Helena Jaramillo

Designer & Founder in Philadelphia, she/her

I'm a designer, maker and mom living in Philadelphia, PA. Originally from Ecuador, I've lived in over 9 cities, and across three continents. My work revolves around tool making, participatory experiences, and places.

Currently, I'm the founder of PamPam - a tool to make and share maps and guides.

Projects

2023

PamPam

Put your world on the map. Make and share maps.

2022

Reactions at Coda

Customizable reactions for people to get feedback.

2020

Gallery at Coda

Designed the first version of a user powered Gallery for Coda. Went on to lead the integration of Plugins into it.

2020

Publishing at Coda

A way for people to turn a doc into a website.

2019

Packs Tables at Coda

A way to sync data from various apps into a table.

2017

Send Money at Transferwise

A calculator and flow that prioritizes price transparency in money transfers.

Side Projects

2021

Wanderprompts

Prompts for a slow, observational walk right where you are.

2020

Now, more than ever.

A record of every "now, more than ever" I was emailed from March to December 2020.

2019

Google will never know.

A zine about our homes.

2018

Valdivia B.C 2100

A text adventure game.

Work Experience

2022 — Now

Product Designer at Figma

Part of Figma's growth team, helping new people learn and love Figma.

2019 — 2022

Design Lead at Coda

Started the Ecosystem and Growth team, and went on to lead the teams and manage up to 3 designers.

2018 — 2019

Designer, Researcher at Khan Academy

Mountain View

Part of the Early Product Development Team.

2016 — 2018

Product Designer at TransferWise

London

Re-designed the send money experience, homepage, and sign up page on desktop web for over 2 million users.

2014 — 2016

Product Designer at Google

Zurich

Part of the Video Ads team, worked on an internal tool for Account Managers and Executives.

Teams

Past