About me

I’m Angela, UX/UI Designer from Honduras currently based in EMEA.

angela velasquez

Over the past 7+ years, I’ve worked across the full design spectrum from UI design within agile development teams to UX consulting for startups defining MVPs and design systems. My technical background includes Design System definition, Prototyping products, WordPress theme customization and improving the handoff for development which enables me to collaborate seamlessly with developers and ensure efficient, high-quality implementations. I’m passionate about modern UI standards and visual design.

Open to UX/UI roles with innovative product teams!

Contact information

Based in: Madrid, Spain

📧 Email: hello@angelato.design

🔗 LinkedIn: /angelavelasquez

Skillset

Design

  • Analyze and translate user needs into clear, actionable design requirements.
  • Create wireframes and prototypes to explore and validate solutions.
  • Define and maintain design systems, including tokens and components.
  • Use AI agents to audit and optimize design processes and maintenance.

Tools

  • Proficient in Figma Design, Make and Figjam.
  • Proficient in Creative Graphic tools: Canva, Affinity and Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
  • Experience integrating AI tools into the Design process such as Figma Make, Claude or Lovable for streamlined workflows and scaling products and design systems.
  • Comfortable working with GitHub and Visual Studio Code.
  • Intermediate knowledge of JavaScript, PHP, HTML, and CSS.

Team and Collaboration

  • Experienced in working within Agile/Scrum teams.
  • Fluent in English and Native Spanish.

👩🏻‍💻 Work experience

Designer at Freelance

Aug 2024 - Present

Designer at Morphe

Jul 2024 - Jul 2026

UX and Wordpress Consultant at MUA: Mujeres en las Artes

Jul 2021 - Present

UX/UI/Wordpress support for PAKAS and Crearte non-profit organization platforms.

Visual Designer at Minno

Jul 2022 - Jun 2024 · 2 years

UI and Frontend support for Minno Platforms and Products.

Designer at Acklen Avenue

Senior from Jun 2018 - May 2022 · 4 years

Junior from Dec 2017 - May 2018 · 6 months

Freelance Contractor Apr 2021 - Oct 2021 · 7 mos

Some of my responsibilities included:

  • Collaborate with stakeholders in design discoveries to define scope of MVP.
  • Design Wireframes and Prototypes for products.
  • Collaborating in the creation of organization-wide Design Systems.
  • Mentor Junior Designers and work closely to improve various aspects of the design team.

UI Designer at Laureate International Universities

UI specialist from Nov 2015 - Nov 2017 · 2 yrs

Junior from Nov 2012 - Nov 2015 · 3 yrs

  • Developing corporate design guidelines.
  • Creating an organization-wide CSS components framework.
  • Designing various public and internal sites.
  • Working with stakeholders to steer projects.

📚 Education

Master’s Degree in Creative Computing

2025-2026

SHIFTA by Elisava - Barcelona, Spain (Online)

Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design

2010

CEUTEC - Tegucigalpa, Honduras

If you want to get in touch for a project or work: Leave me a message

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