Erika Cavallo — Senior UX/UI Designer
I bring order to complex problems, connect different perspectives and turn them into useful digital experiences.
Listen
Understand
Organise
Translate
Simplify
Redesign of complex administrative portals, rethought from operators' needs, a deep understanding of the flows and close collaboration with client and developers.
Research · UX strategy · Admin portals
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A shared Design System for eight portals: resolving inconsistencies, standardising patterns and building a common language between design and development.
Design systems · Governance · Design–dev
→ Read the case studyUX/UI redesign of a B2B SaaS platform — from understanding the product and business goals to defining flows, priorities and a navigable prototype.
B2B SaaS · Flows · Prototyping
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Adapting an Agile approach to a complex context, bringing together different needs, people and ways of working.
Agile · Service Design · Collaboration
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I believe design should make everyday actions simpler, not add another layer of complexity. By understanding people's needs and the context they operate in, we can remove unnecessary friction and leave more space for what really matters.
Beyond digital products, I explore how design shapes the way we experience spaces, technology and everyday life.
Read on Substack ↗Riflessioni su cosa resta di noi quando la routine si sposta tra le corsie di un ospedale.
Read on Substack ↗Accessibilità e tutto ciò che diamo per scontato mentre progettiamo.
Read on Substack ↗Una riflessione su design, appartenenza e sul diritto di non dover necessariamente lasciare la propria terra per costruire il proprio futuro.
Read on Substack ↗Sharing ideas, learning in public.
A space for conversations about design, collaboration and the ways we approach complex problems.
WPD 2025 Italia
Regione Emilia-Romagna - Bologna
Website governance and organisational improvement, through the case of the Municipality of Trento.
Watch the talkItalian Agile Days 2026
Università degli Studi della Calabria
How an Agile approach can adapt to the needs of people and organisations in very different contexts.
About
I bring order to information and connect different perspectives — users, clients, developers — until a problem becomes something people can actually work with.
Giallocobalto
2023 — Present
Senior User Experience and User Interface Designer Current
I lead projects for public administration and complex digital portals, designing services, processes and user experiences grounded in user research. I collaborate closely with design and development teams, managing iterations through Agile methodologies and keeping people's needs at the centre of the process.
Related work: Safety21 / ZTL · Safety21 / Design System · ISUAL
Fortech
2021 — 2022
User Experience and User Interface Designer
I designed digital portals and terminals for service station management, collaborating closely with developers to ensure functionality and usability.
Master's Degree in Service Design
2019 — 2022
University of Bologna
Studying Service Design taught me how to map complex systems, uncover user needs through research and design services that balance user experience with organisational goals.
Bachelor's Degree in Product Design
2015 — 2019
University of Florence
Studying Product Design gave me a foundation in designing tangible products and spaces, combining aesthetics, functionality and user-centred thinking.
Cambridge English Certificate
2014
University of Cambridge
C1 — Reading, speaking and listening.