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Steve Coppola

Visual Designer, Axure RP Pro, Usability Testing, Information Architecture (IA), UX Prototyping, UI Design, Web Design, Interface Design, Wireframing, Web UX, Responsive UI, UI Audits, Responsive Web Design (RWD), + 0 more

Toptal Member Since July 11, 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, Philips, FedEx, Eli Lily, 3M, 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.

Fitmethod Mobile App

Magna International | B2B Website

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Tracy Lam

Visual Designer, Mobile UI, Mobile UI Design, Tablet UI, App UI, Presentation Design, Publication Design, Illustration, Data Visualization, + 0 more

Toptal Member Since March 6, 2020

Tracy is a visual designer with nearly 10 years of professional experience and a passion for digital design, branding, and illustration. She has worked with major clients such as Radio Canada, Turner International, and The Weather Channel. When she’s not working at her computer, you can find her at her sketchbook.

Mobile and Tablet Design for a Children's Video App

10-foot UI Design for a Video Streaming App

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Mat MacQuarrie

Visual Designer, Art Direction, UI Design, Web Design, Logo Design, Branding, + 0 more

Toptal Member Since July 4, 2017

Mat is a freelance designer who's passionate about working with great people and teams to create honest, impactful brands and products. He has more than a decade of experience working in senior roles at various startups for both marketing and product teams. Mat loves telling the story of a company—writing the copy, choosing the visual directions, etc.—but he also loves UI design because it feels like one giant puzzle you get to solve visually.

Bus.com | Community App

Lacquer Lounge | Branding

Bus.com | Ticket Checkout

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James Rhodes

Visual Designer, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Acrobat Pro CC, UI Design, User Interface (UI), + 0 more

Toptal Member Since June 8, 2017

With several years of experience, James is a senior designer and manager with a demonstrated ability to deliver results and a proven track record of successfully creating visual identities for many clients. Along with building and managing teams of designers within corporations, James has crafted experiences for clients such as Adidas, Reebok, Canadian Olympic Committee, Koodo Mobile, and LG Electronics.

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David Nuff

Visual Designer, Sketch, Adobe CC, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, iOS, Branding, Product Design, UI Design, + 0 more

Toptal Member Since May 12, 2017

David’s first job was as a junior designer on Montreal’s public bike system, named one of TIME Magazine’s inventions of 2008. He has since designed for brands like Cisco, Nestlé, Google and the Royal Conservatory of Music. A finalist in Openbrand’s Rising Star 2015, he enjoys collaborating on both strategic design and production.

Yulio: VR for Architecture and Interior Design

EQ Virtual Interface Design

RCM Smart Start Mobile App

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Scott Benson

Visual Designer, Photoshop CC, Figma, Sketch, Axure RP Pro, iOS, Wireframing, App UX, Web UX, App UI, Web UI, Front-end, Mobile Design, + 0 more

Toptal Member Since April 6, 2017

Scott has over a decade of experience in UX/UI design and front-end development—working on everything from large-scale government and public sector sites to applications for startups and small businesses. He's also completed his user experience (UX) certification with Nielsen Norman Group and is a Google Analytics certified professional. Scott brings a strong background in strategy, research, design, and development to every project.

RCMP Heritage Centre

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Ocean Lio

Visual Designer, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Sketch, iOS, Mobile Design, UX Design, Logo Design, Mobile App Design, User Interface (UI), iOS UI Design, + 0 more

Toptal Member Since May 29, 2018

Ocean has over seven years of experience as a UI/UX designer in the computer software industry—working at Autodesk. He’s especially skilled in visual design, user experience design, and testing. Notable projects that he’s worked on was as the lead designer for Autodesk’s SketchBook application and on SketchBook Motion which won iPad App of the Year in 2016.

Autodesk SketchBook

SketchBook Motion

Autodesk ID | Single Sign-on System Design

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Julia Presgraves

Visual Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Sketch 3, Branding, PowerPoint Design, + 0 more

Toptal Member Since April 28, 2016

Julia is an award-winning creative with 15 years of experience in design and art direction. Her passion lies in problem-solving and creating unique and simple visual solutions. She believes that to be inspired, you must be willing to look outside the ordinary and appreciate the beauty in everything.

Coty – Global Website Redesign

Verizon – Amplify your Game

Durex – Valentine's Day Weekend Hub

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Maysa Andrade

Visual Designer, Adobe Illustrator, User Research, Web, Personas, iOS, Figma, Android, Wireframing, UX Design, + 0 more

Toptal Member Since September 12, 2016

Maysa is a UX/UI designer enthusiast inspired by humanizing technology to make people's lives easier and more fun. She has a decade of professional experience working with many different international teams and industries, helping them to translate business goals into fluid user experiences and interfaces that stand out. Her creative process is driven by users' needs from research to the final visual concepts.

ProJuris: A Type of Legal Software Created to Ease Lawyers' Lives

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Christine Esoldo

Visual Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, User Experience (UX), Wireframing, Agile, User Interface (UI), Squarespace, Information Architecture (IA), Web Design, Branding, + 0 more

Toptal Member Since February 22, 2016

Christine is a UX designer with an MFA in product design. She has 15 years of experience in a range of companies, including CrowdStrike, Lowe’s Home Improvement, and Dell. She specializes in health/wellness and data management products, and uses design thinking processes to discover user needs, define value and fit with proofs-of-concept and MVPs, and iteratively improve/redesign products through testing and experiments.

SaaS Product Website Redesign Proof of Concept

Product Rebrand and User Interface Design

SaaS Product Website MVP

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Guide to Hiring a Great Visual Designer

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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 Visual Designers Near Ottawa

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A Toptal director of design will work you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.

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

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Work with your new visual designer for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

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