Hi, I’m João Borges

I love designing experiences that empower businesses.

My services

In order to help you with your project, I can provide the
following services:

Brand Identity

I help businesses with logo design, brand identity, and guidelines to attract more clients and better scale.

UX / UI Design

I will support your business by providing a deep analysis of your goals so we can craft a delightful experience for your users.

Product Design

From research to create a pixel-perfect digital product. We work together as a team to craft the best solution for your business.

Prototype & Development

From pixel-perfect prototypes in Figma, Principle, or Framer to HTML, CSS (Sass), jQuery high-fidelity solutions.

About me

I am a Product Designer experienced in front-end development focused on creating beautiful experiences that increase your business goals. When I am not designing, you can find me playing multiplayer videogames with friends, drawing, or petting my dog.

More about me

Take a look at my resume

Product Designer

Out 2020 - Dec 2021

Solo designer for both teams, I worked closely with the founders to design solutions from concept to code.

UI/UX Designer

Jan 2014 - Sep 2020

Design consultant for several startups all over the world. Focus on building product MVPs and UX improvements.

UI/UX Designer

Apr 2013 - May 2014

Helped close the gap between founders and developers designing SEO optimized experiences for millions of users.

UI/UX Designer

Sep 2012 - Feb 2013

Solo designer for MVP concept to beta launch. I provided scalable design documentation for web and mobile apps.

Need to see where I've worked? Download my resume or check my Linkedin profile

What people say about my work

Friends and collaborators along the way

João is a talented and experienced product designer with frontend development chops. He's very confident in the whole product design stack, from UX research to wire-framing, prototyping, UI design and even frontend web implementation. His consistent and consistently positive attitude, willingness to collaborate and get better, and default to transparency make him a desired member in any ambitious team. It was a pleasure working with João and I'd be glad to do it again.

Guilherme Coelho
CEO and Founder - Strydal & Classcamp

If you are looking for a designer that plans his work, is upfront about the scope, timeline and budget, communicates well, sends regular updates and never fails to deliver a design that shows measurable results, João is the designer for you. As an example has been instrumental in helping me improve newsletter open rates by 28.57%.

Beverley Merriman
Director - Apollo Black Ltd

I worked closely with João for nearly a year on a variety of design projects, and was very impressed by his clear communication, work ethic and stellar output. No deadlines were missed on his watch, everything got done to a very high standard, and we had fun along the way. 100% recommend.

Jamie Beach
Growth marketer - Ryte

João has the ability to create designs that look modern, beautiful, and clean. He is an expert in making your product easy to use by knowing the best practices in UX. João is a very communicative person, always open to discuss anything and collaborate with the team. It was a pleasure to work with him at Classcamp.

Alberto Diaz
Senior full stack engineer - Bitbond

João is amazing at what he does, and he's also a great leader. Working with him at Classcamp I got to see design at its finest and had a lot of fun watching him create UX and UI. He is also a very friendly guy who I really enjoyed working with.

Tirell Gram
Account Executive - Planetly

I love João's work! We contacted him to help redesign the SimplePay payment mobile app. He was very efficient, detail driven and always available to listen to suggestions from the dev team.

Luis Rodrigues
CTO & Product - Quickcheck

Working with João was an excellent choice for Pixelstudio. He made sure the user experience was top-notch always keeping a clean design aesthetic and special attention to details.

Rui Simões
CEO - Pixelstudio

Let's work together

If you have a project or job opportunity in mind, feel free to schedule a call or get in touch, I will be happy to chat!