Antonija Skugor
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Šibenik, Croatia
Toptal member since April 4, 2016
With 15+ years of experience, Antonija is a seasoned graphic and UX/UI designer known for turning complex ideas into stunning, user-friendly designs. She blends creativity with strategic thinking, excelling in everything from logo design to responsive web interfaces. Her research, prototyping, and operations ensure each project is aesthetically pleasing and aligned with client goals. Passionate about innovation and collaboration, Antonija is dedicated to delivering impactful design solutions.
Portfolio
Simulated Unique Ecosystem of Live NFTs and DeFi Games
Educational and Experimental Audio-reactive Tool
Redesign of an Online Biweekly Magazine
Work Experience
Creative Director and Founder
Kino Tesla
- Built a comprehensive brand identity system and guide for diverse media, encompassing logo design, color palette, typography, stationery, layouts, and UI assets, ensuring cohesive branding and scalability across platforms.
- Designed a mental health app enabling users to track emotions and daily activities, providing personalized summaries for doctors. Integrated interactive features and community connections, aiming at a 30% increase in daily active users.
- Developed identity and wireframes for an interactive NFT ecosystem in decentralized finance gaming, art-directing NFT images, high-utility breedable 3D assets, and growth simulators to enhance user experience and engagement.
- Created the concept and brand identity for Domaćinove priče, a storytelling platform for a small municipality. Crafted a unique brand narrative and visual style, attracting 1,000+ users in six months and fostering community-driven collaboration.
- Led usability testing, user research, and iterative prototyping across numerous UI/UX projects, integrating insights to significantly enhance user experience metrics on web and mobile platforms.
- Guided clients through design strategy consultations, refining visions into actionable blueprints aligned with brand and business goals. Delivered insights that enabled clients to achieve measurable outcomes, including 25% faster time-to-market.
- Led art direction for client projects across sectors, collaborating with copywriters and creative directors to ensure final visuals were consistently on-brand, visually appealing, and tailored to user expectations.
Creative Director, Graphic Designer
Codecacao, Design partner
- Worked through a spectrum of industries, including healthcare, technology, art, education, commercial, crypto, NFTs, and social platforms.
- Created designs including branding, visual identity, visual communication, apps, websites, tools, UI/UX, and e-readers.
- Researched, art directed, developed concepts, and handled relations with clients, teams, and suppliers.
Graphic Designer, UI/UX
Kolektiva Web d.o.o.
- Worked on a web redesign and usability project for an eCommerce platform for all groups of online assets featured in five different countries.
- Built user interface based on user requirements and strong business goals.
- Developed UI design focusing mainly on conversion and usability.
- Designed more than 20 variations of checkout pages across all sites with more than 80 payment methods that were market-specific and in a quickly moving eCommerce environment.
- Worked on commercial design projects and developed illustration and animation content for add-web campaigns.
Graphic Designer
Nukleus Creative Agency
- Designed brand and visual identity systems for industries including telecommunications, healthcare, entertainment, education, finance, culture, and civic associations.
- Designed packaging, commercials, books, and content for websites.
- Worked on the art direction for product campaigns, including visual design and photography.
- Designed CI for a big residential rental agency, including coordination and visual material development for their promotion campaign.
- Developed a series of illustrations for a hotel as a part of their VI design system.
Education
Doctoral Degree in Graphic Design
China Academy of Art - Hangzhou, China
Master's Degree in Graphic Design
Design of Visual Communication, Arts Academy, University of Split - Split, Croatia
Skills
Tools
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Creative Suite, Google Slides, InVision, Figma, Canva, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Sketch, Balsamiq Mockups, Frontify, AI Tools, Wix
Industry Expertise
Information Technology, Creative Tech
Platforms
Adobe Suite, Music Streaming
Other
Design, Web UI, Logo Design, Design Leadership, Typography, Graphic Design, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, Branding, Non-fungible Tokens (NFT), Visual Design, User Experience (UX), Brand Identity, Brand Guidelines, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Web Design, Presentation Design, Dashboard Design, Web App Design, UX Design, UI Design, Visual Storytelling, Brand Design, Pitch Decks, UI Prototyping, Mobile Design, Mobile UI, Adobe UX, Visual Identity, 2D Mockups, Style Guides, Rapid Prototyping, Website Design, Art Direction, Visualization, Interactive UX, Cryptocurrency, Enterprise Design, Marketplaces, Gamification, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Product Design, A/B Testing, Annual Reports, Squarespace, eCommerce, Discovery Workshops, Illustration, Real Estate Web Design, Writing & Editing, Gaming, 3D, Conversion, China, Sound, Wireframing, Redesign, Self-paced Training, Poetry, Generative Design, Corporate Identity, Landing Pages, Pattern Design, Concept Art, User Flows, Token Design, Responsive Layout, React, 3D Art, Packaging, Concepting, Museums & Exhibits, Material Design, Carbon, Design Systems, Identity, Dashboards, Navigation Design, SaaS, Platform as a Service (PaaS), PowerPoint Design, User Experience Design, Visual Communication, App UX, App UI, UX Research, Community, Mobile App Design, 3D Mockups
Experience
- Logo Design - 15 years
- Branding - 15 years
- User Interface (UI) - 10 years
- Prototyping - 10 years
- Graphic Design - 10 years
- Design Leadership - 8 years
- Adobe Experience Design (XD) - 4 years
- Cryptocurrency - 4 years
Tools
- Adobe Experience Design (XD)
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