Lead UX Designer (Design System), Nokia
Raquel Pereira began as a Visual/UI Designer, then shifted to Product Design. She discovered a passion for Design Operations, aiming to support her teams. This led her to focus on Design Systems. Raquel has worked in various fields, including e-commerce, fintech, telecommunications, and automotive.
Raquel created and teaches the online course "Implement Design Systems at Scale." She's also a Community Advocate at Friends of Figma Portugal, organizing events, talks, and workshops. Currently, she leads UX design for Nokia's Design System.
Company details
Nokia
We discussed:
Nokia is providing network solutions.
Maintaining consistency.
Collaboration between designers and developers
Documentation and communication are key challenges
Prioritizing components, organizing design files
Using design tokens vs variables
Figma Analytics
A design system is not just a local library
Understanding user needs
Complexity is easy; simplicity is the challenge.
You don't have to depend on tools.
Raquel Pereira