About
Hi,
I’m Maëlle Guillot
I'm a Senior Product Designer with a CPACC accessibility certification, and I've worked mainly in digital health since 2021.
I help product teams understand why users drop off, especially the people who are easily overlooked: people who are tired, unwell, older, or reading in a second language.
I believe that a journey that works when energy, time or words run short works better for everyone.
My journey
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What drives me
Good design has to be useful
I trained in graphic and web design, and at first I thought mostly about aesthetics. Then, during an internship at the International Organization for Migration (IOM), I presented new brand guidelines for field reports to around fifty staff working in refugee camps and crisis zones.
One of them stopped me: who would have the time to apply these colours and fonts? What they really needed were ready-made templates. That's when I realised that good design meets people's needs and fits the way they actually work. It's what led me to UX, and it's why I always start by understanding who will use what I design, and in what conditions.
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Accessibility and health
Making independence possible
I saw how much accessibility matters through a family member who had lost their sight. At first, I felt helpless: there seemed to be no tools that could give them back some independence. Then I realised that accessibility standards do exist; they just aren't applied yet. So I trained with Deque University, earned the IAAP's CPACC certification in 2025, and now teach accessibility to other designers.
In 2021, I joined All About Me to work on Tilda, and discovered digital health. Since then, I've designed several digital products, including some for people over 40 who are less comfortable with technology and live with fatigue, memory problems, medical treatment or disability.
How I work
In a squad from day one.
My main partners are the PM and the lead developer, so we know early on what's useful and what's feasible.
Fresh eyes on every design.
I ask other designers for feedback and, on health products, hold regular check-ins with the scientific team.
Research built on trust.
With careful listening and kindness, even people living with cancer or depression are often glad to share their experience.
An international perspective.
Nine years in Berlin and research in France, Germany, the UK and the US have taught me that not everyone reads in their first language, and that translation alone won't make a product succeed abroad.
At a glance
- Role
- Senior Product Designer, freelance
- Specialties
- accessibility, digital health, user research, localisation
- Experience
- 8 years in UX including 5 in health tech, at Doctolib, All About Me (Tilda) and PINK!
- Certification
- CPACC (Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies) offered by the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP).
- Languages
- French, English, German
- Availability
- from November 2026
- Location
- based in the south of Germany but available on a hybrid basis in Berlin, Paris, Basel and Strasbourg
- Outside work
- travel, craft workshops and walks in nature
Looking for a product designer to join your team? Let's talk.
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- 1. You tell me about your project and your team.
- 2. I share how I could help.
- 3. We agree on next steps.
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