Virginia Cagney

Virginia Cagney

Product Design in Santa Cruz, California, She/Her

About

Design leader with over 10 years of experience crafting foundational systems and product experiences.

Work Experience

2022 — Now
Product Designer at Instagram
2022 — 2023
Product Design Manager at Instagram

Web, Accessibility, Design System

2021 — 2022
Product Design Manager at Facebook

UI Quality

2018 — 2021
Product Designer at Facebook
2012 — 2016
Senior UX Designer at Endava

Projects

2021
Usability at Facebook
2020
Wellbeing at Facebook
2019
Reliability at Facebook
2019
Perceived Performance at Facebook
2020

Excited to have supported the redesign of Facebook.com – helping to make it feel faster and more reliable✨

'The website should also feel slightly snappier than before. That's because the visual redesign was supported by a massive infrastructure revamp. “We know from tons of data and research that every time we make our products faster or simpler, people use them more," Occhino said. "They share it more, they have a more rewarding experience. And so that was table stakes. The most important feature was that this thing is going to be fast and responsive.”' Read more: lnkd.in/gqYJ3tZ

This desktop experience will be rolled out to everyone over the next few months.

2020

I led design for the first 'digital well-being' tools with Facebook. I was lucky to work with an incredible team, driven by passion and motivation, to bring a new set of features to Facebook app that will be rolled out globally over the next few months.

“As we all adjust to new routines and staying home, setting boundaries for how you spend your time online can be helpful. Whether it’s to help you focus on your family and friends, sleep without distraction or manage how you spend your time at home, we have tools that can help you find the right balance for how you use Facebook” - Facebook App

...And you better bet there's a cat on it

Contact

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