We, as the Designer Interviews ("DI") had the distinct pleasure and opportunity to interview award-winning, most creative and innovative Jessika Gouveia ("JG").

10+ years of design experience, specializing in UX/UI, web, visual, and prototyping. I pride myself on a unique design perspective and a thirst to keep learning new tools, methods, skills, overall ways to get better. Currently my focus is designing On-demand Knowledge centered products, on both app and web platform, improving users productivity and learning with the help of AI.

Jessika Gouveia Designs

We are pleased to share with you original and innovative design work by Jessika Gouveia.

Designer Interview of Jessika Gouveia:

DI: Could you please tell us more about your art and design background? What made you become an artist/designer? Have you always wanted to be a designer?

JG : Ever since I was very young I wanted to be a designer or do something related with Design, I spent most of my days illustrating and testing different techniques of paintings, arts and crafts and I wanted to learn more about composition and art history, but after a few years I found my true passion in Digital Design.

DI: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?

JG : Got It is a start up company in Silicon Valley, we have a small but creative design Team.

DI: What kinds of works do you like designing most?

JG : App UI/UX is my favorite.

DI: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?

JG : Sketch and Illustrator are my favorite design tools.

DI: When do you feel the most creative?

JG : At crunch times mostly, where there is not much time left before a deadline.

DI: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?

JG : I focus more on the User journey and the best way for them to solve their problem without friction.

DI: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?

JG : Pleased with my work, but I always start to think about new ways to improve that design.

DI: What makes a design successful?

JG : Delivering the right information.

DI: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?

JG : Aesthetics, concept and understanding .

DI: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?

JG : Digital interactive design, I think

DI: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?

JG : I do a lot of research, always finding trying to find new trends.

DI: Where do you live? Do you feel the cultural heritage of your country affects your designs? What are the pros and cons during designing as a result of living in your country?

JG : I live in United States, but I have lived in other countries, as a result I can always use that to my advantage, I have experience with the European, asian and American market.

DI: Can you talk a little about your design process?

JG : First, start with the Mission, the Why? Understand the User Story, be as human-centric as possible. Then start sketching ideas.

DI: Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?

JG : Know your design style and own it, don't be afraid to try new techniques, never stop learning and upgrading yourself.

DI: Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?

JG : It's all about planning, resources and organization. I spend my mornings planning for the day and the sprint, making sure all resources and designers are allocated for each project, and include some time for unpredictable last minute events.

DI: How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?

JG : Depends on the object, some projects take hours some take days, on Product design we usually take 2 weeks to 1 month per project.

DI: What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?

JG : Can you make the logo bigger, it's a common joke. The most frequent question would be, How can we make this better, getting the user to understand a concept without explaining it to them is always a challenge.

DI: What are your future plans? What is next for you?

JG : I would like to focus more on User Experience.

DI: Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?

JG : I work as a team, mostly I work on the initial art direction and provide guidance to the team to work on the UI.

DI: How can people contact you?

JG : you can contact me at jessigouveia@gmail.com