Dean Martin, Designer in Basildon, United Kingdom
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Dean Martin

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Bio

Dean is a UI designer with over 15+ years of experience turning ideas into successful apps. Working with over 800 projects from small startups to large companies, he has helped secure funding rounds with app design concepts for investor pitch decks. Dean has personally created over 75 apps with more than three million downloads. He has one simple motto, "If it has a screen, I design for it!"

Portfolio

Work Experience

Freelance App and Web UI/UX Designer

2005 - PRESENT
Freelance
  • Completed over 800 successful client products from start-ups to large companies.
  • Built and launched over 100 apps to the app stores and have accumulated over three million downloads to date. Some of my apps have reached the top of the charts in their niches.
  • Designed apps for celebrities that have gone to reach number one in the paid charts for iPhones.
Technologies: Figma, Photoshop CC, Sketch, Adobe Experience Design (XD), InVision App

Senior App Designer

2020 - 2021
Localise
  • Designed the full UI and UX for the project with over a 100 screens.
  • Built a complete design system using Figma's components to allow the development team to work efficiently.
  • Designed the full MVP and version 1 of the iOS app, the website landing page, and all their social media and print assets.
Technologies: Figma, Slack

Lead Web and App Designer

2010 - 2013
Beat 100 - Social Network
  • Designed the entire website that had over 100,000 monthly users.
  • Designed and headed up the beat 100 app project from start to launch.
  • Assisted in securing a fund raise of $750,000 for the further development of the app.
Technologies: Adobe CC

Web Designer

2005 - 2009
Open Space
  • Acted as the sole designer for over three years for all projects and over 250 websites. The websites began as a small section of the company and grew to be the biggest part.
  • Assisted in leading the company into mobile website design ahead of the move to mobile-first designs.
  • Designed the first few apps that were still a very new and novelty product in 2009.
Technologies: Photoshop CC

Education

2005 - 2006

Master's Degree in Web Design

University of Essex - Essex, England

2000 - 2005

Bachelor's Degree in Internet Engineering and Design

University of Essex - Essex, England

Skills

Tools

Sketch, Photoshop CC, Slack, InVision, Adobe CC, InVision App, Trello, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Zoom

Platforms

Figma, iOS, Android

Other

User Interface (UI), UI Design, iOS UI Design, iOS App Design, App UI, Social Networks, Graphic Design, Web UI, Web UI Design, App UX, iOS UX Design, Mobile UI Design, User Experience (UX), Wireframing, App Design, Mobile App Design, Design Systems, Android UI Design, SaaS Design, Dental Care, Mortgages, Calculators, Loans, Construction, Property Management, Non-fungible Tokens (NFT), Crypto, Android Design Guidelines

Experience

  • User Interface (UI) - 15 years
  • UI Design - 15 years
  • iOS UI Design - 10 years
  • iOS App Design - 10 years
  • App UI - 10 years
  • iOS UX Design - 10 years
  • App Design - 10 years
  • Figma - 3 years
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