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Busayo Odesanya

Creative Direction Designer, Figma, Balsamiq, Sketch, Principal, MVP Design, UX Research, SaaS, Design Systems, SaaS Design, UI Design, Responsive UI, UX Design, 

CanadaToptal Member Since October 14, 2021

Busayo is a cross-functional designer with experience working in telecoms, fintech, and eCommerce projects, having spent years mastering the art of guiding customers through their success points in the experience journey. Prior to his tech design career, he worked in the construction industry, helping architects estimate the cost of designs and managing resources for successful implementation, which has impacted his collaboration with developers and engineers in the IT world.

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Steve Coppola

Creative Direction Designer, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Low-fidelity Mockups, Mobile Design, User Journey Maps, Web App Design, Web App UI, Web App UX, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Web UX Design, Mobile UX, 

CanadaToptal Member Since July 16, 2018

Steve is an enthusiastic, seasoned UX professional with nearly 30 years of digital agency, UX, and product design experience at an enterprise level. He has worked with some of the world's most respected brands, including Microsoft, SurveyMonkey, Philips, FedEx, Eli Lily, 3M, General Motors, Virgin Mobile, Magna International, Anheuser-Busch InBev, ADP, Hallmark, Novartis, GSK, RBC Royal Bank, Sun Life Financial, Hudson's Bay Company, and Toronto Dominion Bank.

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Irfan Shaikh

Creative Direction Designer, Figma, UX Design, Product Design, Adobe Illustrator, After Effects CC, User Journey Maps, User Flows, UI Design, Dashboard Design, Web App Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Adobe CC, 

CanadaToptal Member Since November 30, 2020

Irfan has more than 15 years of experience working for top-notch companies worldwide, including Emirates, Walmart, RBC, TurboTax, and PepsiCo. He helps companies innovate by starting with how they interact with their customers and focusing on connecting human goals and needs to possible products and services that could be launched to the market. Irfan is based in Toronto, Canada, and has a bachelor's degree in human psychology.

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Bruno Santiago

Creative Direction Designer, UX Design, UI Design, Product Design, Brand Design, MVP Design, 

CanadaToptal Member Since March 15, 2017

Bruno is an award-winning design-oriented product strategist, with a passion for digital transformation challenges. Over the past 20 years, he has gained experience in the following industries: Fintech, Travel, Automotive, FMCG, and Fashion.

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Rafael Castello

Creative Direction Designer, Adobe CC, Adobe Creative Suite, eCommerce, Website Redesign, Responsive, Websites, Campaign Design, Adobe Illustrator, UI Components, Use Cases, User Interface (UI), Illustration, 

United StatesToptal Member Since May 24, 2017

Rafael is a design leader with over 15 years of experience, working in New York for Pentagram, Droga5, BBDO, and Dentsu. His design practice is often informed by the most relevant art, media, and tech innovations; his aesthetic is minimalist, engaging, and playful. Rafael has designed for Fortune 500 brands such as Aesop, Chobani, Diet Coke, J&J, Oral-B, and Under Armour. He holds degrees from leading institutions in Europe and the United States.

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Diego Aguilar

Creative Direction Designer, Adobe CC, Sketch, User Interface (UI), Adobe Photoshop, Branding, Art Direction, Interactive Prototypes, UI Branding, Web UI, Visual Design, UX Design, Digital Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since October 7, 2015

Born in Bolivia. Made in New York. Diego is a veteran of all things digital. He's a builder of brand experiences and products, a DJ, and an avid sneaker collector. He has worked and partnered with an amazing list of clients and agencies including Google, Nike, Spotify, Motorola, Mars, Ford, AT&T, Verizon, R/GA, BBDO, Razorfish, and more.

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Fernando Lahoz

Creative Direction Designer, UI Design, UX Design, Web Design, User Interface (UI), Branding, Art Direction, User Experience (UX), Adobe Photoshop, WordPress, eCommerce, eCommerce Design, Figma, 

United StatesToptal Member Since November 10, 2015

Fernando is an art director with more than nine years of experience working for major brands in the US and global advertising agencies. He combines his knowledge as an art director in the fashion and luxury industries with current tech and web design trends. Fernando has helped multiple brands build their identity and full online presence from the ground up.

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Christina Barsan

Creative Direction Designer, Digital Product Design, App UI, Brand Development, Icon Design, Outdoor Graphics, User Flows, Rebranding, Sitemaps, Brand Guidelines, Product Design, Web Design, Mobile App Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since August 23, 2016

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

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Artur Maklyarevsky

Creative Direction Designer, Adobe Photoshop, WordPress, Responsive, Mobile, Web UX, Web UI, eCommerce, eCommerce UI, User Flows, Ideation, UX Research, Dashboard Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since May 30, 2017

Over the last 10 years, Artur has built a few startups and has helped others create their designs via his studio, Design2Dev. He has an extensive background in iterative UI/UX, IxD, and solving problems creatively. Since 2000, he's also worked with a plethora of Silicon Valley agencies as a lead designer and art director. Artur has a master's degree in interactive telecommunications from ITP-NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

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Anne Clark

Creative Direction Designer, Product Design, Responsive Layout, UI Design, Mobile Applications, App UI, User Experience (UX), Web UI, Wireframing, SaaS Design, iOS, Sketch, Art Direction, 

United StatesToptal Member Since March 7, 2018

Anne is a creative director with 20 years' experience and skills in visual design and UX. She's built digital products, design systems, marketing campaigns, and mobile apps. Her work with 30+ agencies includes Frog, McCann, Publicis, Havas, Digitas, JWT, Droga5, and Razorfish. Her clients have included JP Morgan, Birchbox, Sony Music, BMW, and A&E. As a co-founder of Sein Analytics, she built the company’s financial analytics SaaS product.

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Hope Fitch-Mickiewicz

Creative Direction Designer, Web Design, Wireframing, UI Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), 

United StatesToptal Member Since March 22, 2018

Hope believes in creating cohesive design products via collaboration and communication—it is the key to producing a successful outcome and meeting her client’s expectations. Her background includes corporate and freelance multimedia design experience and a product UX/UI designer and creative director history. Hope has worked on digital, marketing, and campaign products for clients including IBM, Verizon Wireless, Accela, TD Ameritrade, and more.

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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.

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

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