I'm Mariana Solo, a UX/UI Designer and Creative Director with 20+ years of experience crafting elegant, user-centered digital experiences for global fashion, retail, and beauty brands. I’m Google UX Design certified and adept at translating complex user needs into intuitive, visually compelling interfaces. I’ve led end-to-end product design, brand identity, and multilingual experiences across SaaS platforms and consumer brands, collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring ideas from concept to deployment.

Mariana Solo

I'm Mariana Solo, a UX/UI Designer and Creative Director with 20+ years of experience crafting elegant, user-centered digital experiences for global fashion, retail, and beauty brands. I’m Google UX Design certified and adept at translating complex user needs into intuitive, visually compelling interfaces. I’ve led end-to-end product design, brand identity, and multilingual experiences across SaaS platforms and consumer brands, collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring ideas from concept to deployment.

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I’m Mariana Solo, a UX/UI Designer and Creative Director with 20+ years of experience crafting elegant, user-centered digital experiences for global fashion, retail, and beauty brands. I’m Google UX Design certified and adept at translating complex user needs into intuitive, visually compelling interfaces.

I’ve led end-to-end product design, brand identity, and multilingual experiences across SaaS platforms and consumer brands, collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring ideas from concept to deployment.

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Work Experience

Freelance UX/UI Designer & Developer at Freelance
January 1, 2004 - Present
Provided full-spectrum design services: brand identity, web design/development, product photography, and UX/UI consulting. Worked with clients across North America, Latin America, and Europe in multiple languages. Specialized in fashion, retail, beauty, cosmetics, restaurants, and lifestyle brands. Built end-to-end solutions from concept to deployment.
Freelance UX/UI Designer & Developer at Self-employed / Vancouver, BC
January 1, 2004 - Present
Provided full-spectrum design services: brand identity, web design/development, product photography, and UX/UI consulting. Worked with clients across North America, Latin America, and Europe in multiple languages. Specialized in fashion, retail, beauty, cosmetics, restaurants, and lifestyle brands. Built end-to-end solutions from concept to deployment.
Product Designer / UX Lead at ASAPBooked
January 1, 2024 - Present
Led product vision, UX/UI design, and development coordination for a full-stack SaaS scheduling platform. Supported 7 languages and 30+ features, delivering a production platform serving international clients.
Founder & Creative Director at FashionablyHigh
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2021
Cannabis-inspired lifestyle brand celebrating legalization. Went viral in 2018, created community through female empowerment, and expanded to yoga pants product line with brand collaborations.
Brand Designer / Creative Director at VancouverChocolate
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Premium artisan chocolate brand. Exclusively 5-star reviews, winery collaboration for Valentine's Day, BC-wide wholesale distribution. Applied graphic design principles to edible art.
Freelance UX/UI Designer & Developer at Self-employed / Freelance
January 1, 2004 - Present
Provided full-spectrum design services including brand identity, web design and development, product photography, and UX/UI consulting for clients across North America, Latin America, and Europe in multiple languages. Specialized in fashion, retail, beauty, cosmetics, restaurants, and lifestyle brands. Built end-to-end solutions from concept to deployment.
Product Designer / UX/UI Lead at ASAPBooked
January 1, 2024 - Present
Full-stack SaaS scheduling platform designed and directed from concept to deployment. Led product vision, UX/UI design, and development coordination. 7 languages supported, 30+ features, production platform serving international clients.
Brand Designer / Graphic Designer at VancouverChocolate
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Premium artisan chocolate brand. Exclusively 5-star reviews, elite winery collaboration for Valentine's Day, BC-wide wholesale distribution. Applied graphic design principles to edible art.

Education

GED, Graphic Design at The Art Institutes
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2008
Graphic Design (GED) at The Art Institutes
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2008
GED, Graphic Design at The Art Institutes
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2008

Qualifications

Product Design - Dribbble
September 1, 2022 - December 4, 2025
Foundations of UX Design - Google/Coursera
June 1, 2022 - December 4, 2025
Start the UX Design Process - Google/Coursera
June 1, 2022 - December 4, 2025
Build Wireframes & Prototypes - Google/Coursera
June 1, 2022 - December 4, 2025
Adobe Photoshop - LinkedIn Skills Assessment
January 11, 2030 - December 4, 2025
Product Design - Dribbble
September 1, 2022 - March 22, 2026
Foundations of UX Design - Google/Coursera
June 1, 2022 - March 22, 2026
Start the UX Design Process - Google/Coursera
June 1, 2022 - March 22, 2026
Build Wireframes & Prototypes - Google/Coursera
June 1, 2022 - March 22, 2026
Adobe Photoshop - LinkedIn Skills Assessment (Passed)
January 11, 2030 - March 22, 2026
Product Design - Dribbble
September 1, 2022 - April 25, 2026
Foundations of UX Design - Google/Coursera
June 1, 2022 - April 25, 2026
Start the UX Design Process - Google/Coursera
June 1, 2022 - April 25, 2026
Build Wireframes & Prototypes - Google/Coursera
June 1, 2022 - April 25, 2026
Adobe Photoshop - LinkedIn Skills Assessment
January 11, 2030 - April 25, 2026

Industry Experience

Retail, Consumer Goods, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other