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Rachael Posnak

Illustrators Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, Adobe, Mobile App Design, Web Design, Product Design, Icon Design, Visual Design, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), + 0 more

Rachael is a product designer with a focus on UI with over ten years of experience. She specializes in user-centric design that makes products feel alive and personable. Her skills cover areas from wireframes and prototypes to pixel-perfect visual designs. Her client list includes Mint.com, Survey Monkey, Paysa, AFAR Media, Francis Coppola Winery, Hallmark Cards, Google, and Glassbreakers.

AFAR Media Website

AFAR Media Travel Guide

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Micah Bowers

Illustrators Designer, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Branding, Logotype, Logo Design, UX Design, Corporate Identity, UI Design, User Experience (UX), Digital Design, + 0 more

Micah uses brand design and illustration to tell stories on behalf of his clients. He believes that design must identify a need, stir a desire for change, and shed light on a path that is uniquely helpful, hopeful, and human.

Branding and Illustration for a Workers' Compensation Firm

Onboarding Illustrations and Messaging for a Social Web App

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Michael Dedrick

Illustrators Designer, Sketch, iOS, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Wireframing, Art Direction, Blockchain, iOS UI Design, Android UI Design, Branding, Mobile App Design, Icon Design, + 0 more

In Michael's world, users always come first. He possesses the proven ability to develop highly-effective strategic marketing collateral for high-end clients, including Apple, IBM, L’Oreal, Fidelity, Bud Light, Home Depot, Costco, and Walmart. He's committed to connecting with clients and users—and bringing their vision to life effectively across a broad, far-reaching spectrum of media.

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Linsey Peterson

Illustrators Designer, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Icon Design, UI Design, Branding, Logo Design, Web Design, Web App Design, Project Management, Mobile App Design, iOS UI Design, Product Design, + 0 more

Linsey has been designing websites, apps, and digital products for seven years for various agencies, startups, and most recently freelancing. She specializes in branding, UI design, and visual design and also has capabilities in UX and brand strategy. Linsey has a lot of experience managing and completing projects remotely as well. She'd love to partner with you in your project, helping you achieve your goals through digital strategy and design.

Crystal Wellness

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Kasey Randall

Illustrators Designer, Icon Design, UI Design, Rapid Interactive Prototyping, Mobile Design, Usability Testing, UX Strategy, Sitemaps, Sketch, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Android UI Design, Data Visualization, Wireframing, + 0 more

Through the transformative power of design and technology, Kasey crafts and elevates digital products with a smart, human-centered process. He creates thoughtful digital experiences by way of design thinking methodology, experimentation, and high fidelity interface design. Being experienced in best design and usability practices clients have relied on Kasey to deliver impactful, end-to-end design solutions across mobile, web, and software.

WANDERGIER • Mobile App for Travelers

Innovation and Research Software

Align • Productivity Mobile App

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Sean Fournier

Illustrators Designer, Sketch, iOS, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Icon Design, Mobile App Design, Web UX Design, + 0 more

Sean is a UX/UI designer with over 12 years of experience. He knows that it can be hard to turn a client's idea into reality but he's the person to get the job done. He's helped many projects get to the next step by interpreting their ideas into something tangible like a clickable prototype of wireframes or mockups. In his career, Sean's worked with big brands, startups, and even on personal projects for his music, illustrations, and app ideas.

Visual Recurring Task App

Mono-tasking App

Note-taking App for Creative People

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Matt Holloway

Illustrators Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Sketch, Adobe CC, Squarespace, Branding, Web UX, Web UI, App UX, App UI, User Flows, + 0 more

With over 20 years of experience, Matt is an award-winning product designer, and digital creative director focused on UI/UX, product strategy, and brand systems. His seasoned experience enables him to assess projects from broad to detailed levels of attention quickly, and he produces on target and scalable solutions for clients ranging from Fortune 500 to startups.

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Neil Nisbet

Illustrators Designer, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, iOS, Creative Direction, User Interface (UI), Mobile Web, Web Design, + 0 more

Neil is a creative director and designer with two decades of experience as a design thinker, leader, and maker with expertise spanning strategic definition to creative direction and hands-on crafting of design experience and brand systems. His work encompasses digital experiences (UX/UI), brand systems, and physical environments. Ultimately, he is interested in a holistic brand experience that delivers on business goals.

Clear Branding and Web Experience

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Paula Barcante

Illustrators Designer, iOS, Android, Product Design, Visual Design, User Experience (UX), UI Design, Information Architecture (IA), Sketch, Figma, Web Design, Mobile UI, User Interface (UI), + 0 more

Paula is a full-stack senior product designer with over six years of experience working for startups and large companies like Amazon and Zillow. She excels at UI/UX, mobile, interaction, and responsive design, as well as branding and illustration. Paula is driven by the thrill and satisfaction of creating experiences that are not only beautiful but also functional, purposeful, and delightful.

Zillow (Personalized) Landing Page

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Angela Ji

Illustrators Designer, iOS, Wireframing, Branding, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Web App UI, Web App UX, Adobe Illustrator, Product Design, Dashboard Design, Data Visualization, Web Design, + 0 more

Angela is a full-stack UI/UX product designer, multidisciplinary designer, and creative director with over 15 years of experience She's an expert in UI, UX, mobile design, web design, responsive design, marketing design, advertising, branding, presentation design as well as experience in designing for integrated marketing strategy, social media campaigns, sales/business initiatives, and more.

PowerScout Community Solar | UI & UX

Anivive Life Sciences | UX

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Testimonials

Michael is an incredible designer, and has been a great fit for our project. He just gets it in a way that can’t be taught. My goal was to pay Toptal to find me a high quality designer for my project, and that is exactly what happened. It was easy. Being able to see the portfolio work on Toptal’s platform is what gave me the infomation I needed to choose Michael. I have nothing but good things to say about Toptal and am looking forward to using Toptal for other projects in the future.
Edward Daniel, Co-Founder
improvemygun.com

I've worked very closely with Martina for over a year and have to say she is one of the best people I have ever worked with. Instead of simply following instructions blindly, she thinks through the task at hand, becoming a thought partner to help with whatever the project may be. Besides being super talented at design, she possesses specific qualities that make her exceptional to work with given the fast paced nature of being a startup. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a talented, professional designer who doesn't need much direction to hit the ground running.
Sahil Khanna, Sr. Manager, Marketing
LeanTaaS, Inc.

Darko did a great job figuring out the user architecture for our concept, which led him to produce terrific wireframes. His knowledge of usability and design was a perfect match for the outside voice we needed to help jumpstart our project. We would certainly recommend him and work with him again in the future.
Rich Danker, Founder
Prose Market

Carlos has the unique talent of blending both quantitative and qualitative research to keenly identify UX challenges and opportunities. He thinks methodically, emphatically, and holistically to produce data-driven strategies and well-executed designs. Over the past 8 years of working with fully or partially distributed teams, Carlos manages working remotely far better than anyone I've encountered because of his strong communication and presentation skills. He is the first on my list the next time I need a UX designer.
Michelle Krogmeier, Project Manager
Union Station

Rafael is an amazing designer. His aesthetic sense is spot on, and he seems to be able to anticipate our needs before we even know what they are. He's taken the time to understand both our company and our clientele, and his solutions are consistently in-line with our values, interests, and our customers' needs. He delivers on time (if not earlier), works quickly, is well organized, and very effective. He's a pleasure to work with, and we're very happy to have found him through Toptal.
Ethan Brooks, CTO
Langlotz Patent & Trademark Works, Inc.

Toptal gave us access to the best designers out there. They’re not easy to find. Those designers integrated very quickly with our existing teams. They very quickly understood our business case and the value of our solution. Toptal really allowed us to focus on building the best possible product and save a lot of time on the typical administrative pains that goes with it -- specifically, finding the best talent. Toptal designers were very responsive, always online -- and that made life very easy for us. We have ambitious goals on how to grow the application and already Toptal has been a key contributor to that success.
Thierry Jakircevic, General Manager, Digital Solutions, Bridgestone Head Office, Tokyo
Bridgestone Corporation

We had an amazing experience working with our Toptal designer. In only two weeks, we accomplished what would've taken most companies 3 months to complete. We also enjoyed working with the Toptal team to make sure we were paired up with the right designer that would fit both our company culture and working style.
Ted Blosser, Head of Sales and Customer Success
WorkRamp

Dean blew us away. He ranks right up there as one of the top five designers of the hundreds I have worked with in the past. He listened, was totally professional, and came up with a 3D rotating cube design completely on his own. We didn't even ask for it, and yet it has become the centerpiece of our app and how users engage with it right off the bat. What he produced inspired all of us at Votify, and put us on track for launch and investor funding.
Michael Lawrence, Founder & CEO
Votify LLC

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