Mario Guzman
@guzmanmario.com
Product Designer based in SF.
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Mario Guzman
@guzmanmario.com
· Jan 21
Mario Guzman | Product Designer
Product designer passionate about turning ideas into impactful, user-focused products that solve problems and achieve product-market fit.
guzmanmario.com
Hey fellow designers!
I'm excited to finally share my portfolio website: guzmanmario.com
It's still under construction, I still need to add an about me and projects section, but I wanted to get it out there!
Feedback is welcome! What should I add next?
#design
I'm excited to finally share my portfolio website: guzmanmario.com
It's still under construction, I still need to add an about me and projects section, but I wanted to get it out there!
Feedback is welcome! What should I add next?
#design
I promise i design more than ai related things, just wanted to share
May 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I promise i design more than ai related things, just wanted to share
One, two, three or four?
May 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
One, two, three or four?
Ai logos exploration part four
May 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ai logos exploration part four
MVPs don't need to be ugly
May 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
MVPs don't need to be ugly
AI logo exploration part three
May 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
AI logo exploration part three
One hard reality about building products that you won't learn until you start building stuff is that the design process is never linear.
you think you’ll go from a to b, but it’s more like A to G back to C, then maybe scrap everything and start over.
you think you’ll go from a to b, but it’s more like A to G back to C, then maybe scrap everything and start over.
May 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
One hard reality about building products that you won't learn until you start building stuff is that the design process is never linear.
you think you’ll go from a to b, but it’s more like A to G back to C, then maybe scrap everything and start over.
you think you’ll go from a to b, but it’s more like A to G back to C, then maybe scrap everything and start over.
Most product teams don’t need more features.
They need better prioritization and clearer UX.
More buttons ≠ more value.
They need better prioritization and clearer UX.
More buttons ≠ more value.
May 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Most product teams don’t need more features.
They need better prioritization and clearer UX.
More buttons ≠ more value.
They need better prioritization and clearer UX.
More buttons ≠ more value.
ai logo explorations part two
May 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
ai logo explorations part two
Everyone's been dropping work on dreamy backdrops so I had to try it. Did I cook?
May 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Everyone's been dropping work on dreamy backdrops so I had to try it. Did I cook?
UX mistakes can kill great products.
Here are 5 I see all the time — and how to fix them 🧵
Here are 5 I see all the time — and how to fix them 🧵
May 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM
UX mistakes can kill great products.
Here are 5 I see all the time — and how to fix them 🧵
Here are 5 I see all the time — and how to fix them 🧵
Playing with small interactions
March 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Playing with small interactions
Which one is better?
February 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Which one is better?
Cooking up some concepts
February 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Cooking up some concepts
Stop calling it user error when it's clearly a design fail.
Every time users 'get it wrong,' they're actually showing you where your assumptions about their behavior didn't match reality.
Building better products starts with owning these gaps instead of blaming your users.
Every time users 'get it wrong,' they're actually showing you where your assumptions about their behavior didn't match reality.
Building better products starts with owning these gaps instead of blaming your users.
February 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Stop calling it user error when it's clearly a design fail.
Every time users 'get it wrong,' they're actually showing you where your assumptions about their behavior didn't match reality.
Building better products starts with owning these gaps instead of blaming your users.
Every time users 'get it wrong,' they're actually showing you where your assumptions about their behavior didn't match reality.
Building better products starts with owning these gaps instead of blaming your users.
Peek a the new signage at Powell bart station
February 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Peek a the new signage at Powell bart station
Look, I'm tired of just designing apps in Figma. I’ll learn some Swift so I can build the actual thing myself. My first app's gonna be a hot mess but hey, we all start somewhere 🤷♀️
#Swift devs where do you recommend me start and what kind of app should I build?
#Swift devs where do you recommend me start and what kind of app should I build?
February 21, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Look, I'm tired of just designing apps in Figma. I’ll learn some Swift so I can build the actual thing myself. My first app's gonna be a hot mess but hey, we all start somewhere 🤷♀️
#Swift devs where do you recommend me start and what kind of app should I build?
#Swift devs where do you recommend me start and what kind of app should I build?
Me: Hey ChatGPT, destroy my design career confidence real quick
ChatGPT: Actually you're a Senior Designer who needs to stop doubting yourself
Me: This feels like emotional damage in reverse 🥲
ChatGPT: Actually you're a Senior Designer who needs to stop doubting yourself
Me: This feels like emotional damage in reverse 🥲
February 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Me: Hey ChatGPT, destroy my design career confidence real quick
ChatGPT: Actually you're a Senior Designer who needs to stop doubting yourself
Me: This feels like emotional damage in reverse 🥲
ChatGPT: Actually you're a Senior Designer who needs to stop doubting yourself
Me: This feels like emotional damage in reverse 🥲
Are Figma variables worth the hassle for prototyping? 🤔 Creating separate screens feels clearer than wrestling with complex variable setups. Maybe I'm just doing it wrong, but the cognitive overhead seems higher than the payoff. Designers, what's your experience?
February 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Are Figma variables worth the hassle for prototyping? 🤔 Creating separate screens feels clearer than wrestling with complex variable setups. Maybe I'm just doing it wrong, but the cognitive overhead seems higher than the payoff. Designers, what's your experience?
I'm that person who uses wappalyzer.com to snoop on every cool website I visit just to see what they're built with 👀
February 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I'm that person who uses wappalyzer.com to snoop on every cool website I visit just to see what they're built with 👀
Unwritten rule of UX: Every extra click needs to prove its worth.
Duolingo nails this: Extra click on wrong answer = Teaching moment + Muscle memory
When have you added friction on purpose? 🤔
Duolingo nails this: Extra click on wrong answer = Teaching moment + Muscle memory
When have you added friction on purpose? 🤔
February 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Unwritten rule of UX: Every extra click needs to prove its worth.
Duolingo nails this: Extra click on wrong answer = Teaching moment + Muscle memory
When have you added friction on purpose? 🤔
Duolingo nails this: Extra click on wrong answer = Teaching moment + Muscle memory
When have you added friction on purpose? 🤔
Remember: Every great design started as a terrible first draft
January 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Remember: Every great design started as a terrible first draft
Design trend you hated but now love?
Mine: Brutalist web design. Thought it was busy. Now see its power in making things more expressive.
Mine: Brutalist web design. Thought it was busy. Now see its power in making things more expressive.
January 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Design trend you hated but now love?
Mine: Brutalist web design. Thought it was busy. Now see its power in making things more expressive.
Mine: Brutalist web design. Thought it was busy. Now see its power in making things more expressive.
Design fact: 90% of solving the problem is defining the problem correctly
January 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Design fact: 90% of solving the problem is defining the problem correctly
Less is more' isn't always true in design.
Sometimes more is more.
Figma's advanced variables and dev mode 🎨
Notion's nested databases and sync blocks 📝
The secret? Progressive disclosure. Show complexity only when needed.
Sometimes more is more.
Figma's advanced variables and dev mode 🎨
Notion's nested databases and sync blocks 📝
The secret? Progressive disclosure. Show complexity only when needed.
January 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Less is more' isn't always true in design.
Sometimes more is more.
Figma's advanced variables and dev mode 🎨
Notion's nested databases and sync blocks 📝
The secret? Progressive disclosure. Show complexity only when needed.
Sometimes more is more.
Figma's advanced variables and dev mode 🎨
Notion's nested databases and sync blocks 📝
The secret? Progressive disclosure. Show complexity only when needed.