Alexandra Nastase

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I'm a Product Designer & Illustrator with close to fifteen years of experience, working across branding, character design, and hand-drawn illustration.

About

I’m a Product Designer & Illustrator with close to fifteen years of experience, working across branding, character design, and hand-drawn illustration. I care about the story behind a project as much as the final result: for one branding project, I had the client’s kids draw lines that I then vectorized into the final logo; for another, I filmed my own cat repeatedly to nail the reference for a mascot animation.

I paint as much as I design, which keeps my illustration work grounded in real color theory and hand-drawn technique, not just digital shortcuts. I move comfortably between clean, modern branding and full character-driven storybook illustration.

  • Joined August 2026

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • FrenchAdvanced
  • Romanian, Moldavian, MoldovanFluent
  • ItalianAdvanced

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services
  • Gaming

Projects · 9

A geometric wolf illustration system built for Wolfpack Digital, including additional wolf illustrations, extended into a frame-by-frame animation. webdesigner illustrator branding designer graphicdesigner logo

  • Brand Designer
  • Character Designer
  • Illustrator

A geometric wolf illustration system built for Wolfpack Digital, including additional wolf illustrations, extended into a frame-by-frame animation.

  • Brand Designer
  • Character Designer
  • Illustrator

Hand-drawn painting.

  • Brand Designer
  • Character Designer
  • Illustrator

Full brand identity and website for ACR Conta, built over a long collaboration, logo, illustration system, UX/UI, and print, centered on a recurring astronaut cat character. I filmed my own cat repeatedly to get the reference right for the mascot animation, then brought it to life frame by frame. branding webdesigner graphicdesigner designer illustrator

  • Brand Designer
  • Character Designer
  • Illustrator

Full brand identity and website for ACR Conta, built over a long collaboration, logo, illustration system, UX/UI, and print, centered on a recurring astronaut cat character. I filmed my own cat repeatedly to get the reference right for the mascot animation, then brought it to life frame by frame. branding webdesigner graphicdesigner designer illustrator

  • Brand Designer
  • Character Designer
  • Illustrator

Hand-drawn painting.

  • Brand Designer
  • Character Designer
  • Illustrator

Product design and branding for Crowdbotics, including a mascot that became a full illustrated character system. graphicdesigner branding webdesigner designer illustrator

  • Brand Designer
  • Character Designer
  • Illustrator

Product design and branding for Crowdbotics, including a mascot that became a full illustrated character system. graphicdesigner branding webdesigner designer illustrator

  • Brand Designer
  • Character Designer
  • Illustrator

Hand-drawn painting.

  • Brand Designer
  • Character Designer
  • Illustrator

Work experience· 8 roles

Illustrator & Animator · deadman’staleart (personal studio)May 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

Produced artistic creations ranging from paintings and illustrations to animations, including original designs as well as commissioned work.

Senior Product Designer · 3SSMay 2020 – Nov 2023 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Led interaction design and UX/UI initiatives by defining personas, conducting user interviews, and creating user journeys and design systems. Facilitated client collaborations and workshops and applied technical writing, process definition, and SAFE methodologies to improve outcomes across automotive and entertainment projects.

UI/UX Designer · wolfpack digitalJan 2019 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr

Developed and optimized complex user flows and delivered production-ready assets for web and mobile apps. Collaborated closely with development teams to meet client requirements. Produced high-quality user interfaces and visual designs from concept to launch, and continued providing animation and illustration work post-employment.

Product Designer · crowdboticsSep 2017 – Feb 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos
Mobile UX/UI Designer · dafeaMay 2015 – Oct 2017 · 2 yrs 6 mos
Web & Graphic Designer · RECORDMEDIADec 2014 – Apr 2015 · 5 mos
Senior Product Designer · ASTROMONK (independent freelance brand)Jan 2012 – Present · 14 yrs 11 mos
Web & Graphic Designer · AOE MARKETINGFeb 2011 – Dec 2014 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Education

FSEGA, statistics and economic informatics (Cibernetics) · cibernetics, statistics, and economic informatics2015 – 2018
International Relations (Babes-Bolyai University) · Babes-Bolyai University (UBB) Cluj2012 – 2015

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