Adel Benzehda
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Montreal, QC, Canada
Toptal member since November 4, 2022
Adel, a seasoned UI/UX expert with over six years of experience, specializes in creating flawless user interfaces. His expertise spans collaborations with notable teams like Airbnb, Colgate, and Supercell. As a dedicated freelance, Adel thrives on solving diverse user challenges, bringing a passion for innovative design to every project.
Portfolio
Work Experience
UI/UX Designer (via Toptal)
Tensor Alchemy (Bittensor)
- Designed an AI image generation interface from scratch.
- Created a design system with responsive components and dark mode.
- Worked with founders, product owners, and stakeholders to define MVP scopes.
- Created user journeys, high-fidelity wireframes, user interfaces, and prototypes for MVPs and later stages.
UI/UX Designer
Colgate-Palmolive
- Identified user needs and translated business goals into product opportunities.
- Defined product information architecture and created wireframes and prototypes illustrating key product interactions.
- Acquired a deep understanding of design systems and interaction patterns to ensure brand, visual, and interactive cohesion across products, platforms, and scenarios.
UX/UI Designer
Sketchy Group LLC
- Created wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows, and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
- Evolved and maintained our design system and research documentation and contributed to our evolving internal design collaboration processes.
- Set high design standards and worked with engineers directly to validate designs built to specifications.
Product Designer
Lineage Technologies, Inc
- Designed thoughtful experiences across both mobile and web.
- Collaborated closely with engineering to carefully translate clients' work into incredible products.
- Analyzed customers and business problems to identify their pain points.
- Helped define the design vision and collaborated with the management team on the overall product direction.
Product Designer
B&B Hotel
- Identified user needs and translated business goals into product opportunities.
- Defined product information architecture and created wireframes and prototypes illustrating key product interactions.
- Built strong relationships with engineering partners, researchers, writers, and fellow product teams throughout the design process.
- Acquired a deep understanding of design systems and interaction patterns to ensure brand, visual, and interactive cohesion across products, platforms, and scenarios.
Senior UI Designer
Siit
- Created wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows, and site maps to communicate interaction and design ideas effectively.
- Evolved and maintained our design system and research documentation and contributed to our evolving internal design collaboration processes.
- Set high design standards and worked with engineers directly to validate designs built to specifications.
Lead Product Designer
Papernest
- Contributed to the overall product and design direction of the whole company.
- Worked with founders and product managers to shape product strategy and vision.
- Created flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs.
- Partnered closely with engineers to ensure a high-quality product was shipped.
- Conducted user research to gather feedback and develop insights.
- Helped with hiring and establishing a design culture within the company.
- Led the development and evolution of our design system.
Senior UI Designer
Airbnb
- Identified user needs and translated business goals into product opportunities.
- Facilitated concept explorations to drive bold and innovative thinking.
- Defined product information architecture and created wireframes and prototypes illustrating key product interactions.
- Acquired a deep understanding of design systems and interaction patterns to ensure the brand, visual, and interactive cohesion across products, platforms, and scenarios.
- Built strong relationships with engineering partners, researchers, writers, and fellow product teams throughout the design process.
- Facilitated concept explorations to drive bold and innovative thinking.
UI/UX Teacher
Supinfo
- Ensured thorough and effective student assessments, practical lessons, and homework reviews.
- Mentored students, provided creative and technical guidance, and supported them on their projects.
- Provided students with feedback and grades for assignments on time.
UI Designer
Triller
- Designed thoughtful experiences across both mobile and web.
- Collaborated closely with engineering to carefully translate clients' work into incredible products.
- Analyzed customers and business problems to identify their pain points.
- Helped define the design vision and collaborated with the management team on the overall product direction.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Management and Human Science
University Jean Moulin - Lyon, France
Certifications
Google UX Design Certificate
Skills
Tools
Figma, Adobe Experience Design (XD), ProtoPie, Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite
Platforms
Mobile, iOS, Web, Android, Webflow
Industry Expertise
Professional Services, Social Networking, Banking & Finance, Hospitality, Consumer Products, Real Estate, Investments, Education Technology (Edtech)
Other
UI Design, UX Design, Product Design, Design Systems, System UI, Atomic Design, User Interface (UI), Design Thinking, Apps, Dashboard Design, Web App UI, Web App Design, Web App UX, Dashboards, Web UX Design, Wireframing, User Testing, User Behavior, Visual Design, Data Visualization, User Flows, Prototyping, B2B, Software as a Service (SaaS), System Design, Mobile App Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), SaaS, MVP Design, App Design, Journey Mapping, Feature Prioritization, Responsive Web Apps, Onboarding, User Onboarding, Mobile Design, Mobile UI, UX Research, App UI, Data-heavy Design, Complex Web Systems, eCommerce, Mobile UI Design, User Interviews, Mobile UX, Usability, High-fidelity Prototypes, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Subscriptions, Digital Product Design, Marketplaces, Web UI, Audits, Enterprise SaaS, Extensions, Crypto, UX Audits, SaaS Design, Web Design, User Experience (UX), User Journeys, Agile, Fintech, Design Leadership, Illustration, Workshops, Product Discovery, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Notion, Management, Interaction Design (IxD), CRM Design, B2B2C, Best Practices in Design, UI Components, Mockups, Style Guides, Branding, UI Style Guides, Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C), Responsive Design, UX Wireframes, Layout Design, Rapid Prototyping, B2C, Mobile First, Startups, Enterprise Design, Enterprise, Responsive UI, Responsive, AI Design, Image Generation
Experience
- UI Design - 6 years
- Web App Design - 4 years
- SaaS Design - 4 years
- Product Design - 3 years
- Design Systems - 3 years
- Figma - 3 years
- UX Design - 3 years
- Dashboard Design - 3 years
Tools
- Figma
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