Bernat Fortet Unanue, Designer in San Francisco, CA, United States
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Bernat Fortet Unanue

Verified Expert  in Design

Designer

Location
San Francisco, CA, United States
Toptal Member Since
August 14, 2017

Bernat is one of those fabled unicorns that can proficiently combine product, design, and engineering into his palette of tools. Most recently, he's been applying his skills in the climate tech space. Previously, he was a co-founder and head of design at Tandem, a virtual office for remote teams. Bernat has also worked for different startups—one of them, Aviate, was later acquired by Yahoo.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Founding Member

2022 - 2023
Earthshot Labs PBC
  • Oversaw product and design efforts for our carbon project development platform, LandOS.
  • Implemented 95% of the front end for the LandOS platform.
  • Built the design system directly in the code using React and Tailwind CSS.
  • Led all user research to understand customer needs.
Technologies: Figma, React, Python, Web Development, Visual Design, Prototyping, JavaScript, Git

Founder

2017 - 2022
Tandem.chat
  • Led all product design efforts for all the iterations of the product for over four years.
  • Created the design system for all interfaces using Figma and React.
  • Built most of the user-facing front-end code, including the component library and core interactions.
  • Conducted nearly 400 user interviews to understand the product's pain points and opportunities.
Technologies: Figma, React, CSS, HTML, UI Design, UX Design, Web Design, Web App UI, Mobile UI, Web Development, Visual Design, Prototyping, JavaScript, Git

Founder

2016 - 2017
Flourish, Design + Web/App Development
  • Designed and developed multiple MVPs, pilots, and redesigns for a number of clients in the education/learning space.
  • Designed and developed a functional prototype tool for children to interact with a reading tutor.
  • Built the design system and main pages for Listennotes.com.
Technologies: Redux, React Native, React, Sketch, UX Design, Web App Design, Web App UI, Design Systems, Ideation, Product Design, Component Libraries, Web Development, Visual Design, Prototyping, JavaScript, Git

Product Designer

2014 - 2016
Yahoo
  • Managed and crafted the user experience, visual design, and interactive design for Aviate and a number of products for Yahoo.
  • Designed the Associates' program for emeritus graduates.
  • Worked as a member of the Yahoo’s Design Council and Design Hiring Committee.
Technologies: Flinto, Origami, JavaScript, React, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, UX Design, Web App Design, Web App UI, Design Systems, Ideation, Product Design, Component Libraries, Web Development, Visual Design, Prototyping, Git

Experience Designer

2013 - 2014
Aviate
  • Was hired as the first designer at Aviate which was later acquired by Yahoo in January 2014.
  • Managed the visual and experience design for Aviate.
Technologies: Pixate, Flinto, Origami, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, UX Design, Web App Design, Web App UI, Design Systems, Ideation, Product Design, Component Libraries, Web Development, Visual Design, Prototyping

Interactive Media Department Director

2010 - 2013
Kotoc
  • Directed and designed 3 games for browsers and mobile devices.
  • Led all the digital marketing campaigns for Kotoc’s IPs.
  • Designed and developed the back-end tools for game and CG productions.
Technologies: 3ds Max, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Unity, C#, UX Design, Web App Design, Web App UI, Ideation, Product Design, Web Development, Visual Design, Prototyping, Unity3D GUI Development

Designer | Developer

2005 - 2010
Freelance Work
  • Designed and developed several web and mobile apps.
Technologies: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, UX Design, Web App Design, Web App UI, Ideation, Product Design, Web Development, Visual Design

3D Generalist

2008 - 2009
Kotoc
  • Produced 3D props, environments, and motion graphic sequences.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, 3ds Max, UX Design, Product Design, Visual Design

Junior Interactive Designer

2008 - 2008
Kotoc
  • Managed and worked on the graphic and interactive designs for a number of projects.
Technologies: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Adobe Photoshop, UX Design, Web App Design, Web App UI, Product Design, Visual Design
2007 - 2012

Bachelor of Design Degree in Design

Ramón Llull University (ESDi) - Barcelona, Spain

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