I am Abril Villanueva.
Product Designer with an Industrial Design background
I’m a designer with 10+ years of experience working across physical and digital products, from medical devices and industrial products to websites and digital interfaces.
My background in Industrial Design taught me to look at the whole picture: how people interact with products, how things work, and how ideas become real. Today, I bring that perspective into UX/UI and digital product design.
I enjoy understanding complex problems, working with different disciplines and turning ideas into clear, useful experiences.
What I bring
UX/UI Design · Product Design · Web Design · Industrial Design · Prototyping · Medical Design
Tools
Figma · Adobe Creative Suite · SolidWorks · Rhinoceros · KeyShot · WordPress
Education
UX/UI Design Bootcamp
neue fische GmbH · Kiel, Germany
Oct 2024 - Jan 2025
Industrial Design, focus on Medical Design (M.A.)
Muthesius Kunsthochschule · Kiel, Germany
Sep 2018 - Mar 2022
Medical Device Design (Semester abroad)
National College of Art and Design · Dublin, Ireland
Feb 2020 - Aug 2020
Industrial Design (B.A.)
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · Mexico City, Mexico
Sep 2010 - Dec 2016
Product Design (Semester abroad)
Hochschule Wismar · Wismar, Germany
Feb 2014 - Feb 2015
Experience
Digital & Web Design: Redesigned and implemented corporate websites, developed visual communication and managed digital content using WordPress, CSS and Adobe tools.
Industrial & Product Design: Designed furniture, consumer products and physical systems, including CAD development, technical drawings, materials research and prototyping.
Medical Design: Worked on medical devices and diagnostic products, from concept development and CAD construction to physical prototyping.
Project Management: Led the planning, implementation and coordination of design projects, working across development, presentation and production.
Research & Communication: Supported academic Medical Design projects, maintained digital content and contributed to research and communication at Muthesius Kunsthochschule.