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Craig Willers

United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since December 2, 2021

Craig is an experienced UI/UX design leader and creative director with a 25+ year track record driving growth and fostering customer-centric cultures. Craig is skilled in leading multicultural teams, delivering creative direction, and creating effective customer journeys. He has proven expertise in user-centered design and project management and has achieved significant results and exceeded expectations. Craig is a rare blend of design disciplines, candor, and business acumen.

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Diego Garcia

Spain
Toptal Member Since February 15, 2016

Diego is a seasoned senior product designer (UI/UX) and design director with an unparalleled track record in creating mobile apps, web apps, dashboards, SaaS, and web designs. He excels at human-centric design, AI integration, and product strategy development. Diego has designed health apps, finance dashboards, and eCommerce experiences for the US and various startups. He has led projects for major clients, delivering transformative results.

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Lucía Merlo

Spain
Toptal Member Since October 17, 2022

A visual designer, Lucía has spent the last ten years working with companies and museums like IKEA, LEGO, Munch Museum, and the Museum of the Future, helping them build experiences for their customers. She is a keen problem solver and can deliver visual guidelines, exhibition artwork, event design, interface design, illustrations, and animations. Lucía loves challenging herself to find a unique voice for each project and developing it further through innovative yet simple visual communication.

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Darius Krisiunas

United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since March 23, 2017

Darius is a London-based seasoned design leader with 20 years of experience shipping products and leading design teams. He designs visually striking, goal-oriented, and lead-generating apps and websites for startups and Fortune 500 companies such as Google, Disney, PwC, Vans, and Caterpillar. He has helped raise $150+ million in funding for Cometeer, Invideo AI, and other startups. Recently, Darius has designed AI apps for Google, Invideo AI (number 33 AI web app worldwide, Jan 2024), and D-ID.

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Samuel Austin

United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since November 8, 2018

Samuel is a senior product designer specializing in fintech and Web3-based projects. Having worked with global advertising agencies for over a decade with clients like Adidas, O2, and Universal, Samuel has traversed roles such as art director, filmmaker, and senior creative lead before shifting into fintech. Recently, he's worked with blockchain startups to rapidly build and prototype applications that have raised several million dollars in funding.

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Gustavo Fernandes

United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since April 22, 2022

Gustavo is a senior strategic designer and design director specializing in branding and identity. He has 14 years of extensive experience working with clients such as Nike, Adidas, BBC, F1, Eurosport, Apple, Mastercard, Microsoft, Xbox, and Aesop. Gustavo excels in overseeing and implementing digital and print marketing campaigns for brands from the most diverse sectors.

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Craig Tuffs

United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since September 14, 2022

Craig is a heavyweight creative director, having worked for global household brands for over 20 years covering tech, brand, creative strategy, print, and packaging. Passionate about creating impactful, timeless design solutions that shape brands and drive innovation. Always driven by data and user-focused, he has led global creative teams, driven major rebrands, shaped digital experiences for celebrities, and delivered world-class design solutions.

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Nik Finan

United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since August 4, 2020

Nik is a senior creative with more than a decade of experience in design and art direction for digital products, campaigns, brand films, and design systems. As a thinker, art director, and designer, he specializes in UX and UI design and implementation for corporate sites, mobile apps, social, and video content. His impressive client list includes Disney, Grosvenor, Hershey KitKat, Hilti, HSBC, and Johnson & Johnson.

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Sara Taiyo

United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since May 28, 2018

Sara is a British digital strategist and designer specializing in crafting refined user interfaces and engaging user experiences. Sara's background lies in strategic brand and platform design, giving her a solid foundation for turning customer and business requirements into delightful, functional solutions.

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Liz Young

United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since March 29, 2018

Elizabeth is a highly experienced creative director who has defined experiences for global brands like Universal Records and PUMA while transforming many more. With expertise in branding, social media content, digital design, and UI/UX, she has helped launch startups in Silicon Valley and create integrated brand and website designs for well-established DTC, new tech, and premium sportswear brands. Elizabeth takes a holistic and reductive approach, balancing design strategy with functionality.

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Moshen (Hamed) Akhtari

France
Toptal Member Since June 7, 2022

Hamed has designed and created digital products for 11 years. His impressive client list includes CBS, Disney, Taylor Swift, Discord, BBC, and Envato. He has created 150 live digital products for designers and video creators, which earned over $3.5 million on Envato Market and the Pixflow store. Hamed has also designed UI/UX for 20+ apps, websites, and services, including Motion Factory, downloaded by 2+ million users worldwide. He has a master's degree in visual design.

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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.

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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

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

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

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.

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CTO

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