Hello,
I'm Rodrigo Tello,
a designer working towards
Computing-Augmented Imagination™
* AKA product designer, AKA UX/UI designer
WORK
- Tailscale, networking software. Product Designer. 2023
- Val Town, a programming environment for small, sharable, runnable scripts. Interface Designer. 2023
- Zestworld, digital comics platform that bring creators & storytellers together. Product Designer. 2022 - 2023
- Holler, AI chat assistant. Lead UX/UI designer. 2021 - 2022
- Shopify, world's biggest e-commerce platform. Senior Product Designer. 2020 - 2021
- Hopscotch, visual programming language. Lead Product Designer. 2015 - 2020
- Manuable, marketplace for handmade local products. Co-founder, Head of Product. 2013 - 2015
- Think, digital agency. Co-founder, Head of Design. 2013 - 2015
- Funkalab, social network for creators and artists. Co-founder, product designer. 2012 - 2013
OPEN SOURCE
- Figma To HTML, extract a frame from Figma and embed it directly in your website.
- TypeNow, a writing app. Local-first, web-based, sugar-free, grass-fed.
- HyFive, computational art environment.
COMMUNITIES
- Red Mexicana de Computación, network providing low income families access to online education. Coming soon.
- Otromundo, computation & creativity online community. Coming soon.
- Flow, 10 hour hackathon event for artists, designers, and creators. Co-founder & organizer. 2013 - 2014
ART
- Art, mostly paintings 2019 - Today
- The Pond, animation to calm myself in hard times 2020
- Sketchbooks 2015 - Today
- GIFs 2015 - 2018
MUSIC
ABOUT
I'm a digital product designer, commonly known in the tech industry as "product designer" or "UX/UI designer" (I personally prefer computing interface designer). I've designed programming environments for kids, marketplaces for the biggest eCommerce platform, and AI-driven chat search engines. I've also launched and grown premium subscription services, A/B tested growth funnels, done product roadmaps, written company strategy, lead user research & user testing, project management, creative direction, and more.
In a past life, I co-founded an eCommerce startup, a social network for creators, as well as a small web agency. I taught front-end development to teenage girls. As a consultant, I helped launch direct-to-consumer furniture brands, and programmed corporate CRM tools. To see my full resume and portfolio, please send an email.
HEROES
Björk, Shigeru Miyamoto, Trent Reznor, Kazuyo Sejima, Ryue Nishizawa, J. C. R. Licklider, Ivan Sutherland, Seymour Papert, Cynthia Solomon, Alan Kay, Adele Goldberg, Bill Atkinson, Bret Victor, Vi Hart, Stacy Horn, Casey Reas, Ben Fry, Lauren McCarthy, Hayao Miyazaki, Tove Jansson, Jenny Holzer, David O’Reilly, Ray & Charles Eames, Barbara Kruger, Daito Manabe, Brian Eno, Archigram, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Susan Kare, John Baldessari, Noam Chomsky, Satoshi Kon, FKA Twigs, Lina Bo Bardi, Mark Weiser, Philip Glass, MVRDV, Aphex Twin, Tamiko Thiel, Jane Goodall, and many more.
INTERESTS
- Computing-Augmented Imagination
- The Internet as the whole computer
- Full humans
- Art
WEBSITE
This website was created with HTML/CSS. It is hosted on Neocities.
LINKS
CONTACT
- hi@rodrigotello.me
- +1 347 709 2971