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Nicolas Ménard
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Product designer.
From research to impact.

I design and build interfaces for complex products, combining user research, design systems and front-end development.

Selected work

  • Designing an Energy App Directly in Code

    Five surfaces of a live French electricity app, designed in the client’s codebase instead of Figma.

    Design EngineeringEnergy Data
    Yutugy Right now page with today’s price, CO₂ and renewable share

  • Electromaps

    A native iOS concept for EV charging. Availability, prices and payment are simulated.

    Native iOSApp Concept
    Electromaps map of Zürich with charger availability counts

  • Keeping Figma and React in Sync with DESIGN.md

    A token-driven design system where AI agents build Figma and React components from one markdown contract.

    Design SystemAI + Design
    Factory Design System colors page with orange brand swatches

  • Redesigning EF Education First's Navigation

    A research-led navigation system validated across five markets that did not ship after leadership priorities changed.

    Design SystemUser Tests
    EF product header with an open menu of link categories

  • Electricity App Design

    An EV charging planner that went from prototype to production in 4 weeks, tested with customers in France and Denmark.

    UX/UIPrototyping
    Barry app showing a car charging, with prices for the coming hours

  • Measuring What Matters

    A research-led service redesign focused on the recurring causes of customer support requests.

    UX/UIUser Research
    Barry app home screen with the current electricity price and upcoming hours

  • Palier

    A desktop workspace for managing maintenance requests. An original concept, designed and built with synthetic data.

    Product designConcept
    Palier dashboard with requests to handle, waiting counts and an upcoming appointment
Nicolas Ménard

About me

I’m a senior product designer based near Zurich, with 10+ years of experience across energy, mobility, education and robotics. I combine user research, interface design and front-end development to help people make sense of complex information.

I now work independently, designing and building interfaces in React and TypeScript. For Yutugy, I redesigned and shipped five connected product surfaces in six weeks. Previously, I led four designers at EF, delivering design system components adopted by seven products. I also joined Stanley Robotics as its fifth employee, designing the valet-parking experience from its early days through airport deployments.

Outside work, you’ll usually find me in the mountains, climbing or ski touring.

Based in

Zurich, Switzerland

Availability

Available for work

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Nicolas Ménard