Romina Kavcic

Co-Founder

Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia18 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Expert in AI-driven design systems.
Led design for innovative blockchain platform.
Public speaker on design system methodologies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Design Systems and Product Design expert in the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Design SystemsDesign LeadershipProduct DesignPublic SpeakingUx Research

Other Skills

Design StrategyDesign ManagementUXUItoken-based design systemAI-assisted design-to-code workflowsCommunity EngagementBrand StrategyArt DirectionUser ExperienceProduct VisionUser Interface DesignWireframingSystematic ApproachInteraction Design

About

Design Tokens Course ➡️ https://thedesignsystem.guide/design-tokens-course The Ultimate Airtable Design System Inventory Guide ➡️ https://thedesignsystem.guide/airbundle 👋 I'm Romina. I explore how AI, product, and design systems intersect. I coach teams, build things that scale, and share what’s next in design. I love every bit of it. More info here -> https://romina.design/ ⭐️ Clients: ARD.de, Domestic & General, BMW, Stellar.org, Bird Buddy, Chipolo, Databox, OUTFIT7, Doodle.com, Sherpany, Faculty of Computer and Information Science, Gabi.com, Loftware, NIVEA, Xamarin, Zemanta[Outbrain] Read my guide on setting up a design system (free) ➡️ https://thedesignsystem.guide/

Experience

18 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Into design systems community & conference

Speaker

Jan 2023 – Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Munich, Bavaria, Germany · Remote

My talks: Agentic Design System (2026), My design system toolkit and how AI will shape the future (2025),
How to name design tokens (2024)

Public SpeakingCommunity Engagement

University of ljubljana, faculty of social sciences

Guest Lecturer

Sep 2022 – Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Guest Lecturer for Interactive Technology Design
This course introduces students to the iterative design process with involving users in all stages of research and development of interactive technologies. A series of lectures will aim to introduce (1) the theoretical views on and approaches to development of new technologies and services and to technology acceptance, (2) underlying principles, components and phases of different approaches to participation in interactive technology design, (3) tools and techniques for user-centred and participatory design, (4) examples of cases that will demonstrate the range of applications of user-centred and participatory design.

Bunny.net

Design & Product

Mar 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

Joined as one of the first 11 employees (now 90+). I own UX and UI across all internal products as part of the product team. Redesigned the core dashboard end-to-end. Design in-product educational flows and onboarding experience. Built and implemented a token-based design system. Introduced AI-assisted design-to-code workflows (Figma MCP, Cursor, Claude Code, Playwright, etc.)

UXUItoken-based design systemAI-assisted design-to-code workflowsProduct DesignDesign Systems

Bird buddy

Head Of Design

Feb 2021 – Jan 2022 · 11 mos

Responsible for Brand strategy, Illustrations, Art direction, Design Strategy, Design Leadership, User Experience, Product design
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Bird Buddy is the world's first smart camera-enabled bird feeder, with AI-powered species recognition. Designed to bring people closer to nature, it also unlocks a powerful citizen science movement by enabling near real-time global tracking of species, migratory patterns, and effects of climate change on local ecosystems.

Brand StrategyArt DirectionDesign StrategyDesign LeadershipUser ExperienceProduct Design

Stellar development foundation

Lead Product Designer

Sep 2014 – Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Hybrid

As the first employee and founding designer, I collaborated closely with the founders to shape the user experience for an innovative blockchain platform. I defined the user experience, UI, branding, and visual language, ensuring a seamless journey from concept to launch.

Art DirectionBrand StrategyDesign StrategyProduct DesignProduct VisionUX Research+3

Ginetta web/mobile

Senior Product Designer

Oct 2013 – Jul 2014 · 9 mos · Zürich Area, Switzerland

Art direction, Interaction design, User Interface design, Visual design
Clients: SBB, Doodle.com, Mila.com

Design Management

Zemanta

Sr. Interaction Designer

Sep 2012 – Aug 2013 · 11 mos · Greater New York City Area

Art direction, Interaction design, User Interface design, Visual design

Design Management

Dsg

Owner

Sep 2011 – Present · 14 yrs 8 mos · Slovenia

🔗 https://thedesignsystem.guide/

Design StrategyDesign SystemsDesign LeadershipDesign Management

Luna\tbwa

Interaction Designer

Aug 2010 – Apr 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos

Creative Concepting, Website and Interactive design, User interface design, Visualising, Online brand implementation, Digital brand guidelines for different clients
(NIVEA, Twix, Simobil, Nissan, Union Brewery, Pedigree, ...).

Kontrastika

Junior graphic/web designer

Feb 2009 – Jun 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos

Spletnik d.o.o.

Web designer

Apr 2007 – Feb 2009 · 1 yr 10 mos

4ctrl

Interaction Designer

Mar 2005 – Aug 2010 · 5 yrs 5 mos

Digital concepts & designs.
Creative Concepting, Website and Interactive design, User interface design, Visualising, Online brand implementation, Digital brand guidelines.