Hey, I’m Drayton van Asa Product Designer based in Vancouver ☔

With 10 years of experience, I design UI and UX that help products grow smarter, convert faster, and scale to millions.

Skills

Technical and soft skills that lead me to success

Functional

As a designer, I bring a variety of functional skills, including:

Figma, Adobe Creative Suite
Jira, Google Analytics, Hotjar
HTML, CSS, React, Storybook
Intangibles

The unseen qualities that shape my design process:

Strong and efficient work ethic
Collaborative mindset
Versatile and adaptable
Core Design Principles

My design process is shaped by these core principles:

Empathy
Curiosity
Initiative
PROJECTS

Check out my projects

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SENIOR Product Designer

That's me!

A versatile designer with extensive experience, I design digital products that turn complex problems into simple, useful experiences (the kind real people actually enjoy using).

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Frequently asked questions

What does your design process look like?

I take a holistic problem-solving approach. I rely heavily on my functional, intangible, and core design principles when working through design initiatives.

What kinds of design and research tools do you use?

I am comfortable with a plethora of design tools. The tools I use on a day to day basis include: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Jira, Confluence, Google Analytics, Hotjar, and Webflow.

What is your biggest accomplishment?

Led end-user design strategy for Xodo, Apryse’s no-code solution, driving 2x growth in monthly active users to over 2 million per month.

Are you comfortable with front-end development?

Absolutely. I consider front-end development an important step in my process, especially discussing design solutions with external teams. My front-end skills include: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Material UI, and Storybook.