About
I'm a UX Designer from northern Italy with 5+ years of experience in the B2B field. A twist of fate led me from an aspiring doctor to a Bachelor's in Cognitive Psychology, where I explored the intricacies of the human mind. It was during my Master's in HCI that I discovered my true calling—making technology more user-friendly and delightful. I've also taken part in hackathons, embarked on a public speaking journey, and became a mentor for aspiring UX Designers. Beyond UX, I'm a vintage enthusiast, cat mom, and perpetual explorer, always eager to embrace new experiences.
What I can do for you:
- Help you become a (better) UX Designer: I mentor UX Design students and young professionals.
- Speak at your event or deliver UX training: I've already spoken at tech conferences and meetups, where I have shared my learnings with junior and aspiring designers. I have sharpened my skills thanks to Women Talk Design and I dream of teaching a UX course someday.
Speaking
Work Experience
I am part of the Service & UX Design team, where I focus on Interaction Design and UX Strategy for several B2B products in the fields of Fintech and Sales Intelligence.
I offer mentorship services for students and young professionals who wish to land their first UX design internship or job.
Was responsible for Atoka, the lead Sales Intelligence platform in Italy, as well as the redesign of the company website.
Was responsible for the usability and graphics of ANIMA, the software for Digital Signage, used by 120+ clients with a total of 400+ users. I also worked on several DS layouts as well as on the UX and UI of other internal platforms
Projects
Created the design documentation for Atoka's design system and fine-tuned specs and components with the help of the dev team.
Responsible for the design of Atoka, the leading Sales Intelligence software in Italy.
ANIMA is the cloud-based content panel which gives businesses everything they need to manage their entire Digital Signage ecosystem. For each functionality in Anima, I was involved as UX/UI designer from the first meeting with the stakeholders until the developer handoff.
Side Projects
Your online publication on all things UX for aspiring and junior UX designers
A new website for Margherita, psychologist, to showcase her services and contact information for patients. Designed in Figma and built in Webflow
Webflow website to get RSVPs for my friends who are getting married in the summer.
Education
Writing
Your online publication on all things UX for aspiring and junior UX designers
We present to you Oniru, the design system created in-house at SpazioDati which we use to build sales-intelligence products in the Atoka suite.
Features
Maria Teresa is a Senior UX Designer with a background in Psychology and is based in northern Italy. Having worked most of her career so far in a design team of one, she believes in bringing forward design knowledge and working in multidisciplinary contexts. On the side, she enjoys mentoring young designers and is now also dabbling in public speaking.
Maria Teresa Stella è UX Designer a Acs Data Systems. Di cosa si occupa esattamente? Ce lo racconta in quest'intervista.
Volunteering
Certifications
The Present Yourself program is designed to teach a framework that you can use over and over again to create more compelling, effective presentations.
Awards
Won the prize by sponsor SiMedia GmbH with my 3 friends
With my team we won the 1st prize and a ticket to the Push UX Conference in Munich