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INFO

Vic de Aranzeta is a Product Designer, Visual Artist, and Anthropologist with over a decade of experience spanning graphic design, illustration, and digital product development. From creating posters and book covers to designing interactive product experiences, Vic has spent the past five years as a product designer and 2x founding designer, collaborating with global teams at big-tech companies and small environments at Seed through Series B startups across climate, health, AI/ML, and civic tech.

Vic currently helps social impact organizations develop lasting digital solutions at design agency Exygy, specializing in consumer and B2B product experiences. Her recent awards include Core77 Design Awards runner-up for Health and Wellness for Spora Mommas (2022) — developed in collaboration with industrial designers at Leadoff Studio — and second place at MIT Hacking Racism in Healthcare. 

Vic’s design practice draws inspiration from architecture, nature, film, history, vintage ads, and travel. Beyond design, she explores storytelling through short films, looks for the perfect cannoli, plays video games, and high-fives bees.


SELECTED EXPERIENCE
2024 - Present
Senior Product Designer II, Exygy
May 2022 - May 2024
Founding Product Designer, NCX
Apr 2021 - Apr 2022 
Founding Product Designer, Spora Health
Dec 2020 - Apr 2021
UX Designer, Google (contract)


PRESS
Anthro to UX Podcast, 2023 
San Francisco chapter of IGDA, 2022 - 2023
The Early Team podcast, 2022
Decolonizing Design, Explained, 2022
Design at Spora Health, 2022




DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

Design is made of equal parts form, function, and feeling. When these three elements align, design can serve something larger than itself and drive real impact for organizations and individuals.




Keep it simple

Complexity and ambiguity demands flexibility, simplicity, and clarity. Think big and design small to create the right thing at the right time.
Context is everything
Design for the real world — noisy spaces, quiet moments, dim light, and small screens. Consider the context of people, place and time to craft moments and experiences that meet people where they are, but take them somewhere they never imagined.  Trust your gut
Great design is shaped by what we know and what we feel. Balancing observation with emotion elevates our design craft and helps us create memorable, impactful, and purposeful things that we love.

Stuff the cannoli
Thoughtfully crafted content is the vital filling that brings clarity and meaning to design. Without a content first approach — much like cannoli without the filling — you’re left with an empty shell. Design with
Invite people into the process early and often to create memorable experiences. Design with others to try new things, get lost in the creative process, and discover innovative solutions together.


Kind words






“...Vic is one of the most thoughtful, creative, and wonderful designers that I've had the privilege of working with. Her approach and attention to each aspect of the craft is inspiring.”

— Shawhin M.
Product Manager, Spora Health

“When designing, she (Vic) uses her strong research to make our users her priority, and ensures she gets feedback from every stakeholder, even when it slows things down or requires more work from her.”

— Heather S.
Sr. Software Engineer, NCX





“What set her (Vic) apart from the very beginning was her genuine interest in end users and their lives. Her ability to internalize the user perspective was consistently demonstrated in her design outputs. As her manager, I not only trusted and knew Vic would deliver on her work, but that her work would incorporate elements from her collaboration across the team at every step of the way.”

— Andy M.
Chief Product Officer, NCX



“...She made it fun to collaborate, and I felt like the work we did together was of a very high quality because of her detailed consideration of the project goals, and her communication style.”



— Leah M.,
Sr. Software Engineer, NCX







“Vic has a very special way of working problems from a human-centric perspective.”


— Gus N., 
Director of Growth, NCX




San Francisco, California 
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