
Dean Martin
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Basildon, United Kingdom
Toptal member since August 30, 2021
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
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.
Senior App Designer
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.
Lead Web and App Designer
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.
Web Designer
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.
Education
Master's Degree in Web Design
University of Essex - Essex, England
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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