Donaya
Fundraising operations for nonprofit teams: organization sites, campaigns, events, supporter records, payments, certificates, follow-up, and admin review.
Independent product designer & builderMadrid, Spain · Working globally
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From the first question to a working product. Strategy, design, and implementation under one roof.
Complexity,made simple.
Manu Ariza® — Selected practiceExplore the work
What I do 01 — 04
I shape the idea, design the experience, and build the thing.
I work where product judgment meets hands-on execution. The result is a clearer proposition, a more considered experience, and something real people can actually use.
How I work ↗Selected work 02 — 04
All 14 projects ↗Built to be used.
Made to be felt.
Paliet
Personalized poster creation with generated artwork, live editor controls, previews, saved libraries, exports, and checkout-ready commerce surfaces.
Gradimio
Job architecture, compensation analysis, pay-transparency workflows, reviewable evidence, compliance views, and AI-assisted evaluation.
Key Models
A decision library for business models and strategy frameworks, with search, model pages, semantic diagrams, templates, packs, and editorial QA workflows.
DeMoreto
An image-rich brand website for an art restoration company.
FerAriza
An editorial website and portfolio for writer and professor Fernando Ariza.
Approach 03 — 04
From ambiguity to a product in useThink clearly.
Make boldly.
Good work needs a strong idea and the discipline to make it hold up in the real world. I connect both ends of that process.
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Find the right problem.
Research the context, name the user need, and decide what is worth making.
02
Give it a clear shape.
Design the product model, experience, content, and visual language together.
03
Make it work.
Build the critical paths, test the edges, launch responsibly, and keep learning.
Journal 04 — 04
All writing ↗Notes from
the work.
Manu Ariza / MadridThe person behind the work
Independent by choice.
Collaborative by nature.
I’m Manu, a product designer and builder. I move between strategy, interaction, visual direction, code, and launch—staying close enough to the details to make the whole thing coherent.
My work spans nonprofit tools, knowledge products, creative commerce, compensation systems, and expressive websites. Each project asks a different question. The constant is care for what happens after the concept.
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