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Pharaoh Woghiren

Illustrators Designer, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Figma, iOS, eCommerce, WebApp, Branding, Responsive Web Design (RWD), UX Design, UI Design, Responsive, 

United KingdomToptal Member Since June 29, 2017

Pharaoh is recognized by the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) as one of the UK's top creative digital leaders. Over the past decade, Pharaoh has helped many startups and established brands to create world-class digital experiences. He specializes in DesignOps, UX/UI, and interaction design for mobile and web while utilizing the latest tools and best practices to help clients solve the design problems of the future.

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Darius Krisiunas

Illustrators Designer, Design Systems, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, Web App Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InVision, iOS, Sketch 3, User Experience (UX), UX Workshops, User Interface (UI), 

United KingdomToptal Member Since March 23, 2017

Since 2003, Darius has been working as a UX/UI designer at various digital agencies in London and Europe. In 2013, together with a partner, he founded and currently runs a private, London-based, digital design and branding consultancy called Fox Créateur. They currently provide product design services for a variety of startups and large brands worldwide. His clients have included Disney, Gett, Google, PwC, Vans, CAT and Future Finance.

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Andrew Burton

Illustrators Designer, SaaS Design, Web UX, Icon Design, iOS App Design, Mobile App Design, Web App Design, MVP Design, Visual Design, Presentation Design, PowerPoint Design, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, 

United KingdomToptal Member Since December 11, 2019

Andrew is a multi-disciplined designer with more than a decade of experience. He is a specialist in product design for apps and websites with a proven portfolio in brand, logo, marketing, and UI/UX design. Adept in multiple fields of design, Andrew prides himself on his integrated approach and intelligent reasoning. His designs have been seen and used by 20 million users worldwide, and he has designed multiple 5-star apps available to download today.

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Ben Laurence

Illustrators Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Websites, Web UX, Mobile UX, Responsive, App UI, App UX, Mobile, Dashboard Design, Web UI, Media, 

United KingdomToptal Member Since April 24, 2020

Ben is a passionate and creative professional with over 15 years of experience in UX and UI designing for world-leading brands, including Microsoft, the English Premier League, ASOS, and the BBC. He has worked across the board, from startups to large platforms in a wide range of industries, including eCommerce, logistics, fintech, sports, insurance, and more. Ben has proven skills in creative UI execution, strategic UX vision, and clear client communication.

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Antonas Deduchovas

Illustrators Designer, Product Design, UX Strategy, Prototyping, Brand Guidelines, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Lean UX, Icon Design, 

United KingdomToptal Member Since August 22, 2022

Antonas is a cross-disciplinary designer working at the nexus between product development, user experience, and graphic design in the health, education, technology, services, and eCommerce industries. He helps brands explore what's next and to answer "what ifs." As lead designer at eBay, he helped the company envision a new design framework focusing on an immersive and personalized buyer experience. Antonas balances utility and aesthetics beautifully in product, service, and brand design.

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Howard Phillips

Illustrators Designer, Brand Guidelines, UI Design, 3D Animation, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, After Effects CC, Art Direction, Brand Design, Brand Development, UI Branding, User Experience (UX), Digital, 

United KingdomToptal Member Since October 15, 2020

Howard is a brand strategist and designer with over eight years of experience in business strategy, art direction, brand, digital design, and 2D and 3D animation. He specializes in distinctive visual identities, informed by a strategy workshop, and uses 3D where appropriate to enhance a brand's visual narrative and legitimacy. He is passionate about producing brands that stand out from the crowd, achieve business goals, and communicate compelling narratives.

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Seb Cornelius

Illustrators Designer, Agile, Interface Design, Web UX, Web App UX, Web UI, Web App UI, Mobile Ads, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Apple Watch, Mobile UX, Mobile UI, 

United KingdomToptal Member Since July 10, 2017

Seb is a digital product designer based in London with over nine years of experience, designing unique and engaging creative experiences and solutions for clients of all sizes—from small startups to established global brands. Seb is an expert UI/UX designer, comfortable working from product conceptualization through to launch.

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Matt Barringer

Illustrators Designer, Branding, Animation, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Motion Graphics, Shopify Design, Visual Design, Creative Direction, 2D Animation, Figma, Web App Design, 

United KingdomToptal Member Since February 29, 2016

Matt is an illustrator and designer who loves creative coding and animation. He loves to solve problems in the digital space and hopefully tell a story along the way. He has over a decade of professional experience working with film and TV companies to produce branded websites, data visualization, and infographics for news items, as well as on-air title sequences and GFX.

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Najeeb Abubakar

Illustrators Designer, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, UI Design, UX Design, App UI, Visual Design, Product Design, Web UI, User Research, InVision Studio, Principle, InVision, 

United KingdomToptal Member Since December 14, 2020

Najeeb is a versatile designer who excels in product design, UI, UX, and branding with over seven years of experience in the software, marketing, fintech, SaaS, and eCommerce domains. He created SaaS products that allow users to search for accommodations and delivered a fintech and digital banking platform, enabling users to send and borrow money quickly. Najeeb has a knack for understanding a client's customers, allowing him to design products that speak to users and deliver value.

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Eline Ceyssens

Illustrators Designer, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Visual Design, UI Design, Logo Design, UX Prototyping, Principle, UI Components, UI Templates, Paper Prototyping, Dashboard Design, Chatbot Conversation Design, 

BelgiumToptal Member Since December 28, 2020

Eline has over eight years of experience in designing meaningful digital products of tomorrow. She started her career in Australia, working as a UX/UI designer for award-winning advertising and design studios. She switched to redesigning user platforms for Belgian banking, healthcare, governmental service, and telecom providers. She specialized in setting up comprehensive company-wide design systems, where she created processes, consistency and repetition within all different user interfaces.

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Shane O'Meara

Illustrators Designer, Creative Direction, Visual Design, Logo Design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Visual Identity, Icon Design, Branding, Art Direction, Web Design, Brand Guidelines, Logotype, 

IrelandToptal Member Since May 4, 2016

Shane is an Irish designer with over 15 years of experience working with clients in China, the US, and the UK. He enjoys the challenge of designing for different industries and audiences and has helped develop projects from the earliest concept stages right through execution in print and on-screen. Shane keeps himself busy with a mix of branding, digital, and illustration projects from his second home in Shanghai.

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A Hiring Guide

Guide to Hiring a Great Illustrator

Now more than ever, illustration is used online to bring ideas, products, and services to life. Hiring an illustrator is a giant step toward connecting target customers with your organization’s unique attributes. Finding the right illustrator can be a challenging process, especially if you don’t know what to look for. This hiring guide explains the value of illustration, what the illustration process entails, and how to hire an illustrator that your organization can partner with for years to come.

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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 Illustrators Near London

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 illustrator for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
3

The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new illustrator 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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