I work through complexity so people don't have to

Passionate about blending UX principles, practical design skills, and thoughtful product innovation to create meaningful user experiences

Portrait of Daniel Epler Nuñez

Selected work

5 projects
01 — 2025

Smart Temperature Probe

A slim, magnetic temperature sensor that snaps onto the bottom of any pot or pan — bringing Ztove's precise, automated cooking to the cookware people already own.

  • Master's thesis
  • UX research
  • Prototyping
  • 3D CAD
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Render of the temperature probe resting in its frosted storage tray
02 — 2025

Smart Cooktop

Rethinking Ztove's smart cooktop so all cooking controls live on the stove itself — a built-in touchscreen that ends the juggling between stove and phone.

  • UX research
  • UI design
  • Figma prototype
  • 3D CAD
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Render of the redesigned cooktop with an integrated touchscreen
03 — 2024

Hospital Bed Remote

Redesigning LINAK's hospital bed remote so senior citizens can adjust their own beds — bigger tactility, clearer layout, fewer functions, more agency.

  • Accessibility
  • UX research
  • Physical prototyping
  • 3D CAD
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Render of the redesigned hospital bed remote
04 — 2024 · Work in progress

Focus Lamp

A desk lamp that keeps you in flow: set a session length with a twist, and the light gradually dims as your time runs out — no phone required.

  • Autoethnography
  • Prototyping
  • 3D CAD
  • Work in progress
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Render of the Focus Lamp concept
05 — 2024

3D Modeling

A personal gallery of 3D models made in my spare time — product concepts, hard-surface practice, and experiments in form and material.

  • Fusion 360
  • Hard-surface modeling
  • Rendering
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3D render from the personal modeling gallery

Design that supports the way people communicate and interact

I'm an aspiring product designer with a solid foundation in UX principles and hands-on skills in user research, prototyping, and 3D CAD — driven by those moments when a product just works, effortlessly.

Daniel presenting design work
Prototyping session
Testing a cooking prototype

Let's build something meaningful

Open to product design opportunities and collaborations.