Hi there! I am Kalina, a creative practitioner, strategist, and lead, specialising in User Experience yet constantly exploring all forms of Design, Art, and Culture.
Creating the R3 tooling design system
A design system to help the R3 engineers develop apps better, faster, together.
Designing a Digital Asset Shared Ledger app for LAB577
An open solution that gives financial institutions increased control.
A few things...
I created the design of LAB577's MVP called DASL. Recently LAB577 became part of BCB GROUP - the world's fastest-growing business banking partner.
I designed the demo app for Finteum. This year the platform was trialled by NatWest, Barclays, Citi and 10 other banks. Three of those have committed to going live on the Finteum platform in Q2-Q3 2023.
Last year I was listed as one of the women leaders in the Bulgarian IT industry by DevStyler. You can read the full interview here.
About me
I am a design and user experience expert with a focus on creating the right solutions by asking the right questions, researching, observing, speaking with clients, collaborating with cross-functional teams, analysing and solving problems.
Thoughts
A conversation with Emanuil Spasov on approaching design, breaking through mental blocks, and doing things for the right reason The philosophy behind my designs and the broader subject of fostering creativity.
Original interview from 08 August 2022 on the INDUSTRIA.TECH website by Emanuil Spasov. How did you get started in graphic design, UX, and UI? Completely by accident. I was just looking for a job in t...
Interview with Economy.bg on women in IT How it all started.
I talk with Economy.bg about the success of women in IT. You can find the original interview here (in Bulgarian). Women in IT: Kalina Dimova, CDO, INDUSTRIA Original interview from 19 July 2022 In th...
When something doesn’t fit What I usually do to fix it.
After hours of trying different variations, one option after another – the content just doesn’t fit. Then it comes the time to ask yourself – is the content too much and needs rewriting,...