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Daniel Arcé

Design Technologist — AI products, complex systems, accessible interaction

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Daniel Arcé, portrait by Liam Maloney

I design and build AI and data-rich products where interaction, accessibility, and implementation have to be solved together. My work spans product R&D, interface systems, and working prototypes for media, enterprise software, and independent AI products.

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Selected work

  • Visual Search Workbench

    Local-first semantic and visual photo search

    Native macOS product for semantic search and visual exploration, with on-device processing and explicit states for incomplete data, indexing, model availability, and partial library access.

  • PhotoShelter: Product R&D & Accessibility at Enterprise Scale

    Product R&D and accessibility for a large DAM platform

    Workflow prototyping that exposed integration constraints before production work, plus a WCAG audit and remediation on contracts that required demonstrated compliance.

  • WorkBay: State for Coding Agents

    Durable workflow and interaction state for coding agents

    Cross-agent workflow state and adjacent design tooling that stores interaction structure as versioned data before implementation.

  • MSNBC: Video Platform Prototyping & Launch

    Design technology and rapid product prototyping

    Working interface prototypes and reusable components for a live-video product shipped under a six-month deadline.

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