NICOLE

CALVO

UX/UI Designer


ABOUT NICOLE

Nicole is a passionate and creative UX/UI designer based in Miami, FL, with a background in communications, customer service, and finance. Her professional experience in these fields has given her a unique perspective and a deep understanding of user empathy. She is driven to design digital experiences that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also user-friendly and improve people's lives.

Nicole's education includes an Associate's degree in Mass Communication from Miami-Dade Community College, a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Florida International University, and a UX/UI Design BootCamp from Ironhack. She is skilled in various tools and techniques, including Design Thinking, Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods, UX/UI Design, Figma, Notion, Userberry, Maze, Data Entry, Information Architecture, Prototyping, and Responsive Web Design.

Nicole has worked on various projects, including Happy Monkey Miami, where she helped build a user-friendly website that resulted in a 75% average success rate in usability testing. She also worked on Look After, an app for new mothers, where usability testing showed an 80% success rate, and Class Ranked, a student rating solution that resulted in an 80% success rate in usability testing.

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In studio


PHILOSOPHY

Brandi believes photos are metaphors, making the abstract concrete and mystifying the mundane. They believe photography is a conversation between the photographer, the subject, and those who will view these images for years to come. Brandi relishes in adding to the archive of humanity.


SERVICES

Ready to tell your story? Browse available services, then book a free consultation. Let’s create together.


Portrait session


Editorial art direction


Corporate team photoshoot


Photo editing, color correction, retouching


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“As a child, I’d pour over family photo albums, admiring the portraits. Now, I get to add to our collective albums, our collective memories.”

Brandi Ortiz • Photographer & Art Director

Let's create together

Let's create together