Name
Samantha Silveira
Birth date
24th August 1982
Nationality
Canadian / Portuguese
Address
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
User Experience
I love User Experience design because of the challenges of problem solving that comes with it. Being confronted with problems and coming up with interesting and innovative ways to resolve them is as rewarding as completing the main quest of your favorite video game.
I can't say it enough but less is more and white space is as important as content! I am a great believer in minimalist design and I strive to create interfaces that are simple, friendly and clear.
I love to work in ambiances of trained professionals with innovative ideas and out-of-the box thinking.
Video Games
One of my great passions are video games. I like to think that alot of my work reflects this in terms of providing users with as little learning curve as possible, easy and obvious interfaces to manage and seductive visuals.
2D Animation
I love to animate whether it's a pure animation or even a dynamic interface. HTML5 and CSS3 allow me to do this easily without the need to resort to Flash, which is not compatible with all platforms.
Personas, User journeys, Use cases, Story boards, Wireframes, Sitemaps, Mockups, Localization, Taxonomies, Prototypes, Accessibility, Design patterns, Specifications documents, Content inventories, Task flow diagrams.
Creation of mockups and wireframes on paper, Photoshop, Visio, HTML and other programs specialised in mockup creation e.g. Mockingbird.
Speciality in working directly with developers and testers to implement design concepts in code.
Image optimization and text formatting.
Master's Degree
Multimedia Design
10/2008 - 09/2010
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias da Universidade de Coimbra - Portugal
Focus: Human-Computer Interaction, Interface Technologies, Internet Technologies, Computer Art, 3D modeling and Animation, Artistic Expression and Multimedia and Programming
Bachelor's Degree
Graphic and Multimedia Design
09/2004 - 07/2008
Instituto Politecnico de Leiria - Escola Superior de Arte e Design de Caldas da Rainha Portugal
Focus: Access and Usability of the Web, Communication Theory, Art and Communication, Theory of Design, Typography, Photography and Multimedia Technologies
Digital-Minds - 11/2010 - 05/2011
Web design - iPhone and iPad video game design and other apps (GUI) - promotional graphic design - animations
CiteeCar - 12/2011
User Interface Designer - encharge of the usability, design and interface implementation of the company website www.citeecar.com