Toptal is a marketplace for clients to find top design leads from around the world. Each Toptal freelance design lead is thoroughly vetted and trusted by top companies for their most critical design projects.
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Kirill is a seasoned UX/UI designer and UX lead. Over the past decade, he has worked at SaaS companies, creative agencies, and startups—building, via a soli...d process of lean UX and validation, cloud-based software, eCommerce projects, and B2B/B2C services.
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Mike is a highly experienced and successful product, UX, UI, visual, and branding designer with many years of experience creating large- and small-scale des...igns. He has worked for global clients in many industries including ExxonMobil, Reebok, Taco Bell, Nike, and many others. He has also provided his design leadership and experience to startups in healthcare, higher education, and SaaS companies.
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Mari is an award-winning end-to-end product, UX/UI, and visual designer who's successfully led teams (startups included) and projects all over the world for... over 15 years. She's designed responsive websites, web/native apps and consulted on design processes—audits, product design cycles, and product team workflows to make the product roadmap more cost and time effective. Notable clients include Pixar, Autodesk, Adobe, Marqeta, Wavefront, and NCM.
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Monica is a multidisciplinary art director and designer bringing a decade and a half of experience to the table. She's spent the first part of her career de...signing for national magazines like People and CosmoGIRL. More recently, she's been building brands through visual design and art-direction—creating websites, identities, various digital and print collateral, and more.
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Erin has over ten years of experience in product design and agile product management leading a variety of responsive web and native app projects for eCommer...ce, B2C, and B2B organizations. She works with organizations ranging from startups to large Fortune 500 companies to create inspired and innovative products. She also enjoys helping build out new Agile product teams and is well-versed in Agile, Scrum, and Kanban.
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With over a decade of design experience and projects featured by Apple, Aloïs has helped businesses raise millions and takes pride in helping companies achi...eve flawless user experiences. He specializes in product strategy, user experience, and interface design.
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Simon is a French digital product designer who takes joy in creating memorable experiences for ambitious ideas. He strives to bring something unique to all... his projects. He believes a tailored UX with a touch of magic (motion design, illustrations, and more) makes unforgettable products.
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Jenny is an award-winning UX strategist who helps startups and enterprises create new business value with innovation, global expansion strategy, and custome...r-winning UX design. She has worked with startups and brands including Neiman Marcus, Crate&Barrel, Randstad, and eBuddy. She defines product/UX strategy and designs user-centric experiences for travel, eCommerce, and SaaS businesses. Jenny also teaches design at universities and conferences.
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Depending on availability and how fast you can progress, you could start your no-risk trial with a design lead within 48 hours of signing up. Most of our engagements start within 2 weeks of discussing your project with us.
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