Bernard Patacsil
I'm Bernard, a multifaceted Product Designer, based in Vancouver, BC.
I specialize in crafting unique, thoughtful experiences and developing strategies that connect, convert and captivate.
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ever-evolving
& curious
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Analytical &
 pragmatic
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User-Centric
solution advocate
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Multifaceted
Collaborator
After graduating from Emily Carr University of Art and Design with a BFA in Photography and a UI/UX Design Certificate, I joined Chanel, where I developed business strategies that transformed spaces into immersive and elevated client experiences. To balance out the data-driven, operations-focused side of my role, I began freelancing as a product designer for nonprofits and startups, shaping inclusive and purposeful digital experiences.
Naturally, pivoting into UX became the next step in my growth—an industry that champion its users and solve the problems of tomorrow. Over the past decade, I’ve been decoding people’s preferences and behaviours, making companies millions in revenue by translating insights into strategy.
Cultivating relationships along the way, I design digital interfaces and develop innovative solutions that help brands grow by blending strategy with storytelling, creating meaningful connections between people and products.
My Blueprint
Mar 2023—jan 2025
Chanel
Visual Strategy Lead
Aug 2022—Mar 2023
Chanel
Client Advisor
2021—2022
UI/UX Design Certificate
ECUAD
DEC 2021
3rd Place: SeeThru→
Patagonia (Adobe)
dec 2021
OneStop
Transit App
aug 2015—feb 2019
Balenciaga
Brand Ambassador
2011—PRESENT
Bernard Patacsil
Fashion + Editorial Photographer
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2019
2015
2011
mar 2022—aug 2023
1NCH Studios
UI/UX Designer (Freelance)
jan 2022—jan 2023
Campus Nutrition
UI/UX Designer
feb 2022
SSENSE
E-commerce
OCT 2021
Top 10: The Rookie→
The New York Times (Adobe)
feb 2019—mar 2021
Celine
Client Strategy Lead
2011—2015
BFA in Photography
ECUAD
Life off the grid
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snowboarding
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music
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Travelling
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Art & Design
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Photography
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Outdoors
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Food
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Volleyball
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Dogs
Education
Emily Carr University of Arts + Design
Vancouver, Canada
Certificate
2022
UI/UX Design
Undergrad
2015
Bachelor's of Fine Arts
Photography + Digital Media
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Curious by nature, designer by practice.