Hello, I'm Karina

I'm a Senior Product Designer with 9+ years of experience building user-centric solutions, and an academic background in Psychology which enables me to create intuitive, impactful products that drive growth and satisfaction.

See my process

Hello, I'm Karina

I'm a Senior Product Designer with 9+ years of experience building user-centric solutions, and an academic background in Psychology which enables me to create intuitive, impactful products that drive growth and satisfaction.

See my process

Hello, I'm Karina

I'm a Senior Product Designer with 9+ years of experience building user-centric solutions, and an academic background in Psychology which enables me to create intuitive, impactful products that drive growth and satisfaction.

See my process

Karina Budnariu

Senior Product Designer

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Hello, I'm Karina

Hello, I'm Karina

I'm a Senior Product Designer with 9+ years of experience building user-centric solutions, and an academic background in Psychology which enables me to create intuitive, impactful products that drive growth and satisfaction.

See my process

Case Studies

Marzipan

web3

community management

visual identity

see case study

Holdium

web3

product & strategy

visual identity

see case study

Moonlit

web3

community management

gamification

see case study

Relish

web design

psychology

relationship health

see case study

Solvaa

UX/UI

web design

wordpress

see case study

OYNB

product design

web design

process

see case study

Holdium

web3

product & strategy

visual identity

see case study

Marzipan

web3

community management

visual identity

see case study

Moonlit

web3

community management

gamification

see case study

Relish

web design

psychology

relationship health

see case study

Solvaa

UX/UI

web design

wordpress

see case study

OYNB

product design

web design

behaviour-change

see case study

Holdium

web3

product & strategy

visual identity

see case study

Marzipan

web3

community management

visual identity

see case study

Moonlit

web3

community management

gamification

see case study

Relish

web design

psychology

relationship health

see case study

Solvaa

UX/UI

web design

wordpress

see case study

OYNB

product design

web design

behaviour-change

see case study

Holdium

web3

product & strategy

visual identity

see case study

Marzipan

web3

community management

visual identity

see case study

Moonlit

web3

community management

gamification

see case study

Relish

web design

psychology

relationship health

see case study

Solvaa

UX/UI

web design

wordpress

see case study

OYNB

product design

web design

behaviour-change

see case study

Tools & skills

Tools & skills

Tools & skills

Prototyping

Figma

Figma

Figma

Framer

Framer

Framer

Webflow

Webflow

Webflow

Graphics

Illustrator

Illustrator

Illustrator

Photoshop

Photoshop

Photoshop

InDesign

InDesign

InDesign

Animation

After Effects

After Effects

After Effects

Premiere

Premiere

Premiere

Rive

Rive

Rive

Lottie

Lottie

Lottie

3D

Spline

Spline

Spline

Blender

Blender

Blender

Core Skills

Product design & strategy

  • Product strategy & vision development

  • Rapid prototyping & iteration

  • Behaviour driven design

  • Agile/Lean UX methodologies

  • Game theory & cognitive load theory application

User-centered research & interaction design

  • User research (cognitive walkthroughs, think-aloud protocols)

  • Usability testing & heuristic evaluation

  • Qualitative analysis

  • A/B & multivariate testing

  • Information architecture & user journey mapping

Visual & UI Design

  • Cohesive design system development

  • Motion & micro-interactions

  • Responsive web design

  • Branding & identity

  • Data-driven design

Prototyping

Figma

Framer

Webflow

Graphics

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Animation

After Effects

Premiere

Rive

Lottie

3D

Spline

Blender

Prototyping

Figma

Framer

Webflow

Graphics

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Animation

After Effects

Premiere

Rive

Lottie

3D

Spline

Blender

Work history

Senior Product Designer

Relish


Product Designer
OYNB


Marketing Manager
SymbaSync


Marketing Exec
HR Dept Edinburgh


Lead Design & Co-founder

Stiintescu Hub


Creative Director

Danom


Graphic Designer
IncodArt

2022 - Present



2019 - 2022


2018 - 2019


2018


2016 - 2018



2016 - 2017



2014 - 2016

2022 - Present



2019 - 2022



2018 - 2019



2018



2016 - 2018



2016 - 2017



2014 - 2016

2022 - Present



2019 - 2022



2018 - 2019



2018



2016 - 2018



2016 - 2017



2014 - 2016

Work history

Senior Product Designer

Relish


Product Designer
OYNB


Marketing Manager
SymbaSync


Marketing Exec
HR Dept Edinburgh


Lead Design & Co-founder

Stiintescu Hub


Creative Director

Danom


Graphic Designer
IncodArt

2022 - Present



2019 - 2022



2018 - 2019



2018



2016 - 2018



2016 - 2017



2014 - 2016

Contact

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Work history

Senior Product Designer

Relish


Product Designer
OYNB


Marketing Manager
SymbaSync


Marketing Exec
HR Dept Edinburgh


Lead Design & Co-founder

Stiintescu Hub


Creative Director

Danom


Graphic Designer
IncodArt

2022 - Present



2019 - 2021



2018 - 2019



2018



2016 - 2018



2016 - 2017



2014 - 2016

2022 - Present



2019 - 2022



2018 - 2019



2018



2016 - 2018



2016 - 2017



2014 - 2016

2022 - Present



2019 - 2022



2018 - 2019



2018



2016 - 2018



2016 - 2017



2014 - 2016