I’m always curious, always exploring. ✨

I love trying new things, whether it’s learning a new skill, diving into random topics, or experimenting just to see what happens. I believe growth comes from stepping outside of comfort zones, and I’m always up for a challenge. 💡


Empathy is at the core of how I see the world. 💖 I enjoy understanding different perspectives and finding connections in unexpected places. I’m a mix of logic and creativity 🎨, always looking for ways to improve, learn, and create something meaningful.

Get to know me better 🫧

Languages I speak

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English

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Languages I speak

🇬🇧

English

C1

Languages I speak

🇬🇧

English

C1

Available for new challenges

Available for new challenges

Available for new challenges

My stack

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📍Eindhoven, NL 🇳🇱

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📍Eindhoven, NL 🇳🇱

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📍Eindhoven, NL 🇳🇱

My experience journey 💼

My experience journey 💼

Founder & Creative Director

MG Creative Design S.R.L

May 2025 - Present

📍Eindhoven, NL/Worldwide

  • Founded MG Creative Design, a boutique design studio focused on building bold, cohesive brand identities for beauty, lifestyle, and service-based businesses.

  • Led end-to-end branding projects including logo design, color strategy, typography, and social media visuals.

  • Created customized Instagram grids, templates, and digital assets tailored to each client's goals and audience.

  • Developed and maintained scalable brand systems that ensured visual consistency across platforms.

  • Collaborated directly with clients to align brand direction with business strategy, refining deliverables through feedback.

  • Delivered impactful visuals that enhanced brand recognition, online presence, and customer engagement.


    ⚙️Tools: Adobe Illustrator | Photoshop | Figma | Canva | Branding Systems | Social Media Design | Client Collaboration

Product Designer

Innovactions B.V.

September 2024 - February 2025

📍Breda, NL

Founder & Creative Director

MG Creative Design S.R.L

May 2025 - Present

📍Eindhoven, NL/Worldwide

  • Redesigned the UI/UX of the Samen aan Z platform, enhancing usability for research group members, project managers, and admins.

  • Optimized user workflows by conducting interviews & usability tests, leading to a more intuitive experience.

  • Designed & implemented intuitive dashboards and project management interfaces for seamless data visualization.

  • Developed & maintained a design system, ensuring scalability, consistency, and accessibility.

  • Collaborated closely with developers, refining UI components based on technical constraints and user feedback.

  • Conducted iterative usability testing, resulting in continuous UX/UI improvements.


⚙️Tools: Figma | Miro | Design Systems | Usability Testing | Prototyping

  • Redesigned the UI/UX of the Samen aan Z platform, enhancing usability for research group members, project managers, and admins.

  • Optimized user workflows by conducting interviews & usability tests, leading to a more intuitive experience.

  • Designed & implemented intuitive dashboards and project management interfaces for seamless data visualization.

  • Developed & maintained a design system, ensuring scalability, consistency, and accessibility.

  • Collaborated closely with developers, refining UI components based on technical constraints and user feedback.

  • Conducted iterative usability testing, resulting in continuous UX/UI improvements.


⚙️Tools: Figma | Miro | Design Systems | Usability Testing | Prototyping

  • Founded MG Creative Design, a boutique design studio focused on building bold, cohesive brand identities for beauty, lifestyle, and service-based businesses.

  • Led end-to-end branding projects including logo design, color strategy, typography, and social media visuals.

  • Created customized Instagram grids, templates, and digital assets tailored to each client's goals and audience.

  • Developed and maintained scalable brand systems that ensured visual consistency across platforms.

  • Collaborated directly with clients to align brand direction with business strategy, refining deliverables through feedback.

  • Delivered impactful visuals that enhanced brand recognition, online presence, and customer engagement.

    ⚙️Tools: Adobe Illustrator | Photoshop | Figma | Canva | Branding Systems | Social Media Design | Client Collaboration

Product Designer

Innovactions B.V.

September 2024 - February 2025

📍Breda, NL

  • Redesigned the UI/UX of the Samen aan Z platform, enhancing usability for research group members, project managers, and admins.

  • Optimized user workflows by conducting interviews & usability tests, leading to a more intuitive experience.

  • Designed & implemented intuitive dashboards and project management interfaces for seamless data visualization.

  • Developed & maintained a design system, ensuring scalability, consistency, and accessibility.

  • Collaborated closely with developers, refining UI components based on technical constraints and user feedback.

  • Conducted iterative usability testing, resulting in continuous UX/UI improvements.


⚙️Tools: Figma | Miro | Design Systems | Usability Testing | Prototyping

UI/UX Designer & Frontend Developer

JOIJ B.V.

February 2022 - April 2024

📍Eindhoven, NL

  • Led the design & frontend development of a SaaS web app, implementing Vue.js & TypeScript for a seamless experience.

  • Built & designed a Chat Assistant from scratch, conducting research, prototyping, UI design, and frontend development.

  • Created an Admin System, transforming wireframes into high-fidelity designs and a functional UI using Laravel & Livewire.

  • Established a scalable design system, ensuring UI consistency across the platform.

  • Improved usability & engagement through user research, A/B testing, and analytics-driven iterations.

  • Worked cross-functionally with developers & stakeholders to align UX/UI with business goals.


⚙️Tools: Figma | Vue.js | TypeScript | Tailwind CSS | Laravel | User Research | A/B Testing

Figma

Vue.js

TypeScript

User Research

Tailwind CSS

Laravel

Testing

Great collaborations start with a simple "hello!"

Great collaborations start with a simple "hello!"

Great collaborations start with a simple "hello!"

MG Creative Design

MG Creative
Design

Eindhoven,

Eindhoven,

Netherlands

Netherlands

miricristiana@gmail.com

miricristiana@gmail.com

©️2025 Mirela Gherlan. All rights reserved

©️2025 Mirela Gherlan. All rights reserved

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