About me

As a UX designer with a background in business and brand photography, I also bring over 10 years of experience in digital marketing and visual communication to the mix.

Having embraced design as a natural evolution of my creative journey, I’m now keen to apply my lifelong passion for capturing brand narratives and personal stories, and for understanding people’s goals, needs and aspirations, to the fascinating field of UX.

I’m also equally excited to weave my natural empathy, analytical skills and ease of talking to people, with user research and design thinking, to craft meaningful user experiences that delight customers and drive success for my stakeholders.

My design process

As a UX / Product Designer, my work process channels the Double Diamond framework. I firmly believe that before developing any product or solution, designers should gain a deep understanding of the problem to be solved first, which is why I’m really passionate about great research.

My background

An inspirational 3 month UX/UI Career Development Bootcamp

A few months ago I completed an intensive UX/UI Career Development Bootcamp at Experience Haus in London which inspired the dream to make it a full time career.

Studying at design agency Matter of Form’s in-house UX school gave me the opportunity to gain a solid understanding of the current industry standard UX processes, while also honing my skills in UI design. The highlight of this bootcamp was the experience of working with 3 real-life clients on some exciting projects in healthcare, legal and insurtech.

Having loved every moment of this new chapter, I am now looking for my next challenge in UX Design, where I can apply these newly acquired skills and knowledge, to design digital products that make a real difference in people’s lives.

One massively rewarding solopreneurial journey, one managerial role in higher education - two highly customer-focused positions

For the past 10+ years I have been running my own photography business as a freelancer, specialising in portraiture and events, while prior to that I co-managed the student residence for one of London’s elite music conservatoires - the Royal College of Music.

In both of these roles I’ve developed really strong people skills, a solid business acumen, and enhanced my communication, marketing and sales expertise, while successfully managing different stakeholders (individuals and organisations) and championing the delivery of excellent service in the process.

My top transferable skills for UX Design

In my creative venture as a professional photographer at Andreea Tufescu Photography, I also got to finetune some valuable transferable skills for a UX designer.

Here’s what makes me and my approach different, and what I bring as a professional from my past roles:

So if you’d like to explore how my background and experience enhance my UX design skills, and how we could best work together, feel free to reach out via my Contact Page, or click a button of your choice here.

Previous career highlights

Other projects in my creative portfolio

My life beyond UX Design