Vaida Plankytė

Hello!

I'm Vaida, an interdisciplinary designer based in Edinburgh, Scotland. I work across games and tech, primarily as a UI/UX designer and technical product manager.

On this site, you can read my blog, browse my portfolio, and find out more about me.

Freelance work

UI/UX Designer on TMNT: Tactical Takedown

UI/UX Designer on Life Eater

I've freelanced as a UI/UX designer for Strange Scaffold, and regularly provide UI/UX feedback on indie games.

Availability

I'm available for freelance work in:

Digital and analog games, and projects outside of games, are all welcome!

Selected personal works

TORNADOES

1909, An Expedition

SPLINTER COWBOY in FORT FREEZE: THE FINAL FRONTIER

rocket summer

I've made 40+ experimental microgames over the last 10+ years (I believe in keeping scope small and focused!). You can play them on my itch.io.

Case studies

Detailed write-ups outlining my design process.

2024 — UI/UX Designer on Life Eater

Latest posts

2026-07-26 — ECGx 2026

2026-05-27 — Steam Wishlist Next Fest

2026-02-22 — The Slow Game Club Report 1

2025-06-28 — ECGx 2025

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