Oana Demian🇫🇷

About Oana Demian

Senior Product Designer & Design System Expert at Mindstone

Senior Product Designer and Design System Expert Consultant with 11 years of experience in B2B and B2C environments.

I can help with:

Product Design: Creating innovative, user-centric products that translate business vision into KPI-driven features.

Design Systems: Building efficient design systems that streamline work, boost productivity, and accelerate product launches.

Aligning Product Design with Business strategy: Bridging product development and business objectives to drive growth and innovation.

🏆 Awarded 'Top 10 Mentors in Growth Design' by ADPLis, 2024.

Expertise

Sessions with Oana Demian

• Your Questions on Product Design (45 min): This session is your chance to ask questions, share challenges, and get guidance on anything from design principles and workflows to tools and career advice. Ideal for designers at any stage looking to deepen their understanding of the field.
• Aligning Design with Business Goals (45 min): Learn how to bridge product design and business strategy to create impactful solutions. Learn techniques for aligning design decisions with business objectives, ensuring your work drives growth, innovation, and measurable success
• Design Systems 101 (45 min): New to design systems? Learn the fundamentals, including what they are, why they matter, and how they can improve consistency, efficiency, and collaboration in your projects. Perfect for beginners!
• Finding Your Design System Fit (45 min): Not all businesses need the same level of complexity in their design system. Explore how to assess your organization’s needs, understand the right level of structure, and choose a strategy that maximizes resources at your current stage of growth.
• General Mentorship Session (30 min): Ask me anything about : Product Design / Design Systems / Product Design Strategy
• Design Systems and AI (Advanced) (45 min): Discover how artificial intelligence can enhance your design system, from automating component creation to improving user experience.

What mentees say

“Oana is an exceptional mentor who provided valuable guidance during our sessions. She gave me actionable feedback on my portfolio and she generously shared practical resources to help me on my journey. What stood out most was her insights on the French job market and we had a great conversation on the 2026 product design landscape and current trends.”

“Genuinely valuable session. Packed with actionable insights, honest experience sharing, and great resources, all delivered with real generosity. Rare to find a call this dense and this effortless at the same time. Highly recommend”

“⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I really appreciated Oana’s systematic problem-solving approach during our session. She listened closely to my questions, asked insightful follow-ups to clarify the problem space, and then delivered detailed, tailored solutions that fit perfectly.”