About me

I'm a multidisciplinary designer working at the intersection of experience design, digital & physical product design, and XR/spatial computing.

At Manyone, I've been leading teams and projects for several sectors and clients like Magic Leap, Amazon, Walmart, Warner Bros., Niantic, LG, Ford, and several startups, where I focused on building UX strategies, creating future product visions, and designing end-to-end experiences that leverage emerging technologies.

I also love designing futuristic vehicles, concept cars, and spaceships of all kinds in my personal work exploring 2D, 3D, and VR tools.

I'm a Brazilian-born, Japanese descendant, currently living in Brooklyn, NY.

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Work experience

Full-time

Manyone

Director, Experience Design
Aug 2023 – Present
New York, US

 

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Questtonó

Design Director
Jan 2023 – Aug 2023
New York, US

Head of Design, XR
Aug 2021 – Jan 2023
New York, US

Head of Experience Design
Mar 2020 – Aug 2021
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Experience Design Lead
Jan 2019 – Mar 2020
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Senior Designer
Feb 2018 – Dec 2018
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Designer
Jan 2016 – Feb 2018
Sao Paulo, Brazil

 

Volkswagen

Design Intern
Feb 2015 – Dec 2015
Sao Paulo, Brazil

 

The Marketing Store Worldwide

Creative Product Planner
Aug 2014 – Dec 2014
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Design Intern
Sep 2011 – Sep 2013
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Freelance

Metro Boomin

Concept Designer – Freelance 
Mar 2022 – May 2022
Remote

 

Neon Wild (startup)

Concept Designer – Freelance 
Dec 2020 – Jan 2021
Remote

 

Warner Bros.

Designer – Freelance
Aug 2020 – Oct 2020
Remote

 

WayRay

Designer – Freelance
Oct 2019 – Nov – 2019
Remote

 

Spindow (startup)

Designer – Freelance
2016
Sao Paulo, Brazil

 

OneX (startup)

Designer – Freelance
2015
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Clients

Magic Leap
Amazon
Niantic
Warner Bros.
Walmart
Ford
Natura
AB-Inbev
Ambev
Metro Boomin
Nivea
Energisa
EDP
WayRay
LG

Quintar
eMed Digital Healthcare
Array
Tupinambá
Ufund
Bloom
GelSight
Neon Wild
Samsung
Panasonic

Capabilities

Experience Design
XR / Spatial Computing
Product Design
Concept Design
Concept Art
Future Vision
3D Modeling & Rendering
VR Modeling
Sketching
2D & 3D Motion
Strategy
User Research
Industrial Design
Service Design

Awards

1x Latin America Design Awards
5x Brasil Design Award

1x Worldstar Global Packaging Awards

1x CES Innovation Awards

1x EISA Awards

1x Red Dot Design Award 

1x iF Design Award

1x European Product Design Awards

Finalist - Airbus Fly Your Ideas

1st place - Talento Volkswagen 2014

1st place - Renault Experience 2014

3x Idea Brasil

4th place - Karmann-Ghia

Get in touch

danilo.msaito@gmail.com