Gian Mendoza

Open to early-career roles, 2026

I design calm, accessible products for high-stakes problems.

I design calm, accessible products for high-stakes problems.

I design calm, accessible products for high-stakes problems.

Product designer and Navy veteran. Most recently: redesigning the legal guides veterans rely on, research to shipped.

Résumé

2024–2026

2024–2026

4 case studies

4 case studies

Featured · 01 / 04

Nonprofit

Swords to Plowshares

Veteran legal guides redesigned to be readable under stress: research to a shipped CMS across 22 guides.

Lead UX/UI · Nonprofit · 2025

02 / 04

Case study

Pocket Trading

From match to completed trade: a fan-made companion-app concept for Pokémon TCG Pocket.

UX/UI · Mobile · 2026

03 / 04

Coming soon

AI as a tool

Placeholder: school project, already written up.

UX · Concept · 2025

04 / 04

Coming soon

Muni prototype

Placeholder: transit prototype, already on Vercel.

UX/UI · Web · 2024

About

Product designer and U.S. Navy veteran in the SF Bay Area. Research-first, accessible work for problems that matter.

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