Available for new projects

UX Designer &
Creative Technologist
ZARA
NOVA

I design digital experiences that feel inevitable — the kind users never notice because they simply work. Based in Berlin. Available worldwide.

8+
Years Experience
60+
Projects Delivered
24+
Happy Clients
Zara Nova — UX Designer
Open to
Collaboration
2026 / Berlin
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Available for freelance
UX/UI Design
Brand Identity
Creative Direction
Motion Design
Product Strategy
Interaction Design
Prototyping
Available for freelance
UX/UI Design
Brand Identity
Creative Direction
Motion Design
Product Strategy
Interaction Design
Prototyping

Projects
That Matter

View All Work
Finova Banking App

UX/UI Design

Finova Banking App

View Case Study
2025
EcoWear Brand Identity

Brand Design

EcoWear Brand Identity

View Case Study
2025
Pulse Health Dashboard

Product Design

Pulse Health Dashboard

View Case Study
2026
Noctua Music Platform

UX Research + Design

Noctua Music Platform

View Case Study
2026
Zara Nova in studio

Hello,
I'm Zara.

Based in Berlin. Designing for 8 years. I help startups and established brands create human-centered experiences that are as intuitive as they are beautiful.

My work lives at the intersection of research and craft — I care as much about the reasoning behind a design as the pixels themselves. I've partnered with companies from seed-stage to post-IPO, building products that users genuinely love and businesses can scale.

When I'm not designing, I'm speaking at conferences, teaching workshops on interaction design, or hunting for the perfect espresso in Mitte.

UX Research UI Design Figma Design Systems Prototyping Motion Design Brand Identity Creative Direction Framer Webflow

Services &
Expertise

01

UX Research & Strategy

Understanding users deeply before a single pixel is designed. I turn complex problems into clear design directions that your team can execute against.

  • User interviews & surveys
  • Competitive analysis
  • Journey mapping
  • Information architecture
  • Usability testing
02

UI Design & Prototyping

Crafting interfaces that are pixel-perfect, accessible, and built to scale. From wireframe to high-fidelity prototype — with full developer handoff.

  • Wireframing & mockups
  • Interactive prototypes
  • Design systems & tokens
  • Responsive & adaptive layouts
  • Accessibility (WCAG 2.2)
03

Brand Identity & Motion

Building brand systems with soul — visual identities that feel distinctive, work everywhere, and move beautifully when they need to.

  • Logo & visual identity
  • Brand guidelines
  • Motion principles
  • Illustration & iconography
  • Marketing collateral

My Process

How I Work

01

Discover

Deep-dive research — user interviews, stakeholder workshops, competitive audit, analytics review. No assumptions, only evidence.

02

Define

Synthesizing findings into clear problem statements, personas, and a design strategy that maps to real business goals.

03

Design

Rapid ideation to high-fidelity UI. Iterating on feedback, stress-testing edge cases, and validating with real users along the way.

04

Deliver

Pixel-perfect handoff with design system documentation, developer specs, and motion guidance. I stay available through launch.

Trusted by forward-thinking teams

Spotify Figma Adobe Stripe Linear Vercel

What Clients
Say

"

Zara completely transformed how we think about our product experience. She didn't just design screens — she reshaped our entire design philosophy. The Finova project delivered a 38% improvement in activation rates and our users genuinely love using it.

MK

Marcus Klein

CEO, Finova — Berlin

"

Working with Zara was unlike any design engagement we've had before. She asks the uncomfortable questions early — which saves you from building the wrong thing beautifully. Our brand identity is cohesive, fresh, and actually reflects who we are.

SA

Sofia Andersson

Founder, EcoWear — Stockholm

"

Zara has an exceptional ability to hold complexity and still ship on time. The Pulse dashboard is used by clinicians daily and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive — "finally a medical tool that doesn't feel like it was designed in 2004."

DR

Dr. Daniel Reyes

Head of Product, Pulse Health — Zurich

Awards &
Features

01

Awwwards — Site of the Day

Honoring excellence in web design and innovation

2025
02

CSS Design Awards — Special Kudos

Recognized for outstanding user interface & experience design

2025
03

Behance Feature — UX/UI Gallery

Curated feature by Adobe Behance editorial team

2026

Get In Touch

Have a project
in mind?

Let's create something remarkable together. Whether it's a new product, a rebrand, or you're not quite sure yet — I'd love to hear from you.

hello@zaranova.design