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Rares Cimpean

Is a product designer shaping AI powered products, creative tools, and high-craft digital experiences. With over a decade of experience across startups, studios, and global brands, his work connects product thinking, visual craft, experimentation, and execution for teams including Mymind, NASA, Prime Video, eBay, SoundCloud, Verizon and more.

Selected Work  ·  2023 - 2026

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Mymind  ·  Lead Product Designer

Led product design for Mymind across web, desktop, and mobile, shaping the onboarding, capture, retrieval, discovery, and engagement systems for a global user base. Translated AI into calm, privacy-first experiences that make ideas effortless to save and rediscover without folders, feeds, notifications, or manual organization.

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Semplice  ·  Lead Product Designer

Led product design for Semplice across its visual editor and core website-building experience, shaping editor systems, type, symbols, navigation, and interaction patterns for designers worldwide. Translated WP complexity into a flexible design tool that helps creatives build precise, expressive portfolios without rigid templates, generic layouts, or technical friction.

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HOVS  ·  Lead Design Partner

Led product and cross-disciplinary design at HOVS across internal products, client work, and brand systems, shaping polished digital experiences from early ideation to production. Partnered closely with stakeholders to connect user needs, business goals, and craft across projects for Mymind, Semplice, Carbonmade, NASA/JPL.

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