Hello, lovely to meet you. 👋

Nagisa Ikeda, Product Designer

I'm a San Francisco-based product designer with over three years of experience in B2B and B2C fintech solutions across mobile, web, multi-platform products, and design systems. Leveraging a background in architecture, I bring a structured, strategic approach to design, turning complex challenges into clear, intuitive workflows.

I specialize in crafting accessible, streamlined experiences that drive user engagement and business impacts - with a playful twist.

#Fintech
#complex workflows
#AI Assistant

🔐Connected Wealth

Private Banking

#Hackathon
#Mobile

Healthii

Hackathon

#Fintech
#data-driven design

🔐Risk Summary

Private Banking

#Micro-interaction

#COMING SOON

Drag & Drop

Case study
Case study
Case study

Digital Banking

Dynamic Dropdown

#variables & conditional statements

Using Figma's conditional statements, I developed an advanced dropdown component with variables.

🔐 Drawer Component

#Design system

Examined how the drawer component is used in complex financial application.

#COMING SOON

Error Messages

#design patterns

I examined how the interactions between various error messages and backend/user-facing responses.

Cats Are Awesome

#Mobile

As a cat owner, I created this cat food app so new cat owners can learn about cat nutrients.

Case study
Case study
Case study

My favorite tools 🛠️

These are the tools I use everyday

Figma

UX/UI Design & Prototyping

Framer

Web design & development

Framer

Web design & development

Rive

Interactive animations

Rive

Interactive animations

Maze

Unmoderated testing

Maze

Unmoderated testing

Spline

Spline

3D design

Spline

Spline

3D design

Slack

Communication

Slack

Communication

Ways of working 💡

Skills that I use to create
world-class products

Skills that I use to create world-class products

UX Design

From wireframes to user journeys I utilise various UX techniques to deliver world-class experience.

UI Design

To make outstanding UX work, it still needs polished visual design.

To make outstanding UX work, it still needs polished visual design in which I excel as well.

UI Design

To make outstanding UX work, it still needs polished visual design.

UX Research

I create interactive surveys, hold user interviews, and follow user data to find out what works and what not.

UX Research

I create interactive surveys, hold user interviews, and follow user data to find out what works and what not.

Prototyping

I build prototypes to quickly gather more feedback about products.

Prototyping

I build prototypes to quickly gather more feedback about products.

Workshops

I conduct workshops to come up with new ideas and to promote cross-functional ideation.

I conduct workshops to come up with new ideas and to promote cross-functional ideation.

Workshops

I conduct workshops to come up with new ideas and to promote cross-functional ideation.

Collaboration

I bring positive energy to teams I work in and can communicate effectively about decisions we need to make.

Collaboration

I bring positive energy to teams I work in and can communicate effectively about decisions we need to make.

Hi, I'm Nagisa! 👋

Hello, lovely to meet you. I am a Senior Product and Interaction Designer in the SF Bay Area. With a background in architecture and roots in Japan, I specialize in uncovering simplicity within complexity.

I have been in the design industry for over a decade and in product design specifically for 4 years. I enjoy solving complex, data-driven problems through in-depth research to drive meaningful business impact. My curiosity extends to the realms of human psychology, art, philosophy, and crafting playful experiences.

Design Influences

Le Corbusier

Ando Tadao 

Jason Yuan

Justin Barber

Bauhaus

Swiss Design