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Olesia Borysova, lead product designer
Author of the DesignPath blog

Olesia Borysova, Lead Product Designer and UX Mentor

I'm Olesia Borysova. I design products for EdTech and AI teams, mentor designers on ADPList and build DesignPath. On this blog I write about design levels, skills and careers for product and UX/UI designers.

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  • 8+years in product design
  • 50+shipped projects
  • 500+minutes of one-on-one mentoring on ADPList
  • 6industries, from EdTech and AI to ERP and telecom

What I Work On

I'm based in Vienna, Austria, and originally from Ukraine. For three of my years in product design I've led design teams: hiring, reviews, design systems and the product decisions around them.

Design Strategy

UX strategy, planning, estimation and prioritization for complex products.

Design Systems

Token-based systems kept in sync across web and mobile.

UX Research

Interviews, usability testing and surveys that feed product decisions.

AI Product Design

AI prototyping and automation of the design process.

Team and Process

Building design teams, hiring, design reviews and team rituals.

Growth

Retention, engagement, funnels and A/B testing.

Industries: EdTech, AI products, SaaS, ERP and sales, Telecom, B2B and B2C products.

Selected Work

  • SparkU2025 to now

    An AI entrepreneurship platform for schools with animated 3D mentors. A 0 to 1 product: team, design and a code-ready design system.

  • DesignPath2025 to now

    A career growth system for designers: skill assessment, a growth plan and practice, built with Claude Code.

  • Tutorpeers3+ years

    A peer-to-peer tutoring platform: design system, research and engagement features for four user roles.

  • Spark Incubator2021 to 2026

    An idea incubation platform for a school entrepreneurship program, with a review loop from student idea to validated project.

  • Langvie2026 to now

    A language-learning app that turns film subtitles into flashcards.

  • Ecoline Windows2020 to 2021

    An ERP for a window manufacturer that joined a fragmented admin and client system into one.

  • Keycallin progress

    Self-service SaaS for outbound campaigns run by AI voice bots.

See the full case studies in my portfolio

What Colleagues Say

As a Design Lead, she built and grew a high-performing team. Olesia built a few design systems for our projects, mentored designers, conducted design reviews, and established high design standards.
Dmytro Oksen, Senior Project Manager, AI Product Delivery
In five years of working together, Olesia consistently delivered cutting-edge design concepts that exceeded client expectations again and again.
Kate Zolotkovsky, International schools network
I worked alongside Olesia for 4 years, and she's one of those design leaders who quietly raises the level of the whole team.
Bohdan Martynenko, Software Testing Engineer, AI/LLM Evaluation
She is not only a strong designer, but also a design leader who helps the team make better product decisions and cleaner, more user-friendly designs.
Yevheniia Parkhomenko, Quality Assurance Engineer

Recommendations from LinkedIn, quoted word for word.

Certificates

ADPList milestone certificate awarded to Olesia Borysova for completing 500 mentorship minutes
Milestone certificate500 mentorship minutes on ADPListAwarded by the ADPList Education Team for one-on-one mentoring sessions with designers.Verified certificate ID: minutes-500-ef8357Open the certificate
  • CertificateUX Design Professional CertificateGoogle
  • CertificateProduct Management BootcampAsta Academy
  • CertificateMobile DesignUxcel
  • CertificateLeadershipUxcel
  • CertificateCompositionUxcel

Tools I Use Now

I now design mostly with Claude rather than in Figma, and take a design all the way to a working product.

  • Claude CodeDesign to working product
  • ClaudeResearch and writing
  • ChatGPTIdeas and research
  • CodexCoding agent
  • FigmaInterface design
  • LovableFast prototypes
  • ReactInterfaces
  • ViteBuilds
  • TailwindStyling
  • Next.jsWeb apps
  • SupabaseData and auth
  • StripePayments
  • AmplitudeProduct analytics
  • GitHubCode and versions
  • VercelDeploys
  • ObsidianNotes and knowledge

My Latest Articles

All UX design blog articles by Olesia

Where to Find Me

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