Andreia Costa - A peek behind the curtain

ANDREIA COSTA

UX Designer at Issuu

Braga

A peek behind the curtain

I'm originally from the awesome town of Braga, Portugal – born and raised.

Family life is central to me – I'm happily married and blessed with an energetic 5year-old daughter who keeps me on my

I like to travel and explore new places and observe and experience new cultures.

I try to keep a healthy lifestyle and that makes me experiment a lot in the kitchen and keeps me running weekly at least 10k.

Love cinema and great storytelling and I enjoy the occasional game night with

Fun facts

I lived in 4 different countries, so I’ve been working on UX a little bit across the world.

I have 2 degrees, one in Geography and Urban Planning and another in Graphic Design.

I like a lot of different kinds of music but my favorite singer of all time is Freddie Mercury from Queen.

Work

My career started in Portugal, where I worked as a Graphic/Visual Designer for a little more than 4 years at a design agency called PAGE78.

Then I moved to London (UK) where I worked at The Royal Society as a Graphic/Visual Designer.

2 years later I decided to shift my focus exclusively to UX/UI design, so I moved to Amsterdam where I worked at TomTom for more than 3 years.

Subsequently, I ventured to Waterloo, Canada, assuming the role of a Senior UX/UI Designer at Healthhub Patient Solutions, providing good experiences to hospital patients at their bedside devices.

Returning to my roots in Portugal, I took a position at New Work on Xing, a professional networking platform, as a Product Designer for a span of 2 years.

Now, I'm excited about my new role at Issuu. I believe in its potential to help content creators reach a global audience, enhancing their visibility and monetization in an increasingly interconnected world.