bike, teaching my dog to ride along with me.

Azores
Cargo Bike
Bike
Aurora Performance

Senior Product Designer, 2022 - 2025

As part of the productivity leadership team, brough new features to this moders spreadsheet powered by AI.

Senior Product Designer, 2022 - 2025

As part of the productivity leadership team, brough new features to this moders spreadsheet powered by AI.

Product Designer, 2021 - 2022

Working for Waitrose I partnered with a Product Owner to create internal tools from scratch.

Product Designer, 2021 - 2022

Working for Waitrose I partnered with a Product Owner to create internal tools from scratch.

Product Designer, 2019 - 2021

Rebuilt the whole Betfair App, bringing it to modern standards while including rich content features to maximize the user experience.

Product Designer, 2019 - 2021

Rebuilt the whole Betfair App, bringing it to modern standards while including rich content features to maximize the user experience.

UI & Motion Designer, 2017 - 2019

Started as a motion designer supporting the product team and ended up creating and mantaining design sytems.

UI & Motion Designer, 2017 - 2019

Started as a motion designer supporting the product team and ended up creating and mantaining design sytems.

Graphic Designer, 2015 - 2016

Supporting the marketing team on both physical and digital supports.

Graphic Designer, 2015 - 2016

Supporting the marketing team on both physical and digital supports.

Portfolio

Note: my work is password protected out of respect for past teams. Reach out to me at hello@miguelfreitas.fyi

Learning

Michael Riddering, 2024

Michael Riddering, 2024

Michael Riddering, 2023

Michael Riddering, 2023

Michael Riddering, 2022

Michael Riddering, 2022

University of Aveiro, 2013 - 2015

University of Aveiro, 2013 - 2015

University of Aveiro, 2010 - 2013

University of Aveiro, 2010 - 2013