About me

My work starts with product logic: how things connect, behave and make sense over time.

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Daria Zoria standing beside a Figma sculpture.

Story

Every product is a set of decisions: how it’s organised, how it responds and what it asks of the people using it. My work is making those decisions clear.

My path into design began with brand identity. I loved how a few well-chosen shapes and colours could tell a whole story. Working on websites, I became more interested in what happens next: how people move through a site and what helps them find what they need.

That led me to UX and interaction design, and then to product design for a large platform built for business teams. There I learned to design the structure behind the screens, test ideas with the people it was made for and work closely with engineers. Today I design B2B and B2C products, from complex platforms to mobile apps, websites and brands. On some projects I build the front end too.

What drives me is seeing things work as they should, in the simplest way possible. I keep learning, and lately that means AI. It helps me prototype faster, handle the repetitive parts of a design system and spend more time on the decisions that need a designer.

Off screen, I make art. See my art

Experience

  1. Product & UX/UI DesignerMar 2026 – nowIndependentApps, web services and websites, each taken from the first question to a working build. I also run independent products of my own, from concept to launch.
    • House-hunting organiser A web service that helps people stay organised while looking for a home, from saved listings to the next viewing. In progress.
    • Educational app A mobile-first app. I did the research, flows and interface, and built the front end.
    • Client websites Sites and landing pages, from structure to responsive UI, handed over as developer-ready files or built and launched.
    • Brand identities for clients Logo, colour and typography, carried through to their websites.
    • Set Code Syntax My published Figma plugin that writes code syntax for Web, Android and iOS from a file’s variables.
  2. Senior UI/UX DesignerMay 2024 – Mar 2026Appsatile PM LtdA platform that puts ERP, workflows, chat, files and data in one workspace. I owned product design in a small team with the product owner and engineers. Shared patterns for search, filters, panels and data views, so every module behaves in the same way.
    • Product design Features across the platform, from research and sketches to tested prototypes and developer-ready designs.
    • User research and testing Interviews and usability tests with managers, administrators and finance staff, with findings fed into design decisions.
    • Information architecture Structure and navigation for a multi-module platform with deep content hierarchies.
    • Interaction design Shared patterns for navigation, search, filters, side panels and list, table and board views, consistent across modules.
    • Design system Built from scratch and developed alongside the platform, covering foundations, tokens, components and documentation.
    • Accessibility Components designed to WCAG 2.2 AA.
    • Developer handoff Close work with front-end developers, including reviews of built components against the designs.
    • Collaboration and mentoring Design critiques, stakeholder sessions and guidance across the design team.
    • Visual identity Logo, colour system and visual language for the platform
  3. UI/UX & Graphic DesignerDec 2022 – Apr 2024IndependentBrand identity and web design for businesses and a charity, covering logos, visual identities and responsive websites.
    • Skincare brand Identity redesign across logo, typography and website, supporting the launch of 10 product lines.
    • Websites Responsive sites and landing pages for mobile, tablet and desktop, from site structure to UI.
    • Charity A full visual identity for a volunteer charity.
    • Other brands Logos and brand assets for print and merchandise.

Volunteering

Arts and community charities in the North East, 2023–2024.
  1. Helix Arts

    Jun 2023 – May 2024North Shields

    Supported the archiving of 40 years of the charity’s artistic work, contributing to the development of a digital archive and registry. Assisted with day-to-day office work and delivery of workshops and events.

  2. Blossoming Communities

    Dec 2023 – Apr 2024Northumberland

    Facilitated community workshops, with activities planned for accessibility.

  3. North Tyneside Art Studio

    Jun – Aug 2023North Shields

    Supported the delivery of creative workshops for adults in need of additional support, working with studio staff to support participants’ creative and personal development.

Professional courses and training

  1. AI for Product Creation

    Oct 2026 – nowProjector Institute

    Hands-on work on AI-native product development: writing specs AI agents can build from, breaking complex work into agent pipelines and connecting services through APIs and MCP, with product decisions driven by market analysis and fast experiments.

  2. AI Design Systems

    May – Jun 2026Memorisely

    Hands-on training in design system architecture, component modelling and design token structures using Figma variables. Focused on system governance, scalable technical documentation and integrating AI-assisted tools into systemised design workflows.

  3. UX/UI Design

    Oct 2023 – Apr 2024GoIT

    Covered the end-to-end digital product design process, focusing on user-centred design principles, UX research and UI execution. Gained practical experience in user behaviour analysis, wireframing, interactive prototyping and usability testing to align digital solutions with both user needs and business objectives.

  4. Digital and IT Skills, Level 2

    Sep – Nov 2023Newcastle College

    Completed practical training in workplace digital operations, data management and software security. Enhanced proficiency in professional documentation, complex spreadsheets and presentation design, with a strong focus on data privacy, safe software usage and cybersecurity best practices in a professional environment.

  5. Graphic Design, UX/UI Design

    Sep 2022 – Oct 2023Projector Institute

    Covered core principles of visual storytelling, advanced typography, grid-based layout composition and digital image editing, including the integration of AI tools into the design workflow. Developed cross-platform design solutions for print and digital media, focusing on structural problem-solving, visual hierarchy and functional UI/UX execution.

  6. Fundamentals of Graphic Design

    2020California Institute of the Arts · Coursera

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