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Sofia Mateo Ortega
Product Designer at Growth Garage
"Do great work and don't be an asshole"
Posted on 30 Oct, 2025
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In 2007, I started as a brand designer. As the digital space grew, I naturally moved more into web design and have never looked back.
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Figma
Figma helps design and development teams build great products, together.
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ChatGPT
Free to use. Easy to try. Just ask and ChatGPT can help with writing, learning, brainstorming, and more.
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Notion
Write. Plan. Collaborate. With a little help from AI.
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Adobe Illustrator
With powerful new features in Illustrator, you can create graphics that match your style, explore dozens of options, and finish designs faster.
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Adobe Creative Cloud
Anywhere your imagination takes you.
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Adobe Photoshop
Create at the speed of imagination.
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Cursor
Built to make you extraordinarily productive, Cursor is the best way to code with AI.
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Adobe After Effects
Create stunning motion graphics. Animate a logo or character. Add eye-catching visual effects. With After Effects, you can add amazing motion to any video project.
Used by 6 designers