Benoît Chabert

Designer

Sacramento, United States

Member since November 23, 2015

Benoit does what he does for the love of the craft, showing a passion for each pixel. His work leaves lasting impressions and is truly as intelligent. This multi-faceted designer can be what you need to elevate your presence online.

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Portfolio

WorkRamp
- UI Design
- App Design
- Branding
- Brand Strategy
- Brand Design
- Iconography
- Icon Design
- Color Science
- Visual Design
- Design
- System Design
NVIDIA
- UX Design
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- UI Design
- App Design
- Interaction Design for Desktop Applications
- Usability in Desktop Apps
- Visual Design
- Icon Design
- Iconography
Radialpoint
W.illi.am
STORM
ArtStation

Employment

Lead Product Designer
Artstation
2015 - PRESENT
- Led product redesign and art direction of the platform; including mobile apps.
- Talked weekly to artists and conducted user interviews for UX research.
- Performed comparative analysis with other websites in the entertainment industry for UI research.
- Helped with product strategy by putting forward principles of design.
- Gave conferences to aspiring artists and professional artists to help.
Technologies: InVision, Photoshop, Balsamiq, OmniGraffle, Sketch, Illustrator, Affinity Designer
Product Designer Advisor
Coveo
2014 - 2015
- Helped with a major product redesign (web based products, admins, and interfaces).
- Aided marketing efforts including online communities, documentations and website.
- Led professional services UX/UI design on projects involving companies like Go Pro, Microsoft, L'oreal.
- Established common UX/UI guidelines for various products.
- Led R&D design for future concepts, improvements, and new product ideas.
Technologies: Balsamiq, Sketch, Axure, Affinity Designer, Photoshop, Illustrator
Freelance UX/UI Designer
Government of Quebec
2014 - 2014
- Designed and led the content strategy and information architecture efforts. Redesigned the entire products sitemaps and established a cohesive content strategy.
- Led user research and user experience efforts to gather information to lead further design decisions. Conducted user interviews, user surveys, and shadowing techniques.
- Established user interface guidelines in order to managed user interface deliverables. These could be also used for their other products.
- Produced twice as much of a previous version in a 140 page book of recommendations, patterns, and user research results as a guideline elaborating our design strategy.
- Consulted for future products and initiatives. Provided recommendations on existing products and offered modern solutions.
Technologies: Balsamiq, Sketch, Axure, Affinity Designer, Photoshop, Illustrator
Interactive developer
lg2
2011 - 2013
- Developed animated online ad campaigns for various clients.
- Created marketing websites and micro-sites for clients in various industries.
- Helped with interactive apps and installations for advertising purposes.
- Conducted R&D for future campaigns, concepts, and pitches.
- Helped sporadically with small internal initiatives (internal tools).
Technologies: Photoshop, Flash, After Effects, HTML/CSS

Other Experience

Why Startups Need a Styleguide (Publication)
https://www.toptal.com/designers/ux/why-startups-need-a-styleguide
The top five reasons why creating a styleguide early is especially important for startups in spite of the inherent challenges.

Education

Master of Arts in Interface Design
Laval University - Quebec, Canada
2013 - 2014
Bachelor of Arts in Digital Creation
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue - Quebec, Canada
2011 - 2013
Technical degree in Multimedia (Web Design & Front-End)
Maisonneuve College - Montreal, Canada
2008 - 2011

Experience

Web Design6 years
Visual Design6 years
UI Design6 years
Illustration6 years
User Interface (UI)6 years
Design6 years
Wireframing3 years
App Design3 years

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