I’m Ricardo Silva Porto, a passionate UI/UX designer with hands-on experience creating seamless, user-friendly interfaces. I blend color theory, typography, and user-centered design to craft intuitive experiences, with a background in coding (C# and frontend) to bring ideas to life. I enjoy prototyping, information architecture, and user flows, and I thrive in cross-functional teams to deliver polished web and mobile products. Recent work includes redesigning a mobile app and building frontend architecture using Vue.js and collaborating with backend APIs to ensure smooth data flows.

Ricardo Silva

I’m Ricardo Silva Porto, a passionate UI/UX designer with hands-on experience creating seamless, user-friendly interfaces. I blend color theory, typography, and user-centered design to craft intuitive experiences, with a background in coding (C# and frontend) to bring ideas to life. I enjoy prototyping, information architecture, and user flows, and I thrive in cross-functional teams to deliver polished web and mobile products. Recent work includes redesigning a mobile app and building frontend architecture using Vue.js and collaborating with backend APIs to ensure smooth data flows.

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I’m Ricardo Silva Porto, a passionate UI/UX designer with hands-on experience creating seamless, user-friendly interfaces. I blend color theory, typography, and user-centered design to craft intuitive experiences, with a background in coding (C# and frontend) to bring ideas to life.

I enjoy prototyping, information architecture, and user flows, and I thrive in cross-functional teams to deliver polished web and mobile products. Recent work includes redesigning a mobile app and building frontend architecture using Vue.js and collaborating with backend APIs to ensure smooth data flows.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
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Language

Portuguese
Fluent
English
Fluent
German
Intermediate

Work Experience

UI/UX Designer at EU Innovation (Cross-Border European Project)
January 1, 2026 - Present
Full-time UI/UX Designer for a cross-border European initiative. Led visual and functional redesigns of mobile and web interfaces, contributed to prototyping, information architecture, and user flows to improve usability and engagement.
Frontend Developer at EU Innovation (Cross-Border European Project)
January 1, 2026 - Present
Built frontend from the ground up using Vue.js, translating design mockups into a functional web application. Engineered a modular component architecture for reusability and maintainability. Integrated frontend with backend API for real-time updates.
Web Developer at Cyber Digital Business
September 1, 2018 - May 1, 2019
Designed and developed Windows-based applications using C# to centralize and streamline the company’s database management system. Developed and customized websites focusing on user-friendly design and functionality. Created educational web-based games and instructional videos, and performed debugging and troubleshooting to optimize performance.

Education

UX Design Certification at Google UX Design Certificate (Coursera)
March 1, 2026 - April 1, 2026
UI/UX Design Certification at Code Labs Academy
January 11, 2030 - May 25, 2026
Associate Degree at Instituto Politécnico da Maia
January 11, 2030 - May 25, 2026

Qualifications

UX Design Certification
March 1, 2026 - April 1, 2026
UI/UX Design Certification
January 11, 2030 - May 25, 2026
Associate Degree
January 11, 2030 - May 25, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Education