Christy Yee
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Toptal member since August 7, 2019
Passionate about inspirational design with keen strategic insight, Christy works as a UX/UI designer specializing in high-standard output and a business-focused mindset. She successfully provides solutions for world-class companies and uses her expertise in partnering up with stakeholders across business teams to nail down the requirements, customer insights, competitive landscape, and solution definitions—to ultimately achieve design goals.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Senior Product Designer
ThoughtWorks
- Demonstrated strong UI and UX skills, especially in creating user-centered design methodology and practical implementation.
- Coordinated customer research and led the project from end to end, from creating wireframes to high-resolution prototypes, including designing icons and clickable prototypes.
- Used various software tools, such as Sketch, InVision, Axure, Flinto, Principle, and so on; also familiar with the iOS and Android design systems.
- Conducted customer research and user testing and created wireframes, high-resolution prototypes, icons, and motion graphics.
- Conceptualized designs and created a graphic interpretation of concepts and information provided on different projects, including branding design and VI products.
- Created designs, graphic interpretations of concepts, and provided information on different projects, including PR events and VI products.
Web Designer
Glenclair Financial Services PTY LTD
- Designed an intuitive user interface for the financial website that reduced the average time for new users to complete the registration process by 30%.
- Redesigned the dashboard interface, improving the accessibility of key financial metrics and reducing the average time users.
- Tested and refined the UI based on user feedback, reducing support tickets related to usability issues by 50%.
Product Designer
Aylen Montenegro
- Designed a user-friendly interface for the transaction management tool, resulting in a 20% increase in user engagement and a 15% decrease in user errors during data entry.
- Spearheaded the UI/UX design process for the 0-1 platform, which resulted in a 40% increase in user retention and a 25% boost in user satisfaction ratings.
- Collaborated with the product owner to conduct in-depth user research and analysis, leading to a 15% improvement in user task completion rates and a 20% reduction in user abandonment rates.
Design Lead
Ark Partners Limited
- Designed an eCommerce app for social sellers from 0-1. Conducted the art direction workshop successfully with stakeholders.
- Created and delivered high-quality visual design outcomes like mood boards, concepts, UI layouts, components, and design systems.
- Provided guidance and expertise to ensure the delivery of the app designs was implemented effectively through product design, engineering build, and deployment.
- Partnered closely with the product and developer teams to run the sprint and deliver the iteration.
eCommerce Designer
PT Royal Pesona Indonesia
- Managed a team of talented designers, providing guidance, mentorship, and fostering a collaborative and creative environment. I encouraged the team to push boundaries and deliver innovative solutions.
- Conducted in-depth user research and analysis to understand the target audience, their needs, pain points, and preferences. This research informed the design decisions and helped create user personas and journey maps.
- Oversaw the end-to-end UX/UI design process, from wireframing and prototyping to visual design and interaction design. Ensured the app's interface was intuitive, visually appealing, and aligned with the brand's aesthetics.
UI/UX Designer via Toptal
Solomon Markets Ltd
- Conducted user research to understand the needs and preferences of sports betting enthusiasts.
- Created engaging and intuitive user interfaces that enhance the betting experience.
- Built a comprehensive style guide to maintain design consistency throughout the app.
UX/UI Designer
360F (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Developed design solutions focusing on user experience and interaction design to create designs that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also easy to use and navigate. It involves understanding the needs.
- Utilized Agile methodology and provided clear UX solutions for the services. Agile methodology is a way of working that emphasizes flexibility and collaboration.
- Conceptualized, launched, and optimized products and features, conducting experiments, testing performance, and iterating quickly.
UX Designer
EPAM Systems
- Implemented creative, useable, and compelling visual mockups and prototypes.
- Created design solutions utilizing user data, new business requirements, and technical capabilities of the project within limited resources.
- Partnered with stakeholders across the business to clearly understand the business requirements, customer insights, and competitive landscape. Defined solutions and UX design.
- Worked closely with international cross-functional teams based in Asia pacific areas to align with business and product strategies while maintaining design consistency on all platforms and screens.
- Partnered with product managers, engineers, data scientists, researchers, and content strategists to define problems and goals, map user flows, prototype interactions, and launch new products and services.
- Worked on the entire project lifecycle, from wireframes to detailed specs across multiple UX platforms. Used my expertise with design deliverables, including interactive prototyping, wireframes, and mockups.
- Collaborated with the art director and brand design leaders to make our brand identities exciting and relevant through logos and typography. This included retail packaging, point-of-sale displays, interior concepts, web page, and mobile concepts.
- Conceived and designed exciting and contemporary digital graphic elements appropriate to the client's corporate image and standards.
- Developed creative graphic solutions within the given timespan.
UX Designer
Intel
- Improved a security app design for one of the world’s largest financial institutions.
- Defined visual standards and UI elements that contribute to consolidated product style guides.
- Collaborated closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and developers globally to ensure leverage of data and techniques in an agile development environment.
Education
Master's Degree in Interaction Design
University of New South Wales - Sydney, Australia
Bachelor's Degree in Design
University of New South Wales - Sydney, Australia
Skills
Tools
Principle Design, Sketch, InVision, Zeplin Design, Photoshop, Adobe XD Design, Adobe Illustrator, Figma, Business Intelligence Development, Tableau Design, Microsoft PowerPoint, Confluence, Jira, Google Analytics, Wix Development, Graphic Design, LeadPages, Adobe Creative Suite Design, Blender, Adobe InDesign, Flinto
Languages
HTML5, JavaScript, PHP, Visual Design, CSS, HTML
Platforms
Shopify, iOS Design, Android Design, Webflow Design, WooCommerce Design, Web Design, Mobile App Design, Salesforce Design, WordPress Design, Desktop
Industry Expertise
Real Estate, Travel & Leisure, Health & Wellness, Logistics Consulting, Technology, Tech Freelancing, Marketing Design, Advertising Management, Food & Beverage, Professional Services, Sports, Events, Automotive, Retail & Wholesale, Architecture, Music, Investments, Creative Tech, Pharmaceuticals, Fashion & Beauty, Entertainment & Leisure, Consumer Products, Hospitality, Transportation & Shipping, Exercise & Fitness, Fitness, Healthcare App Design, Banking Consulting, Luxury Goods, Building & Construction
Other
Web Design, Mobile App Design, Social Media Design, Email Design, SaaS Design, Mobile App Design, Web UI Design, Visual Design, Brand Design, CRO, Landing Page Design, UI Design, Web App Design, E-commerce Development, Mobile-first Design, E-commerce Website Design, Web Design, Art Direction, Microinteraction Design, UI Design, Prototyping, E-commerce Website Design, UX Design, Information Design, Wireframing, Conceptual Design, System Design, User Testing, Design Systems, Information Architecture, User Flow Design, Responsive Web Design, Prototype Design, Content Management Systems (CMS), Lean Research, Mobile App Design, Mobile Apps, User Workflows, Fintech Development, Mobile App Design, Conversion Rate, Conversion, User Research, Marketing Design, UX Design, App Reviews, Infographics, UX Design, UX Strategy, MVP Design, Registration & Sign-up, UX Design, Interaction Design (IxD), UX Research, App UX, UX Design, Mobile UI Design, Web UX, Web UI, Branding, Data Visualization Design, Sketching, E-commerce UX Design, UX Design, UI Design, Dashboard Design, UI Design, Responsive Design, Responsive UX Design, Responsive Web Development, iOS Design Guidelines, Product Design, UI Design, UX Design, Mobile UX Design, Product Discovery, Digital Product Design, B2B Design, B2C, Dashboard, Mockups, Mockups, Social Networks, Style Guides, UI Design, Mobile App, Design Validation, Stakeholder Management, UX Wireframes, CRM Design, Layout Design, Brand Strategists, Logo Design, Graphic Design, Typography, User Journeys, Rapid Prototyping, Workshops, Design Workshops, Website Audits, Heuristics, Audits, Heuristic Analysis, User Validation, Mobile App Design, Presentations, Pitch Presentations, Presentation Design, Landing Page Optimization, React.js, Design Leadership, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Payments, Presentation Design, Explainer Videos, Motion Graphics Design, Animated Videos, Video Animation, UX Design, Onboarding, AI Design, Chatbot Design, Web Design, UI Design, Web Design, Graphic Design, Blog Design, Product Strategy, Gamification Design, Design Consultation, Squarespace Design, Copywriting, Texting, Mockups, Component Libraries, Print Design, Brochure Design, Graphic Design, Email Sales, Travel Design, Social Media Covers, Graphic Design, Recipe Books, Illustration, Recipes & Cooking, Design Strategy, Database as a Service (DBaaS), Product Growth, Design Strategy, Data Science, Analytics Development, Customer Journeys, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), A/B Testing, Squarespace to WordPress, Localization, Desk Research, Market Research Analyst, UX Design, Usability, Agile Development, Widgets, UI Prototyping, NLP, K-12 Education, User Stories, Atomic Design, E-commerce Development, Mobile Games, Game Design, Web Design, Brand Design, Interactive Design, Conversational UI, Conversational UX, Client Management, Web Application, Service Design, Team Management, Layout, Interactive UI, iOS Design, Mobile First, UX Design, UX Design, Business Intelligence Development, Marketing Tools, Graphic Design, Marketplace Design, Interactive UX, Brand Identity Design, Product Videos, Cryptocurrency Wallets, Complex Web Systems, Product Benchmarking, Workshop Facilitation, HTML Email, Newsletter Design, Animation Design, Video Production, SEO, Social Media Design, Social Media Kits, Sports Websites, Business Services, Illustration, Admin Panels, Accessibility Development, PowerPoint Templates, Consumer Behavior, Tools, Elementor Design, Women's Health, Rebranding, Service Blueprints, UX Design, Use Case Analysis, Workflow Optimization, Analytics Development, Material UI, Instructional Design, Curriculum Design, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Educational Videos, CRM Design, Strategic Planning, Competitor Analysis, Odoo, Native Mobile Apps, Organic Social Media, Video Editing, Game Design, Game Design, Game Mechanics, B2B2C, Consumer Banking, Mortgages, Landing Pages, UX Design, Financial Products, Responsive Web Design, Component-based Architecture, Financial UX, Component-based Development, Web Design, Marketing Technology (MarTech), Marketplace Design, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Conversational Design, Design Thinking, UX Design, Graphic Design, Healthcare IT, UX Prototyping, Icon Design, Lead Pages, Visualization Design, Website Builders, Icon Design, Art, UI Style Guides, Graphic Design, Shopify Design, Delivery, AI Design, Maps, Rewards Programs, User-centered Design (UCD), Search Engines, Data-heavy Design, Biotechnology, UX Design, Content Strategy, Mobile App Design, Digital Marketing, CX Strategy, User Experience Design, User Experience Strategy, Web Portals, Dating Apps, Financial Services, Conversational Interfaces, Email Marketing, Content, Amplitude, UX Design, Product Branding, SaaS Design, Data-informed Visual Design, Beauty Products, Food Delivery Services, Asset Management, SaaS Design, Communication Design, Usability Testing, Storyboard Design, UI Design, Booking Apps, UX Design, Design Reviews, UX Review, Ideation, UX Design, Wireframe to Product, Desktop App Design, UX Design, Quantitative Research, UX Design, Qualitative Research, Research Reports, Brand Design, Graphic Design, Color Palettes, Brochures, Collateral Design, Startup Development, Lean Startups, Cross-platform App Development, Market Research & Analysis, Discovery Workshops, App UI, Digital Bookstores, Research, UX Design, System UI, Cosmetics, Charts, Data Analysis, Design, Responsive Web Design, UI Design, Desktop Web Design, Portal Design, Mobile App, UX Thinking, Finance, Cars, Enterprise Development, Property Management, Property Investment, DataViz, NFT, Crypto, Social, Human-computer Interaction (HCI), Customer Insights, Emotional Design, UX Design, Content Creation, Box Packaging, Packaging, .NET, AI Design, Redesign, Mobile App Design, Mobile App Design, Web3, P&C Insurance, Data, Web Dashboards, Travel, Reservation Flow, Virtual Coaching
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