Hire the Best UX Designers Near Chicago

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Isaac Kadosh

UX Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Product Design, User Interface (UI), Illustration, eCommerce Design, eCommerce UI, Iconography, Platform Design, Brand Guidelines, Mobile UI, iOS App Design, UI Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since September 19, 2017

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 two of the largest companies based in Chicago, IL: Sears and Walgreens. Isaac also defines product/UX strategies and designs user-centric experiences for eCommerce, healthcare, automotive, and SaaS.

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Gabriel Maldonado

UX Designer, Figma, SaaS, Design Systems, eCommerce UX, Mobile Applications, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Usability Testing, Mobile, Sketch, InVision, 

United StatesToptal Member Since March 28, 2019

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 UI/UX human-centered design solutions on internal and external platforms, offering maximum visibility and efficiency for clients. Gabriel also enhanced CareerBuilder's client platform based on extensive design research and UI/UX best practices.

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Ruta Shastri

UX Designer, iOS, Android, Product Design, User Interface (UI), User Flows, UI Design, Mobile App Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since December 10, 2018

Ruta is a creative and human-centered designer with two decades of experience working for agencies, startups, NGOs, and corporations. Creating thoughtful and meaningful experiences that help solve complex problems is her passion. Ruta aims to find a balance between business goals, user needs, and technical feasibility in all her projects and enjoys working on both the macro and micro levels of the customer journey.

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Eric Cohen

UX Designer, Communication, Experience Design, Creative Strategy, Figma, Branding, Brand Design, Brand Identity, Web Design, Digital Product Design, Presentation Design, Dashboard Design, UI Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since June 23, 2022

Eric creates deeply branded, end-to-end experiences across the digital and physical world. He tells interactive stories and educates users about technology and design. Eric is an advocate for fearlessness, applauds novel approaches, and unlocks potential in those around him. For two decades, Eric has led teams and partners through the process of imagining experiences and products, creating lasting relationships with audiences, and building brand strategies atop a company's foundation of purpose.

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Sylwia Kusiak

UX Designer, Figma, Sketch, InVision, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Communication, Wireframing, User Flows, Information Architecture (IA), UI Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since December 7, 2021

Sylwia is a UX strategist and creative problem solver keen on helping enterprise and startup companies improve their digital experiences. With a background in UX design and intercultural communications, she combines a diverse range of expertise to enhance digital experiences and cultivate clients' business goals. Sylwia uses a human-centered design process rooted in solid user research and innovative visual principles that boost engagement between customer and product to create a lasting impact.

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Gail Rankin

UX Designer, Figma, Sketch, UX Research, Mobile UX Design, User Flows, Prototyping, UI Design, Wireframing, Rapid Prototyping, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Web App Design, Product Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since October 21, 2022

Gail is a UX design leader with over 11 years of experience. She's highly skilled at uncovering user needs and creating solutions that serve business and user goals. She is most experienced in eCommerce, application software, and customer service. Gail easily solves complex user scenarios by exercising UX strategy skills like user journey maps, user flows, system maps, and service blueprints.

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Chris Ciesielski

UX Designer, Sketch, Axure RP Pro, Responsive UI, User Research, Usability Testing, UX Prototyping, 

United StatesToptal Member Since June 16, 2017

Chris is a UI/UX designer with a wide breadth of experience in designing, researching, and testing enterprise-level applications. With ten years of freelance experience delivering projects for customers big and small, he is perfectly comfortable with all aspects of design, from speaking with customers to designing wireframes, and tweaking code.

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Alen Parlov

UX Designer, Branding, UI Design, Wireframing, Logo Design, Brand Design, Mobile App Design, Mobile Design, Web Design, User Interface (UI), Figma, Sketch, Adobe Experience Design (XD), 

United StatesToptal Member Since October 31, 2018

Alen is an independent, multidisciplinary digital designer and associate creative director with over 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, making him an extremely versatile problem solver and visual communicator.

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Nick Bennett

UX Designer, Sketch 4, OmniGraffle, UI Design, Rapid Prototyping, Product Design, Information Architecture (IA), Wireframing, 

United StatesToptal Member Since May 4, 2020

Now providing consulting in product design and UX, Nick has over 16 years of experience conceptualizing and crafting digital products. He has worked in a variety of different industries including eCommerce, SaaS, DaaS, consumer banking, direct sales, and B2B. Competent in designing enterprise software, he is also proficient in desktop, mobile, and native application product design.

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Andy Leverenz

UX Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, Product Design, Web Design, Web App Design, Visual Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Interactive Prototypes, Mockups, UI Components, 

United StatesToptal Member Since February 18, 2022

Andy is a man of many hats. He enjoys bringing ideas to life using all types of artistic mediums. By day, he is a product designer and developer. On the side, Andy is also an entrepreneur and writer. He has created new SaaS-based products, delivered complete marketing makeovers, and taught others to design and code. Andy has created a publication with 100,000+ impressions a month and a YouTube channel with over 18,000 subscribers and over two million views.

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Joseph Atwood

UX Designer, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Figma, Sketch, Photoshop CC, User Flows, Experience Design, UI Design, Project Management, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Product Design, Mobile Prototypes, 

United StatesToptal Member Since November 15, 2022

Joe is an experienced designer who focuses on putting users at the center of the design process, creating custom experience solutions around their needs while keeping other stakeholders' requirements in mind. His 25+ years working in UI, UX, design, product development, and marketing have enabled him to confront complex problems and move customers' journeys forward. Joe's vast experience encompasses research, architecture, user flows, high-fidelity prototypes, and collaterals.

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A Hiring Guide

Guide to Hiring a Great UX Designer

A user experience (UX) design expert is a multi-talented jack-of-all-trades who possess knowledge in the areas of psychology, design and technology. As with any area of design, there is a high level of subjectiveness. This guide will help remove some of the subjectivity by allowing you to discover what makes a great UX designer and help you make the right hiring decisions.

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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

How to Hire UX Designers Near Chicago

1

Talk to One of Our Industry Experts

A Toptal director of design will work with 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 UX designer for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
3

The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new UX 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.

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