Ruben Cespedes

About

I'm a Principal Product Designer, UX/AI Strategist, and Educator with nearly two decades of experience crafting user-centered digital experiences. I specialize in AI-driven interfaces, UX strategy, and scalable design systems that merge innovation with usability. With a background in design and coding, I bridge creativity and technology, ensuring every solution is both functional and visually compelling. As an Adobe Partner and Creative Ambassador, I mentor and educate a community of 205K+ designers, sharing practical insights on UX, AI, and product strategy. My mission is to educate, inspire, and push design forward, empowering designers to create meaningful, impactful experiences.

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Maker History

  • Able
    AbleOne-click WCAG & ADA accessibility audits for any webpage
    Mar 2026
  • Forklo
    ForkloSkip the food blog. Just cook the recipe.
    Mar 2026
  • The Self-Made Portfolio
    The Self-Made PortfolioA step-by-step guide to building a job-winning portfolio.
    Mar 2025
  • 🎉
    Joined Product HuntApril 12th, 2022

Forums

Ruben Cespedes

13d ago

SpotTheUI - Train your design eye with 480 interactive A/B challenges

Jump in free with 60 A/B design challenges, zero credit card required. Two designs. One is better. Can you spot why? SpotTheUI trains your design eye through rapid-fire comparisons across 12 core principles like visual hierarchy, spacing, typography, and color. Four difficulty tiers take you from beginner fundamentals to expert-level details that most designers miss. With 480 challenges total, this isn't a course you watch, it's a gym for your design intuition. Start training your eye today.
Ruben Cespedes

25d ago

Forklo - Skip the food blog. Just cook the recipe.

Tired of scrolling through life stories to find the ingredient list? Forklo strips food blogs down to just what matters, one click and the noise disappears. ✦ Clean side view — ingredients + steps, no ads ✦ Step-by-step tracking — tap to highlight as you cook ✦ Save favorites — local recipe collection, no account ✦ Ingredient swaps — smart substitutions with ratios ✦ One-tap copy — paste your list anywhere ✦ Print-friendly — clean, ink-optimized output Free. No sign-up. Stays in your browser.
Ruben Cespedes

23d ago

Able - One-click WCAG & ADA accessibility audits for any webpage

Able scans any webpage for WCAG 2.2 violations, scores compliance by severity, and gives you plain-language fixes, right in Chrome's side panel. Free tier included. Pro ($29 one-time) adds PDF reports, contrast previews, and exact CSS fix suggestions.
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