Lara Mendoça
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Lara Mendoça is a product designer born in Brazil in 1991.[1]
Education
[edit]Mendoça studied at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes for Visual Communication Design, but failed to get a degree.[2] As of 2018, she was working on getting a Master's degree from the London College of Communication in User Experience.[2]
Career
[edit]Mendoça was part of design for multiple Social media and broadcasting companies, including Sky UK, dating app Bumble from September 2019,[3] and Twitter from June 14, 2021.[1][4] As head of design for Bumble, she designed a feature for that allows bad actors to be reported after communication has stopped.[1][3] She also led her team in making improvements to both the user experience of the app, and the privacy of the user's data.[1][3] She specializes in using design to promote inclusive, safe, and healthy interactions using her personal experiences as a queer immigrant.[1][3][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Deighton, Katie (2021-05-11). "Bumble's Head of Product Design to Join Twitter". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ a b "Lara Mendonça | United Kingdom | D&AD Member Profile". www.dandad.org. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ a b c d Smith, Lilly (2021-02-12). "How Bumble's clever design helped the app go public". Fast Company. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ^ "Queer 50 2021 | 21 Lara Mendonça". Fast Company. 2021. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ^ "50 Queer: Ranking traz 50 maiores nomes LGBTQ na tecnologia". IstoÉ Dinheiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
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