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

With over 10 years of experience, I specialize in crafting intuitive and impactful UI/UX solutions by leading with empathy.

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
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React
Jira, Confluence, Hotjar, Mixpanel
Intangibles

The unseen qualities that shape my design process:

Strong and efficient work ethic
Valuing criticism
Versatile and adaptable
Core Design Principles

My design process is shaped by these core principles:

Empathy
Curiosity
Initiative
PROJECTS

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SENIOR Product Designer

That's me!

A versatile designer with extensive experience, I focus on deeply understanding user needs to create solutions that truly resonate and solve real problems.

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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 tools and software 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, Miro, Webflow, Hotjar, and Mixpanel.

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, JS.