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Tiago Varandas

@tiagovarandas

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AI & web3 Product Designer helping teams trust human-AI systems through clear, safe design.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead AI and web3 product design—turning complex human-AI interaction into trustworthy, legible experiences with strong taste, safety, and scalable design systems for teams and communities.

I’m an AI product and brand designer with over a decade of experience shaping how people interact with complex systems.

Through Studio Little Nice Things, I help organizations design AI products and brands their teams can trust—translating hard problems in human-AI interaction into clear, scalable experiences.

My work spans conversational interfaces, agentic systems, governance tools, and brand design, grounded in the belief that good AI design is as much about safety, legibility, and taste as it is about craft.

I’m the Founder and Product Designer at Studio Little Nice Things, and I’ve built collaborations with teams across Sky Ecosystem (fka MakerDAO), ETH Berlin, United Nations, Healthplus.ai, Bot-Hive, and Consensys/Liquality. I also judge web projects as a Design Judge at Awwwards, and I’ve led product design at Sky’s Engineering Team while conducting AI and design research at Human Future Design.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Design Judge

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Awwwards

Jan 2018 - Present (8 years 7 months)

Judging alongside a panel of specialists formed by the most important designers, creative directors, bloggers and agencies in the industry, with the challenging task of assessing the talent and effort invested in the web projects that are submitted to Awwwards on a daily basis. https://goo.gl/RR717d

Design Leadership

Current

Founder & Product Designer

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Studio Little Nice Things

May 2013 - Present (13 years 3 months)

Founder and Product Designer at an AI & web3 design studio, partnering with DAOs, AI, and sustainable scaleups. Focuses on human-AI interaction, conversational/agentic systems, governance tools, and brand design grounded in safety and legibility.

Design Leadership Web3 Design AI Product Design Sustainable Design Design Strategy Product Design Human Taste

Current

Founder, Product Designer AI & web3

Current

Studio Little Nice Things

May 2013 - Present (13 years 3 months)

◑ AI & web3 Product Design Studio ◒
Design partners for selected DAOs, AI, & sustainable scaleups.
Trusted by Sky Ecosystem (fka MakerDAO), ETH Berlin, United Nations, Healthplus.ai, Bot-Hive, Consensys/Liquality.

Design Leadership Web3 Design AI Product Design Sustainable Design Design Strategy Product Design Human Taste

Senior Product Designer

Sky

Jul 2020 - Mar 2026 (5 years 8 months)

Lead Product Designer at the Sky Ecosystem (formerly MakerDAO) Engineering Team, designing systems and high-fidelity Web3 and AI interfaces across the DeFi app, governance, developer experience, and the overall product journey.

Product Design Design Systems Design Leadership Web3 Design AI Product Design Design Strategy

Design & AI Researcher

Human Future Design

Feb 2016 - Jun 2020 (4 years 4 months)

Documentary episodes & Research about Meaningful Experiences through AI, Blockchain, Design & Innovation.

AI Product Design User Research

Master of Arts (MA), Digital Experience Design

Hyper Island

Apr 2015 - Apr 2016 (1 year)

DXD Crew1

Product Design

Digital Product Designer

Fjord

Nov 2014 - Apr 2015 (5 months)

Digital Product Designer (freelance) in Stockholm. Worked on product design projects during the engagement period.

Founder & Product Designer

We are on a Boat

Dec 2013 - Mar 2015 (1 year 3 months)

Promoting sustainable tourism through Sustainable Boating.
A platform where you can list or book solar electric boats and eco-friendly water experiences.

Sustainable Design Product Design