Calin Balea

Designer

Bucharest, Romania

Member since November 29, 2017

Calin is a product designer, lean UX practitioner, and branding specialist with over five years of experience working with both startups and large companies. He's done end-to-end product design from concept and strategy to usability testing to visual design. Calin works well with small teams and startup founders to iterate quickly, test early, and deliver fast.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

Xapo Debit Card App Section
- UI Design
- UX Design
- Product Design
- Coggle
- Mind Maps
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Fintech
- Figma
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Illustration
- Wireframing
- Android
- iOS
- Human Interface Design
- Android App Design
- Mobile Design
- Design Systems
- Visual Design
Applicant Tracking System
- UI Design
- UX Design
- UX Research
- Responsive UI
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Wireframing
- Mind Mapping
- Visual Design
- Team Leadership
- Figma
- InVision
- Photoshop CC
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Focus Groups
- HR Tools
- Recruiting
- Job Boards
- Coggle
- User Interviews
- Web UI
- Web App UI
- Web App UX
- Web UX
- B2B
Xapo 2020 Concept
- Mobile Apps
- Figma
- UI Design
- UX Design
- Financial Design
- Mobile Wallet
- iOS App Design
- Android App Design
- Visual Design
- Usability
- Mobile UX Design
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Emotional Design
Equip MVP
- Job Boards
- Recruiting
- Building & Construction
- Mind Maps
- Product Strategy
- Information Architecture (IA)
- UI Design
- UX Design
- Visual Design
- HR Tools
- Gig Economy
- iOS App Design
Pilgrim Mobile Website
- Web Illustration
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- eCommerce Web Design
- Conversion-driven UX
- UI Design
- eCommerce UI
Mieraria VIF | Brand and Online Shop
- Brand Design
- Logo Design
- Visual Identity
- Package Design
- WordPress Themes
- WordPress
- eCommerce
- WooCommerce
- Web Design
- T-shirt Design
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Print Design
- Illustration
eJobs Candidates | Mobile App
- UI Design
- App Design
- UX Design
- Job Boards
- iOS UI Design
- Android UI Design
- Mobile App UI
- Mobile App UX
- Figma
- InVision
- HR Tools
- Wireframing
- Google Material Design
- UI Animation
- Stakeholder Engagement
- B2B
- B2C Marketing
Infomunca.ro | Branding, UI, and UX
- UI Design
- UX Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- HR Tools
- Recruiting
- Job Boards
- Visual Design
- Google Material Design
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Project Management
- Email Template Design
- Print Design
- Marketing Materials
- Writing & Editing
- Web App UX
- Web UX
- Web UI
- Web App UI
- Flat Design
Productivity App for Students
- UI Design
- UX Design
- Rapid Prototyping
- Apple Human Interface
- iWatch
- Smart Watch Design
- Web App UI
- Web App UX
- Ecosystem Design
- Style Guides
- Information Architecture (IA)
- InVision
- Figma
- Wireframing
- Data Visualization
- Apps
- iOS UI Design
- User Interviews

Employment

Product Designer
2017 - PRESENT
Independent
- Helped Xapo, a fintech company design its prepaid card experience.
- Helped Crossover, an outsourcing company design a time tracking app.
- Designed an MVP for Equip, a job board app for the gig economy in constructions.
- Branded and refreshed a dashboard design for a startup company called Uplift.
- Designed and implemented a WordPress site for a US edtech company.
- Rebranded and redesigned the app of Indiestor, a UK company that sells storage drives and the software used to manage them.
- Rebranded and redesigned the marketing site of DotPerformance, an agency based in the Isle of Man.
Technologies: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite
Lead Designer
2015 - 2017
eJobs.ro
- Initiated the build of the first design department, after working as the only designer in the company.
- Rebranded the company.
- Redesigned the eJobs' candidates app: a major component of the eJobs business. It's an app that candidates use to search for jobs, update their CV, and apply.
- Redesigned the company's ATS: the app used by employers to search for candidates, post jobs ads, and manage their hiring process.
- Led the art direction and design for some seasonal marketing campaigns.
Technologies: InVision, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Figma
Graphic and Web Designer
2014 - 2015
Loopaa Marcom
- Designed a ticketing platform for a major IT company.
- Successfully juggled multiple projects (both web and print) with tight deadlines.
Technologies: Illustrator, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance and Banking
2010 - 2013
West University of Timisoara - Timisoara, Romania

Certifications

Certificate in Front-end Development
JANUARY 2018 - PRESENT
TeamTreeHouse.com
Completed Search Fundamentals and Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
JANUARY 2012 - PRESENT
Google Romania

Experience

Adobe Creative Suite6 years
Branding5 years
Visual Design5 years
Logo Design5 years
UI Design5 years
Product Design4 years
Figma4 years
UX Design4 years

Tools

Figma
Adobe Creative Suite

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