Daniel Gost

Senior design manager · London

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I design for better decisions, not just better design

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Most design problems are people problems.

I grew up in a village outside Barcelona making things from whatever was around. Moved to London, New York, back to London — building the same instinct at bigger scale. The work I'm most proud of rarely looks like design.

Point of view

The best product decisions look nothing like design — they look like a conversation nobody wanted to have.

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Companies I've helped shape

Skyscanner
L'Oréal
American Express
The New York Times
Coty
Calvin Klein
Hublot
Hyatt
Rimmel
Beamly
IBM
L'Oréal Paris

About

I grew up making things from whatever was around — games from cereal boxes, furniture from attic scraps. Nothing was made for me, so I made it myself. That instinct followed me from Barcelona to Madrid, London, New York. The real shift came when I became responsible for a team. Suddenly creative wasn't enough. You had to be clear, name the actual problem, and understand that the people question always comes before the design question.

How I work

Speaking

I speak about the decisions that happen before anyone opens a design tool. To explore booking, get in touch.

UX Crunch The agile paradox: slow down to speed up
2024
UXDX How to design products people love
2020
Skyscanner Inclusivity within imagery
2020
IBM · Mozilla Festival Running a Design Thinking workshop at MozFest
2019

Recognition

Mobile & Voice
Webby Awards Best App · Winner · 2020
Brand Collaboration
Glossy Beauty Awards Best Brand Collaboration · Finalist · 2020
Mentoring
Design Club Super Mentor · 2020
Innovation
UX UK Awards Best Innovation · Finalist · 2019
Technical Innovation
The Drum DADI Awards Technical Innovation · Winner · 2019
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