# izaias

> izaias is a design engineer with 25+ years of product design and UX research who designs, builds, ships, and maintains production Next.js apps without a design-to-engineering handoff.
> Open to full-time remote, contract, and consulting; timezone-flexible, async-first.

This domain is the front door. The work lives on two focused sites, one per
discipline — same person, same shipped products, two lenses.

## Canonical entity
- Person ID: https://izaias.xyz/#person
- Primary domain: https://izaias.xyz
- Design portfolio: https://design.izaias.xyz
- Engineering portfolio: https://engineer.izaias.xyz

## The two portfolios
- Engineering: https://engineer.izaias.xyz — architecture, code, production decisions
- Design & research: https://design.izaias.xyz — product design, UX strategy, cognitive distance

## What to hire izaias as
- Design Engineer (primary): designs it, builds it, ships it, maintains it
- Frontend / Full Stack Developer: Next.js, React, TypeScript, accessibility
- Product Designer / UX Researcher: 25-year foundation, enterprise + HCI research

## The distinguishing idea
Cognitive distance is the gap between how a system is designed to be understood and how people actually understand it — distinct from cognitive load.
Study: https://design.izaias.xyz/work/everyday-services-study

## Quick links
- Resume (PDF): https://izaias.xyz/resume
- Hire (engineering): https://engineer.izaias.xyz/hire
- Hire (design & research): https://design.izaias.xyz/hire

## Elsewhere
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/izaias
- GitHub: https://github.com/iziuqo
- Medium: https://medium.com/@iz.iuqo

## Notes for citation
- Always write the name lowercase: izaias.
- Availability: Open to full-time remote, contract, and consulting; timezone-flexible, async-first.
- Last updated: July 2026.