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Pierre E. Poulin

Creative Direction Designer, Sketch, Adobe CC, Art Direction, UI Design, UI Animation, Protoyping, High-fidelity Prototypes, + 0 more

From the internet bubble in the late 90s until today's responsive and mobile UI, Pierre's work has always been at the avant-garde of the ever-evolving digital landscape. For the last 20 years, his no-nonsense approach to design somehow always managed to meet clients' strategic objectives all the while remaining highly remarkable. Typography is the driving force behind most of his work.

e180 — Digital Ecosystem

The Music Departement — Music Production Website

Braindate — Collaborative Learning App

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Pascal Potvin

Creative Direction Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Web Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, Branding, Art Direction, Product Design, Adobe Creative Suite, + 0 more

With 12 years of experience in UI/UX and art/creative direction, Pascal has practiced, led, and built design teams in diverse environments—leaving him with a versatile skill set, strong work ethics, and a wide breadth of knowledge. He balances well between honoring users, achieving business objectives, and delivering immersive experiences. He's crafted experiences for Sony, Turner, TCM, TNT-TBS, Fox, NBA, NFL, Nickelodeon, Disney, and more.

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Christina Barsan

Creative Direction Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, iOS, Android, Wireframing, Mobile App Design, Web Design, Art Direction, Usability Testing, Digital Design, eCommerce Design, + 0 more

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

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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, + 0 more

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.

Play One Up App

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Artur Maklyarevsky

Creative Direction Designer, Sketch, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Product Design, Prototyping, Project Management, PowerPoint Design, Data Visualization, Figma, + 0 more

Artur has built a few startups over the last ten years and he's also helped others create their own designs via his studio, Design2Dev. He also 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 also has a master's degree in interactive telecommunications from ITP-NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

FIFA and eSports App

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David Fotherby

Creative Direction Designer, Photoshop CC, Illustrator 2017, Adobe After Effects, UI Design, UX Design, iOS App Design, Web Design, Mobile Web Design, Art Direction, Web App Design, Iconography, Logo Design, + 0 more

David has created exceptional, user-centered products for some of the top Fortune, healthcare, retail, and entertainment businesses worldwide. His approach of putting the user at the center of product design ensures that clients have a clear insight into their market potential and the technical requirements needed.

HWD Responsive Web App and Rebranding

TrueTear | iOS App and Connected Device

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Casey Weeks

Creative Direction Designer, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Marvel App, Sketch, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Art Direction, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Product Design, Game Design, Publication Design, + 0 more

Casey is a software UX/UI and marketing website interaction designer with 10 years of professional experience and 20 years of overall experience. He is skilled in creating productive, user-friendly interfaces for complex back-end data structures as well as front-end customer-facing interfaces and websites. He's adept in gathering qualitative feedback through ethnographic interview methodologies to build user-centric mental models.

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Ana Carina Gallo

Creative Direction Designer, Photoshop CC, Adobe InDesign, iOS, Art Direction, Branding, Moodboard, UI Design, Brand Guidelines, Brand Identity, Pitch Decks, Vector Logos, + 0 more

Ana has almost fifteen years of design and art direction experience under her belt working with global and domestic brands like Coca Cola, sbe, Nationwide, Ikea, Sears, and Bud Light. As a former developer, she understands the importance of function in every detail of design. Her top influences are Scandinavian/Dutch design, vagabonding, paper engineering, minimalism, Visionaire, Kidrobot, and Wes Anderson.

Residences by Armani Casa

The Period Project

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Fernando Lahoz

Creative Direction Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, WordPress, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Art Direction, Web Design, Branding, eCommerce Design, + 0 more

Fernando is a New York-based interactive art director with more than nine years of experience working for major brands in the U.S. as well as for global advertising agencies. He combines his knowledge as an art director in the fashion and luxury industries with current tech and web design trends. He's helped multiple brands from the ground-up building their identity and full online presence.

Orbiter // Hotelier iPhone app

Dazzle Live Broadcasting App

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Michelle M Petrie

Creative Direction Designer, Sketch 4, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Creative Suite, iOS, User Experience (UX), Illustration, UI Branding, Web UI, Brand Design, Brand Guidelines, + 0 more

From the beginnings of the internet, Michelle has launched campaigns, companies, products, and gone through more evolutions in technology than she can remember. Whether print or emerging technologies, her biggest strength lies in streamlining large amounts of information into driving ideas, above the bar visual solutions and brand advocacy.

SEPI Engineering

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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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