S7 | E11: Mariana Castilho - Evolving from designer to builder

Mariana Castilho has one of the most impressive career trajectories of any designer I’ve ever met.I first saw her while mentoring through Shift Nudge and within a few years she’s landed roles at Universe, Vercel, and most recently as the first designer at Pierre.One of the keys to her growth has been investing in her skills as an engineer. So a big part of this interview is learning what it takes to transition from designer to builder.Some highlights:The future of design engineeringWhat makes designing dev tools uniqueHow Mariana has grown as a visual designerWhat it’s like working with design celebritiesWhat it means to care deeply about implementationHow she finally succeeded her 3rd time learning to codeHow teams like Vercel consistently hit a high bar for crafta lot moreSave $200 and join me in enrolling for UI Engineering 101 for designersMariana’s component library UI LabsMariana led the original design for v0 by VercelVercel’s Geist Design System