Rod Del Castillo Austin ⇄ CDMX

Product design for complex systems.

I design products where the path forward isn't obvious.

My work sits where product strategy, systems design, interface craft, motion, and brand expression meet.

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Featured Projects

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Recent Works

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Halyard
AI Field Ops

A voice-first field agent for wind technicians, centered on confirmation patterns that keep safety-critical procedures from advancing on ambiguous speech.

Product Design
DropLove
Music · Creator Tools

Real-time tipping for DJs, built for the moment fans feel the music — scan a QR code, send a tip in seconds, and help artists earn from live sets without an awkward ask.

Founder-Led Product
Meridian
Fintech

Treasury intelligence for CFO teams, built around honest data states that make fragmented cash visibility usable under time pressure.

0 → 1 Product Design
Folio
Consumer Finance

Personal finance for people who avoid finance apps — calm, non-judgmental, and designed around small decisions instead of shame.

Product Design
Dazz
Cloud Security

A cloud-security launch system that turned a complex remediation platform into a clearer, more human product story across UI, motion, and web.

UI & Motion Design
DigitalOcean
Cloud Infrastructure

A post-IPO brand refresh that consolidated a fragmented visual system into a clearer, digital-first identity built around "Get growing."

Brand & Digital System

Practice Pillars

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Clarify the Problem

I separate signal from noise, frame the real decision to make, and narrow the work toward the version that can actually ship.

Prototype in the Product's Medium

I move between canvas and code so typography, motion, interaction, and system decisions are tested where they actually live.

Use AI to Increase Throughput

I use AI across research, prototyping, QA, and documentation to move faster, pressure-test decisions, and extend what a small team can produce without handing judgment to the tools.

Clients & Collaborations

Barbarian logo Hero logo Instrument logo Hook logo VSA logo OddFellows logo Droga5 logo