Hello, amazing and talented Contra community 😍 I’m Valeriia, a UX/UI Designer with close to 5 years of experience across a wide range of industries, from complex enterprise products to fast-paced startups. I’ve spent the last few years mastering the craft, and right now, I’m in an exciting phase of rediscovering my creative style and pushing the boundaries of how we build digital interfaces 🧚🏻 Can't wait to share my progress and latest projects to the world! Before I share the polished result - I've decided to take a slightly different approach and show you the real meat aka not so aesthetic mess, that was going on in my FigJam during the research phase for my newest project - a B2C pet wellness app focused on pet nutrition tracking, health monitoring, and smart food substitute recommendations.🫶🏻 Don't be shy, let's get in touch!

Introducing PUNCH IT! 🎉 I'm so excited to share my final submission to the #ConfigMakeathon !! The prompt was to create something that improves your life, community or world. As an early career designer heading to Config next week, what I needed to improve was my networking anxiety 😅 So I built PUNCH IT! A digital business card that rewards networking. When someone opens it, they get your contact info, portfolio, and LinkedIn. Then they stamp it...anonymously, or with their own info for a future coffee chat. Every stamp represents a real person you connected with. If you want to be competitive, you can also collect cards from other people and add them to your collection (which is ranked based on number of punches 🫢) The best part is that the app itself is the icebreaker. Asking someone to punch your card is a reason to talk. It reframes networking from something you have to survive into something that actually feels like progress. I started with sketches, built it out in Figma Make with a Supabase backend, and went through 126 versions before landing on the final version. All in time for Config 2026, my first ever design conference! You can make your own card at the live link below or leave a punch on MY card here: https://punch-it.figma.site/c/8arwxh Can't wait to connect with you! ✅ Live link: https://punch-it.figma.site 📲 Social link: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/maryeclements_configmakeathon-figma-contra-ugcPost-7473027777584267264-WtMW/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAEEfsIIB1ZgbLf3qNeFmUghCBeAvnEOC7dg 🫂 Community link: https://www.figma.com/community/file/1648802520809084837/punch-it-demo 👩‍💻 Working project file: https://www.figma.com/make/bQSiFiqqWslB3ObBKFSaG0/PUNCH-IT--_-Config-Makeathon?t=eQASFnxUZjnnnOli-1 ** Some extra features not mentioned in the walkthrough - only you can edit / delete punches on your own card - As long as you sign in on the same device you made the account with, you'll be signed in automatically! - Designed for mobile, but works on desktop as well

this is so smart!