Diego Cataldo
Senior product designer who also ships the frontend.
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I designed and built the Interactive Ocean Observing Report Card for UNESCO-IOC's Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) — a platform used by international policymakers and scientific stakeholders to understand the state of global ocean monitoring.
This was an end-to-end engagement: from research and UI design in Figma to full React implementation. I built a complete design system documented in Storybook, developed interactive data visualizations, and created monitoring network cards displaying oceanographic KPIs and real data.
The work bridged design and development in a single role — no handoff friction — translating complex scientific data into clear, accessible interfaces for a non-technical policy audience.
Live at ocean-ops.org/goosreport (http://ocean-ops.org/goosreport).
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For nearly a decade, I led UX consulting for ANII — Uruguay's National Agency for Research and Innovation, the public body managing innovation funding and research grants nationwide.
The challenge was unifying a fragmented digital ecosystem serving researchers, entrepreneurs, students, and evaluators — each with different needs, all interacting with high-stakes funding processes where clarity and trust are critical.
I built Uruguay's first government-level design system: components, accessibility patterns, and visual standards that became the foundation for multiple public-facing platforms. I led the redesign of the agency's full digital ecosystem and defined its product design strategy from the ground up.
The design system became a long-term asset. Platforms originally shipped a decade ago remain in active production today, with ongoing iteration. The work positioned ANII as an early driver of product design at a state level in Uruguay.
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I designed a mobile application for a publicly traded US holding company, giving executives and operational teams access to internal workflows and strategic decision-support tools on the go.
The core challenge was translating dense, multi-business-unit operational data into clear, focused mobile interfaces — the kind of information executives need to make acquisition and operational decisions quickly, from anywhere.
I designed native mobile experiences for iOS and Android, mapped complex internal workflows into streamlined mobile flows, and created scalable UI patterns optimized for executive on-the-go usage. I worked directly with US stakeholders to align design decisions with business strategy.
The result was a focused, enterprise-grade mobile tool that brought high-stakes operational data into a clean, usable interface.
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I led the digital transformation of Brecha, one of Uruguay's most respected independent weekly newspapers — founded in 1985 and a central voice in Latin American political and cultural journalism.
The challenge was bringing a print-rooted editorial institution into a modern, mobile-first digital experience without losing the typographic identity and editorial rigor that define the publication.
I designed and built a custom typographic system and modular editorial grid, then defined the responsive architecture across desktop, tablet, and mobile reading experiences. I worked closely with editorial and product teams to align the design with the publication's values, focusing on long-form readability, accessibility, and performance.
The result was a platform that improved engagement and reader retention while honoring the editorial heritage of one of Uruguay's most important independent voices.
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I led UX strategy and platform evolution for Búsqueda — Uruguay's most influential weekly publication, setting the country's political and economic agenda for over four decades.
This was a strategic engagement spanning editorial and business areas. Rather than a single redesign, the work focused on product discovery and defining a coherent UX strategy across multiple digital touchpoints — aligning the newsroom, the business side, and the reader experience around a shared direction.
I applied a human-centered, systems-oriented approach to platform evolution, working closely with leadership on digital transformation initiatives. The challenge was modernizing the digital experience while preserving the editorial authority and reader trust the publication has built over forty years.
The result helped position Búsqueda's digital presence to match the influence of its journalism.
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I created the visual identity and digital platform for Monitor Cannabis Uruguay — the official observatory tracking the social, health, and policy impacts of Uruguay's cannabis regulation, the first national legal market in the world.
The project required building a credible, accessible identity from scratch for an institution serving researchers, policymakers, journalists, and the public — audiences that demand both scientific rigor and clarity.
I designed the full brand identity from concept to visual system, then built the digital platform to publish research, data, and policy analysis. I defined the information architecture to make dense academic content navigable for diverse audiences, creating a knowledge-exchange space connecting researchers, government, and civil society.
The result positioned the observatory as a trusted reference point in a globally significant policy experiment.
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