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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

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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Artur Maklyarevsky

Creative Direction Designer, Sketch, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Product Design, UX Research, Dashboard Design, Prototyping, Mobile Design, Project Management, Information Architecture (IA), Data Visualization, Process Flows, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since May 26, 2017

Artur has built a few startups over the last ten years, and he's also helped others create their 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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Christina Barsan

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

United StatesToptal Member Since August 4, 2016

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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Hope Fitch-Mickiewicz

Creative Direction Designer, UI Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since March 19, 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 with a history as a UX/UI designer and creative director. She's worked on digital, marketing, and campaign products for clients including IBM, Verizon Wireless, Accela, TD Ameritrade, and more.

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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

United StatesToptal Member Since October 15, 2018

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.

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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

United StatesToptal Member Since September 18, 2016

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.

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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

United StatesToptal Member Since March 12, 2018

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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Dan Hart

Creative Direction Designer, Sketch, Photoshop CC, UI Design, UX Design, Art Direction, Visual Design, iOS App Design, Web Design, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since January 30, 2018

Dan has been a designer for the past 15 years and is fortunate enough to have worked with some amazing people to create some awesome digital experiences for big brands. He's always had a passion for building things from nothing and seeing it through to the end.

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REVKIT Responsive Website

LensCrafters iPad App

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Tony Phillips

Creative Direction Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, Axure RP Pro, Acrobat Pro CC, UX Flows, UX Analysis, User Flows, Usability Testing, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Experience (UX), + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since October 6, 2017

Tony has more than 15 years of experience within several ad agency environments designing interactive experiences for big brands such as Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Chiquita, 3M, Verizon, and more. Most recently, he lead a team of Product Designers as the UX Director, building apps and enterprise solutions. He’s comfortable in Agile environment. Tony loves mentoring and also enjoys illustrating, presenting, and inspiring. WillWork2Create.com

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Neil Nisbet

Creative Direction Designer, iOS, User Interface (UI), Mobile Web, Branding, Web Design, Logo Design, Illustration, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since January 31, 2020

Neil is a creative director and designer with two decades of experience as a design thinker, leader, and maker with expertise spanning strategic definition to creative direction and hands-on crafting of design experience and brand systems. His work encompasses digital experiences (UX/UI), brand systems, and physical environments. Ultimately, he is interested in a holistic brand experience that delivers on business goals.

Clear Branding and Web Experience

Ancestry Experience Design

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Bruno Santiago

Creative Direction Designer, UX Design, UI Design, Product Design, Brand Design, + 0 more

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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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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