Diana Valdes | Product Designer
I design the moment
a product
feels like magic.
"She brings a unique sense of innovation and product thinking. Diana is continuously exploring and pushing the boundaries of what designers can do today. Beyond her technical talent, she deeply cares about users and considers every design decision thoughtfully. Any organization would benefit from her approach.
D. ArnoldSenior Product Designer, Sketchy
Text becomes a usable component: grab a line and drop it into an AI chat, a task bucket, or a breathing exercise.
Highlighting as categorizing: file your thinking into research folders the way you highlight a book and bookmark its pages.
Case study coming soonFor founders and teams building something new. From concept to a designed, testable product — research, systems architecture, and high-fidelity design included.
A focused sprint from problem to tested concept. Good for teams that are stuck or need to align fast. Output is always a prototype you can put in front of real users.
Strategic clarity for teams at an inflection point. Includes a thorough design audit delivered as a prioritized roadmap with clear rationale.
Currently Available for New Projects
Let's spend 20 minutes discussing what you're building and where you're stuck. If it feels like a fit, we'll decide on next steps together. Either way, you'll leave with more clarity than you came with.
Let's talk
Whatnot is a live-stream shopping platform where sellers auction collectibles and everyday goods in real time. The challenge was to imagine how the experience could transcend the phone into something more shared, ambient, and social.
We were given six weeks to go from research to a high-fidelity prototype, working in a cross-functional team of three designers.
This project was an industry engagement with Whatnot through my master's program, USC's Iovine and Young Academy.
B2B dashboard that won 4 contracts
OmniSync had built data infrastructure for innovation ecosystems, but hadn't yet proven there was a market for custom portfolio dashboards as a standalone product. Gener8tor became the first client to validate the concept — but the stakes were high.
