About | Monika Zapisek

Specializations

I have a broad range of design skills and can work at every stage of product development. I combine UX & UI Design competencies with the business and technical knowledge needed to collaborate with stakeholders and developers.

AI Workflow

Design-to-Code

Agent & Skill Building

Managing MCP Integrations

LLM-Ready Documentation

UX & Business Analysis

Business Analysis (BABOK)

Product Strategy

DesignOps

Story Mapping

User Story Definition

Acceptance Criteria Writing

Backlog Management

User Requirements Discovery

Agile / Scrum

Market & Competitive Research

Process Diagrams

Information Architecture & Wireframing

User Interviews

UI & Visual Design

Design Systems

Figma

Design Tokens

Material Design 3

Accessibility & WCAG

Usability

UX Writing

Data Visualization

Visual Design

Branding

Color Theory

User Flows

Motion

Interactive Prototyping

Development

React & Tailwind

shadcn/ui

Supabase

Storybook

Design Handoff

Performance Optimization

Responsive Design

Soft skills

Open communication

I actively listen and try to understand different perspectives, which is essential for making the best decisions together.

User focus

Taking an empathetic approach helps create solutions that are truly oriented around users' needs.

Information sharing

I simplify complex concepts and explain them clearly to teams and stakeholders, helping them make sound decisions.

Effective decision justification

I present design choices based on data and user needs, clearly showing their impact on business goals and audiences.

Collaboration skills

I collaborate with technical, business, and product teams, helping drive the best design decisions.

Strategic thinking

When designing, I account for product growth along with technological, business, and user-driven constraints.

Methodologies

Business Analysis (BABOK)

The systematic process of discovering, analyzing, and documenting what a product must achieve to solve a real business problem.

Agile & Scrum

Adapting design and research to whatever version of agile a team already runs, so the user's voice doesn't get lost in the sprint.

Lean UX

Prioritizing learning over deliverables and reducing waste, working with cross-functional teams using lightweight prototypes to test assumptions. Shipping faster, high-value solutions for users and business.

Technologies and tools

Design & Prototyping

Figma

Whimsical

Miro

Proto.io

GSAP3

User Tests & Analytics

Google Analytics

Hotjar

Attention Insight

Lyssna

Project Management

Notion

Slack

Zeplin

Front & Back End

HTML

CSS/SCSS

JS (basic)

PHP (basic)

UI Frameworks

Google Material Design

Material UI (React)

Vuetify (Vue.js)

Bulma

Animation

GSAP3

Lottie

jQuery

Other Technologies

Variable Fonts

AR

Generative AI (ChatGPT Pro, Leonardo.ai)

Design approach

User-Centered Design

I focus on users' problems and needs, placing them at the center of the design process.

Data-Informed design

I base my design decisions on research, data, and analysis rather than intuition.

A man with artifical arm sitting next to the computer

Inclusive Design

I create products accessible to the widest possible range of users, regardless of gender, background, or physical and cognitive abilities.

Professional experience

Working on diverse projects — from print through digital publications to industrial design — helped me build skills such as prototyping, an iterative approach to design, and designing with user needs in mind.

Jan 2023 - Present
Monika Zapisek Studio (Sole Proprietorship)

UX & UI Designer, Full Stack Designer, DTP

Web & App design

Branding

E-commerce

Book design

Front & Back-end
- Collaboration with fintech and IT startups (Addepto, Ulam Labs, StockMarket, StrictMinds).
- Film industry: Gutek Film, M2, Cineman.
- Advertising agencies, architecture firms, travel agencies.
- Education and non-profit organizations: Jungle Academy, Warsaw Zoo.
Apr 2019 - Sep 2021 / Aug 2017 - Apr 2019
Inkubator Przedsiębiorczości

UX & UI Designer, Full Stack Designer, DTP

Web & App design

Branding

E-commerce

Book design
- Collaboration with fintech and IT startups (Addepto, Ulam Labs, StockMarket, StrictMinds).
- Film industry: Gutek Film, M2, Cineman.
- Advertising agencies, architecture firms, travel agencies.
- Education and non-profit organizations: Jungle Academy, Warsaw Zoo.
Sep 2016 - Aug 2017

Agencja Reklamowa Raphael Sp. z o.o.

Senior Graphic Designer, Web Designer, DTP

DTP

Branding

Outdoor

Digital Publications

Web Design
May 2015 - May 2016
Agencja Promocji Inwestycji (API)

Branding, UX & UI Design, Industrial Design

DTP

Branding

Outdoor

Digital Publications

Web Design
- Website design for api.org.pl
- Built a brand book along with a logo redesign.
- Product design for physical company items, such as:
  - clocks
  - brooches
  - business card holders
  - calendars
- Creating prototypes and preparing designs for serial production.
- Collaboration with production teams: developing technical specifications, selecting technologies and materials.
2011 - 2015
Agencje reklamowe: (Direct Digital, Gorilla Media Agency, Whites SEO).
Studia projektowe i wydawnictwa (Małgorzata Jurko Studio, Life Is Music Ent.)

Graphic Designer, Web Designer, DTP

Web design

Branding

DTP

Graphic Design

Industrial Design
- Pharma: Polpharma (website), Starpharma (packaging, DTP).
- Food industry: Prymat (website), Danone, Unilogo Robotics (website).
- Public institutions and culture: Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra.
2009 - 2011
Alvar Hansen, dla Wydawnictwo Modelarskie Schreiber-Bogen Card Modelling

Graphic Designer, DTP
- Print preparation for cardboard model kits, including precise development of graphic materials.
- Designing instructions and infographics with readability and usability for a defined target audience in mind.

Non-profit work

2018 - Present
Theravada Foundation, promoting Buddhist teachings in Poland

Book Design, DTP, Web design
- Typesetting and print preparation for books.
- Logo design and implementation of the online bookstore dhamma.pl.
2017 - 2018
Warsaw Zoo

Graphic Design, Project Management
- Leading a project team.
- Designing educational and promotional materials.

Education

Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF)

UX & UI Product Designer + AI

Career path covering the full product design process — research, wireframing, prototyping, interaction design, and usability testing — balancing user needs, business goals, and technical constraints. Includes AI-assisted design workflows and the psychology of perception, cognition, and decision-making behind how people use products.
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw

Graphic Design

Visual identity, poster & type design, book and magazine editorial.
University of Warsaw

Archaeology

Classical archaeology: Ancient Greece and Rome studies.