Francisco Nascimento
code meets form.
Systems thinker & UI specialist.
Lisbon, PT · Remote only
Francisco Nascimento
code meets form
Systems thinker & UI specialist.
Lisbon, PT · Remote only
Selected work
Cases
Design System Rebuild
A ground-up rebuild of the design system behind Sherpany's board meeting platform, timed to a company rebrand.
Brand Identity & E-Commerce
A complete visual identity and product UI for a Caribbean e-commerce marketplace, built from nothing and designed to attract investment and launch.
Native App Redesign
A full redesign of SAPO's newspaper and magazine covers app, unifying two divergent native experiences into one coherent product.
Idesignsystemsthatholdtogetheratscaleandinterfacesthatdon'tgetintheway.
About
Systems thinker.
UI specialist.
Twenty years across agencies, startups, and product companies. The work has been systems, UI, brand, and product. The standard has always been the same.
I work directly with engineering, not around them. That's where systems either hold or fall apart.
Location
Lisbon · Remote only
Targets
Fintech · SaaS · Health · Gaming
Role type
UI Designer
Senior Product Designer
Brand Designer
Stage
Startup · Mid-size
Skills & Stack
Sharp work,
solid systems.
What I do
Design Systems, UI Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, Prototyping, and more...
How I work
Token Architecture, Component APIs, Design Ops, User Research, Systems Thinking
Tools I use
Figma, Storybook, Zeroheight, Supernova.io
Certifications
Memorisely AI Coding Bootcamp — Memorisely
Feb 2026Figma MCP & Cursor Workshop — Memorisely
Dec 2025WebGL — Awwwards
May 2024Contact
Open to work.
Let's Talk?
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