https://www.alexvolta.design/about daily 0.75 2025-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/f43f56b1-7b97-4bbc-bb16-49a0f112063e/IMG_3675.jpg About - Let’s talk. Alex Volta Product Design / User Experience / Brand / Product-led Growth / Product Management / User Research / Systems Thinking California College of the Arts, Interaction Design B.F.A. LinkedIn • alex@blackhole-design.com Reforge Growth Series - Completed in 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1613083856729-4SPJ74MXSGBGPK7FFQUX/patagonia.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1613083924511-QN2Y8KEAXC05Y6LEU9B1/rei.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1613083892925-ONLIBH7KHFKKN2SK0XSR/arcteryx.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1613083875127-XXLR5780G2VFG7KSYJD6/nordstrom.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1613087588400-54PRBM00PJLQZW4R4C32/taylor+stitch.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1613087604118-NPVQMOY52J9Y9H0GZH0L/eileen+fisher.png About https://www.alexvolta.design/general-1 daily 0.75 2021-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847902870-ZOUR0EX0L2QSQNRC1SP2/image-asset.jpeg General 1 - Make it stand out. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847903067-57HDPDJ6TWU40QPAQLS4/image-asset.jpeg General 1 - Make it stand out. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.alexvolta.design/mango daily 0.75 2021-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/c0c46986-80e3-454a-95a9-2bb22d7da571/website-portal-home.png Mango https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/68ed8bab-1a81-421f-96ed-ea3b63b2d9c8/finance-website-portal.png Mango https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/8ee0a3c5-defa-4d9b-80a6-dd519e048e69/hardware-website-portal.png Mango https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/bc438368-6e8e-407c-b900-87e7c881adb8/CSR-website-portal.png Mango https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/3266d40d-7967-4a41-aa22-456d9bca10b1/website-portal-account.png Mango https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/7283339c-e29a-435c-87bf-032e79dcd5fc/website-portal-records.png Mango https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1613182710102-C1SOR3RB3TB4I1D59ICC/laptop-image.jpg Mango - Mango is an e-waste destruction and recycling platform for companies who want to reclaim value & do right by the Earth. https://www.alexvolta.design/experience2 daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847765301-447UDK2L5WJTURLWTECI/image-asset.jpeg Experience2 - Mango Branding, Website & Customer Portal UX Mango was born because an employee at Uber saw the incredible amount of e-waste being generated and realized the opportunity to make his company more sustainable, while reclaiming the value inherent in the old technology. Mango’s provides an e-waste destruction, decommission and resale platform that makes it easier for companies to do their right thing and allows allowing them to reclaim the value inherent in their unused and outdated IT technology. I led the design process for the total rebrand of Mango (fka Relab)—launching their new website and designing their Customer Portal from the ground up. Branding / Visual Design / User Experience / Product Design / User Research / Rapid Prototyping View Website • Details Available Upon Request https://www.alexvolta.design/diy-hot-tub daily 0.75 2021-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847733469-ZUCJB9XJMBYPFUY56TKA/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg DIY Hot Tub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847734709-V24FMDXQJHL7KMBJF1BS/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg DIY Hot Tub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847733251-RBMKZJPZSVYWAZLWQ1U8/AroHa_02.jpg DIY Hot Tub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847734411-SZUK9WILA1UPRU4TZVGR/AroHa_02.jpg DIY Hot Tub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847732989-Z69Q9QA468G3C0O3CY30/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg DIY Hot Tub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847734145-FZ3C1ZE7VTH98K87BOZO/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg DIY Hot Tub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847731939-IPGT5M4PEUD5P45B5TG4/Aro+Ha_0010.jpg DIY Hot Tub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847733865-FY4RV6HGFBQ8ZYU4ZHLH/Aro+Ha_0010.jpg DIY Hot Tub https://www.alexvolta.design/recent-work daily 1.0 2026-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/605c0005-7bf7-4dba-91c4-1d8e8d17955d/almond-browser-inset.jpg Experience - Almond ObGyn Branding, Website, Dashboard UX Almond is reimagining ObGyn care by providing a root cause, functional approach both in-person and over video—focusing on lab testing and in-depth condition-specific service offerings. I launched their new brand and website and lead the user experience of their online booking experience as well as their patient and provider dashboard. Branding / Product Design / User Experience / User Research / Product Vision & Management View Website • Details Available Upon Request https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1613265119630-X2RH6CEF89IMDNWNVDK0/mango-browser-inset3.jpg Experience - Mango Branding, Website & Dashboard UX Mango was born when an employee at Uber saw the incredible amount of e-waste being generated and realized the opportunity to make his company more sustainable, while reclaiming the value inherent in the old technology. Mango provides an e-waste destruction, decommission and resale platform that makes it easier for companies to do the right thing while allowing them to reclaim the value inherent in their unused and outdated IT technology. I led the design process for the total rebrand of Mango (fka Relab)—redesigning their new website, marketing campaign and customer portal from the ground up. Branding / Visual Design / User Experience / Product Design / User Research / Rapid Prototyping View Website • Details Available Upon Request https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1613427796563-QCSUEP8HBNRGL50W25ST/trove-desktop.png Experience - Trove Branding & Marketing Website Launch Trove is a white-label Circular Shopping solution that empowers premium and luxury brands to take back supply and control their own resale channel and user experience. As brands begin to cash in on the power of resale, Trove has grown quickly and our brand also needed to evolve in order to speak to the right audience. I worked closely with the executive team to bring the updated brand voice and story to life, while pairing with developers to ensure the vision was executed to pixel perfection and launched on time. Visual Design / Communication Design / Branding View Website • Details Available Upon Request https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1616006915684-ERW6VK153DB23FDE7ITC/jwn-landing-desktop.png Experience - Trove + Nordstrom Resale Platform UX As the Lead Product Designer at Trove, I was responsible for the digital user experience of Nordstrom’s new Resale Brand, See You Tomorrow. I led the design process for the consumer website, trade-in program, curation app and point of sale user experience. We launched with resounding success, with the NYC flagship store pop-up shop being curated and designed by Olivia Kim. Product Design / User Experience / Service Design / Branding View Website • Details Available Upon Request https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1613258951136-70ZKH3VHZ14M66750KJZ/safi-4+phones.png Experience - Guidewheel Remote Factory Monitoring App Guidewheel (fka Safi Analytics) was founded by Stanford d.school alums who were on a mission to give factories in developing countries the tools they needed to track production and increase their energy efficiency. I led the founders through a branding process in time for their next fundraise. We then moved onto a user centered design process for the launch their software-as-a-service remote factory monitoring dashboard. The end-product was deeply informed by the on-site user research we conducted in their newest market, the factory-centered city of Monterrey, Mexico. As a leader in AI-powered FactoryOps, Guidewheel raised a $31 million Series B funding round led by Decarbonization Partners, a partnership between BlackRock and Temasek. Product Design / User Experience / Design Research / User Testing / Systems Design *Details available upon request https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1613266676056-39JJQEQI2VW3VZSLMHJX/Cassie.jpg Experience - Better Therapeutics Digital Therapeutic for Reversing Cardio-metabolic Disease Better Therapeutics pioneered a prescription digital therapeutics platform for treating cardiometabolic diseases, like Type II Diabetes and heart disease. I was responsible for the design of their chat bot, Cassie, which employed Cognitive Behavioral therapy techniques to help patients track their progress, transform their eating habits, receive support from the Better health coaches to reach their goals and get better. Product Design / Communication Design / User Experience / Rapid Prototyping Details Available Upon Request https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1613265182434-VI1PGO1D3VNM1BNR72ZZ/hylo-browser-inset.jpg Experience - Hylo Social Coordination for Collective Action Hylo is best described as a “social network for good”—free from ads and other distractions, it is a place to go to get work done with your team, to focus on working together in order to create positive change. I led the design process at Hylo, and was responsible for the user experience of their community-centered social action network. I worked closely with the CEO, product manager and developers to ensure the problem space was well-understood from a user’s perspective. In March 2020, Hylo was acquired by Terran Collective, in partnership with Holo. Product Design / User Experience View Website • Details Available Upon Request https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1613154743240-E7UYO46CJM0ZHWY8JUXV/pat+logos.png Experience Patagonia Worn Wear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1613154728911-HMZ5WTB9PAT4HMKFK5X7/rei+good+%26+used+-black.png Experience REI Co-Op Good & Used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6025a40f75c0f34f4e263d8f/1613154827777-EYD65QO1WHYL2SCBFO12/arc+ug.png Experience Arc’teryx Used Gear