Dumitru CiugunovProduct Designer

Open to product design roles

I design around how people behave, not how we hope they will.

Psychology is my obsession and product design is where I use it. My background in front-end and engineering keeps my designs buildable.

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Selected work · 2 case studies
Featured Self-initiated concept

YourNature: a plant care app built on meaning and connection

The YourNature cover. A phone showing the app's care screen on a kitchen counter beside a potted monstera.

“People didn't quit because their plants died. They quit because the app didn't support or guide them.”

10 interviews, an A/B card test and two usability sessions. The redesigned task card let 10 of 10 testers say how much water to give, against 0 of 10 with the old card.

  • Mobile app
  • UX research
  • Usability testing
  • Prototyping
Read the case study · 12 min
Uxcel challenge brief

YourShelf: a bookshop checkout built on abandonment research

The YourShelf order confirmation screen on a laptop, on a sunlit desk beside a plant and a mug of coffee.

“Shoppers don't leave over high costs. They leave when uncertainty rises.”

One order model so every screen shows the same total, costs shown before they're charged, and four failure states you can click through.

  • Desktop web
  • E-commerce
  • Error states
Read the case study · 8 min
About

From precision engineering to product design.

Dumitru Ciugunov, standing in a field at dusk.

I've always been curious about why people do what they do. I read a lot of psychology, and the part of design I enjoy most is when people do something that surprises me. That's usually where the real problem is hiding.

Before design, I spent three years as a CNC machine technician, designing parts in AutoCAD, Siemens NX and SolidWorks, where a small mistake wastes real material. Then I moved into front-end development and built websites, including for a global transportation company. So I know what a design costs to build.

I'm an overthinker, and I've learned to point that at the work. I question my own decisions before anyone else has to, and I'd rather hear "this doesn't work" early than find out after launch. Feedback is part of how I work, not something I defend against.

Location · Moldova, open to remote roles

Tools · Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop, Blender, HTML/CSS/JS

Certifications

Fifteen courses, always closing the gaps.

Completed on Uxcel between October 2024 and June 2025. Every entry opens its certificate.

Research & strategy 5

Interface design 6

AI & front-end 4