Hire the Best Mobile App Designers Near Chicago

Toptal is a marketplace for top remote mobile app designers. Top companies and start-ups in Chicago choose Toptal Mobile App design freelancers for their mission-critical initiatives.

Hire a Top Mobile App Designer Now

No-Risk Trial, Pay Only If Satisfied.

Trusted by

Hire remote mobile app designers near Chicago or in a similar time zone

View Full Profile

Isaac Kadosh

Mobile App Designer, Photoshop 2017, Sketch, Visual Design, Mobile App UX, Web Design, PowerPoint Design, Protoyping, + 0 more

Isaac is a UX strategist who helps startups and enterprises gain value and competitive advantage via product strategy and design. He's worked with a wide range of startups and brands like Wix, Dynamic Team Sports, Shop Your Way, Doogma, and the two of the largest companies based in Chicago, IL: Sears, and Walgreens. Isaac's also defined product/UX strategies and designs user-centric experiences for eCommerce, healthcare, automotive, and SaaS.

Personal Shopper App

Shop Your Way Site

Shop Your Way iOS App

View Full Profile

Gabriel Maldonado

Mobile App Designer, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, iOS, Wireframing, Prototyping, UX Design, UI Design, User Experience (UX), Visual Design, Product Design, Digital Product Design, + 0 more

Gabriel has an MBA in digital media management and spent a year overseeing the planning and execution of the first native mobile app for Sears Corporation. He specializes in UX/UI human-centered design solutions on internal and external platforms, offering maximum visibility and efficiency for clients. He also enhanced the CareerBuilder's client platform based on extensive design research and UX/UI best practices.

DuPage Medical Group

CareerBuilder Recruitment Product Designs

View Full Profile

Rachael Posnak

Mobile App Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, Adobe, Web Design, Product Design, Icon Design, Illustration, 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

View Full Profile

Patrick DiMichele

Mobile App Designer, Sketch, User Experience (UX), User Research, Web Design, Rapid Prototyping, + 0 more

Patrick is a Chicago-based designer focused on impact. He’s lead successful digital projects for big corporations, tiny startups, and many healthcare, education, and nonprofit organizations. For most of his projects, he mainly works on research, UX design, workshop facilitation, and project strategy; and typically, he partners with a visual designer or a developer for projects that require pixel-perfect aesthetics or functional code.

Orienting Patients to Treatment Programs

Sharing Best Practices Across the Organization

Measuring and Managing Carbon Footprint

View Full Profile

Jeff Bryant

Mobile App Designer, Adobe Creative Suite, Axure RP Pro, iOS, Usability Testing, Information Architecture (IA), User Research, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD), UI Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping, + 0 more

Jeff's time in the army designing battle scenarios for soldiers training for Iraq was the unlikely beginning to a UX career that has produced award-winning mobile applications, multilingual enterprise applications, and user-centric products owned by millions around the world. However, his most significant contribution belongs to the hundreds of students and UX professionals he had the honor to mentor throughout his 15+ year design career.

Globally Connecting PwC Through Data

Nintendo Developer Portal

Korean Air Member Experience for Mobile

View Full Profile

Alen Parlov

Mobile App Designer, Adobe CC, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe InDesign, Sketch, Figma, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Web Design, Brand Design, Logo Design, + 0 more

Alen is an independent multidisciplinary digital designer and associate creative director with more than a decade of agency experience. His passion lies in creating highly conceptual and stunning brand experiences that users enjoy interacting with. Before delving into the digital world, his background was in print which makes him an extremely versatile problem solver and visual communicator.

Bottles Mobile App

Bobtail SaaS Redesign

BigTime Web Software Redesign

View Full Profile

Scott Benson

Mobile App Designer, Photoshop CC, Sketch, Axure RP Pro, iOS, Wireframing, App UX, Web UX, App UI, Web UI, Front-end, UX Strategy, Responsive Web Design (RWD), + 0 more

Scott has over a decade of experience in UX/UI design and front-end development—working on everything from large-scale government and public sector sites to applications for startups and small businesses. He's also completed his user experience (UX) certification with Nielsen Norman Group and is a Google Analytics certified professional. Scott brings a strong background in strategy, research, design, and development to every project.

View Full Profile

Sebastian Mitchell

Mobile App Designer, Visual Design, UI Design, UX Design, Web, + 0 more

Sebastian has over half a decade of experience designing enterprise-level tools for users worldwide. He has led the consulting unit at award-winning software nonprofit Ushahidi, designing products used by the world’s largest NGOs to fight corruption and save lives. He has designed for Nokia, the Red Cross, and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. He also designed OpenExplorer.com, which was acquired by National Geographic in 2018.

Burner Machine – Browser-based Virtual Machines

Nokia Data Gathering – Field Monitoring Tool Used by NGOs Worldwide

OpenExplorer – Blog for Citizen Scientists, Acquired by National Geographic

View Full Profile

Christina Barsan

Mobile App Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, iOS, Android, Wireframing, Web Design, Art Direction, Creative Direction, Usability Testing, Digital Design, eCommerce Design, + 0 more

Christina is a digital designer and creative director with over 15 years of experience as a visual thinker, problem solver, manager, collaborator, and lover of technology. She constantly seeks to help her clients create the ideal brand for their business that’s aligned with their big vision.

View Full Profile

Ena Bacanovic

Mobile App Designer, Sketch, Branding, Web Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, User Interface (UI), Logo Design, Product Design, Digital Design, Brand Design, Identity Design, Corporate Identity, + 0 more

Specializing in simple, meaningful, and user-driven experiences for screen and print, Ena is a detail-oriented designer with several years of experience working with teams and companies of all sizes—Elevate Labs, Five, PowerToFly, Fiktiv—across diverse platforms and disciplines. Some of her notable clients include Magnolia, Marco Polo, Choice Hotels, Stephen Hawking, TechCrunch, among others. She’s also the founder of the Design Blog and ONNO.

New Wave London

S-A Minimal Web Store

Sign up now to see more profiles.

A Hiring Guide

Guide to Hiring a Great Mobile App Designer

This guide deals with mobile application design and its goal is to provide clients with information on mobile design, and help them recognize a top notch mobile designer. It touches on multiple aspects of mobile application development, some or all of which will be relevant to the specific context in which you are looking to hire.

Read Hiring Guide

Mobile App Hiring Resources

More Resources to Hire Mobile App Designers

Job Description Template

Interview Questions

Common Mistakes

Trustpilot

Toptal in the press

... allows corporations to quickly assemble teams that have the right skills for specific projects.

Despite accelerating demand for coders, Toptal prides itself on almost Ivy League-level vetting.

Our clients

Building a cross-platform app to be used worldwide

Building a cross-platform app to be used worldwide

1

2

3

Creating an app for the game

Creating an app for the game

1

2

3

Leading a digital transformation

Leading a digital transformation

1

2

3

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

How to Hire Mobile App Designers Near Chicago

1

Talk to One of Our Industry Experts

A Toptal director of design will work you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.

2

Work With Hand-Selected Talent

Within days, we'll introduce you to the right mobile app designer for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.

3

The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new mobile app designer for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

Tap Into World-Class Talent

Trusted Experts Only
All of our talent are seasoned experts who ramp up quickly, readily contribute as core team members, and work with you to minimize onboarding time.
The Right Fit
We have a knack for matching you with the right fit. Start working with your new hire on a no-risk trial period, paying only if satisfied.
Scale as Needed
Hire in under 2 weeks and scale your team up or down as needed, no strings attached.
Seamless Hiring
We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDA’s. Let us take care of the overhead while you focus on building great products.
Flexible Engagements
Choose the engagement type that suits your needs — hourly, part-time, or full-time — with the ability to change anytime.
Expert Talent Matching
Focus on your project and enjoy support from your dedicated account executive and expert talent matcher.

Featured Toptal Mobile App Publications

Design UX Design

A Guide to Effective User Onboarding Best Practices

by Cameron Chapman

Design UI Design

Consistency Is Key – How to Build a Figma Design System

by Jason Gilmour

Design UX Design

Machine Language – A Guide to Chatbot Terminology (with Infographic)

by Micah Bowers

View More Mobile App Articles

Top Mobile App Designers are in High Demand.

By continuing to use this site you agree to our Cookie Policy.