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True Sagittarius
Passionate and always seeking something new
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Reckless & brave
Got a dream, got a spark, got somewhere to be
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The Architect INTJ
Focused on the future and big picture ideas, and desire for efficiency
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Weeb
Anime, gaming, manga, board games, and a bit of hiragana
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Globetrotter
12 countries, too many cities to count
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Ambivert
An outgoing introvert, my social energy ebbs and flows.
➹
True Sagittarius
Passionate and always seeking something new
✶
Reckless & brave
Got a dream, got a spark, got somewhere to be
❈
The Architect INTJ
Focused on the future and big picture ideas, and desire for efficiency
⌘
Weeb
Anime, gaming, manga, board games, and a bit of hiragana
⌲
Globetrotter
12 countries, too many cities to count
◑
Ambivert
An outgoing introvert, my social energy ebbs and flows.
About me
Hello! I’m Justine Win Cañete /kan-nye-te/ - A Filipino product designer who’s passionate about mentoring early-mid career designers. I'm currently leading the design for the Comms Platform team and Compliance team at Gusto.
Previously, I worked in multiple teams at Shopify where I solved problems around accounts, merchandising, order creation, deferred payments, and B2B.
I started my career 8 years ago as a graphic artist where I took illustration gigs for friends and acquaintances. After I graduated, I spent the next 2 months working as a graphic designer for a local food group where I had the chance to work with real projects.
After the freelance ended, I moved to Cebu City where the tech scene is active and mentorship is accessible. I landed my first job at Symph as a junior UX/UI designer and frontend developer. I started as a frontend developer but later on, I was given my first design project and that's when I learned what design really is. I immersed myself in various online resources and design communities, discovered UX, and instantly fell inlove with solving experience problems and the process that goes along with it.
At some point I craved working on a product and having the opportunity to iterate it so I left Symph and joined Talented where I hoped to bring a better user experience to enterprise. We built tools for high-performing teams and made it easier for guys like McKinsey to look for talent. I took more of the managerial tasks while being an individual contributor. I learned more about how corporations work and their constraints– ultimately, how it is completely different to design for consumers vs. enterprise users.
Just before Shopify, I was the product design lead for UBX Philippines – a fintech company whose mission is to build products for financial inclusion – and helped in forming the design team and establishing our process.
Once in a while I give talks and workshops, mentor designers, and work on passion projects. I'm primarily a designer, but I also have a plethora of hobbies like traveling, writing, gaming, playing tennis, binging anime, music, and baking.
About me
Hello! I’m Justine Win Cañete /kan-nye-te/ - A Filipino product designer who’s passionate about mentoring early-mid career designers. I'm currently leading the design for the Comms Platform team and Compliance team at Gusto.
Previously, I worked in multiple teams at Shopify where I solved problems around accounts, merchandising, order creation, deferred payments, and B2B.
I started my career 8 years ago as a graphic artist where I took illustration gigs for friends and acquaintances. After I graduated, I spent the next 2 months working as a graphic designer for a local food group where I had the chance to work with real projects.
After the freelance ended, I moved to Cebu City where the tech scene is active and mentorship is accessible. I landed my first job at Symph as a junior UX/UI designer and frontend developer. I started as a frontend developer but later on, I was given my first design project and that's when I learned what design really is. I immersed myself in various online resources and design communities, discovered UX, and instantly fell inlove with solving experience problems and the process that goes along with it.
At some point I craved working on a product and having the opportunity to iterate it so I left Symph and joined Talented where I hoped to bring a better user experience to enterprise. We built tools for high-performing teams and made it easier for guys like McKinsey to look for talent. I took more of the managerial tasks while being an individual contributor. I learned more about how corporations work and their constraints– ultimately, how it is completely different to design for consumers vs. enterprise users.
Just before Shopify, I was the product design lead for UBX Philippines – a fintech company whose mission is to build products for financial inclusion – and helped in forming the design team and establishing our process.
Once in a while I give talks and workshops, mentor designers, and work on passion projects. I'm primarily a designer, but I also have a plethora of hobbies like traveling, writing, gaming, playing tennis, binging anime, music, and baking.
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Maybe it's not my weekend,
but it's gonna be my year.
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Maybe it's not my weekend,
but it's gonna be my year.
Meow you doin'?
Let's keep in touch.
Ottawa, Canada
Email: justinewincanete@gmail.com
© Justine Win 2023
Product designer