I started with bodies and ended up with interfaces.

I work across entrepreneurship and design, with a user-centred habit of mind and a strong sense of ownership.

I started in the performing arts — years of ballet taught discipline, teamwork and an uncompromising work ethic. A BA in Fashion Design followed, then seven years running my own company, Encena Costumes.

An MA in Costume Design at Berlin University of the Arts, on a DAAD scholarship, took me to the intersection of body, design and technology. A postgraduate certificate in UX Design at Falmouth then named the methods I had been using for years — iteration, feedback loops, structured problem-solving.

Different material, same question: does this fit the person using it? I am looking for a UX role where I can keep asking it, and keep growing.

Clara Almeida

How I work

Fit before finish

A garment that looks right and moves wrong is a failure. So is a screen. I test early, on people, and let what breaks in the fitting rewrite the design.

Toolkit

Design

User research · Problem framing · Information architecture · Wireframing · UI & design systems · Usability testing

Tools

Figma · Photoshop · Adobe Creative Suite

Also

Project management · Client & stakeholder work

Education

Postgraduate Certificate, UX Design — Falmouth University

2025

MA Costume Design — Berlin University of the Arts, DAAD scholarship

2024

BA Fashion Design — UFMG, Brazil

2022