Diana Costa
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
London, United Kingdom
Toptal member since October 17, 2019
Working with the top digital agencies, Diana is a lead digital designer based in London. Since 2010, she’s been helping brands like Google, Greenpeace, and the V&A Museum to better communicate with their target audience. She believes that clear brand storytelling and well-defined user journeys are essential to solving digital briefs. A question that Diana often asks during her process is why—this guides her to make the right design decision.
Portfolio
Museum Exhibition's Microsite for V&A
Petitions Website
Vegetarian Restaurant App
Work Experience
Lead Digital Designer
Freelance
- Designed the UI for a high profile campaign against plastics in rivers.
- Rebranded the digital presence of an award-winning employer branding agency.
- Regularly ran discovery sessions and conducted UX research, and held design review workshops with clients.
- Worked on the art direction and deliverables on the winning pitch for the launch of a new low-cost airline company.
- Created the brand and UX/UI design for several proof-of-concept apps for the Asia-Pacific market.
Senior Digital Designer
ThirtyThree
- Led the team that redesigned the graduate careers site for a top tier global law firm. They had 26,776 unique visitors within the first three weeks of the website’s launch.
- Worked on the art direction and photography styling for a large property development company in the UK.
- Designed the careers website for an international consumer brand.
- Advocated for best practices in digital design, improving the workflow between the design and development departments.
- Mentored junior and mid-weight designers.
Digital Designer
Squiz
- Designed several custom B2B sites.
- Redesigned the website of an international business research-and-risk management company.
- Designed the website of a high profile university in the UK.
- Ran several user-centered design workshops to educate key stakeholders in the web’s best practices.
- Helped nurture the relationship between agency and clients.
Digital Designer
MSTF Partners
- Worked on the redesign of the digital presence of the biggest telecommunications brand in Portugal.
- Created several rich media ads for a telecommunications brand.
- Designed an interactive website for a Portuguese philanthropist.
- Designed websites for several NGOs.
- Designed several rich media ads for a consumer good brand.
Junior Digital Designer
Fullsix Portugal
- Worked as part of the first Windows 8 design team in Portugal—responsible for interaction and visual assets, consulting on meetings with stakeholders, mentoring and being an ambassador for the Windows 8 Metro design language.
- Designed the brand and the UI for creative competition website promoted by the Portuguese Post Office.
- Designed eMarketing assets for international consumer brands.
- Created rich media ads for international consumer brands.
- Designed and produced assets for several Flash-based mini-games for the Portuguese Post Office.
Education
Master's Degree in Design and Visual Culture
IADE | Creative University - Lisbon, Portugal
Bachelor's Degree in Design
IADE | Creative University - Lisbon, Portugal
Certifications
UX/UI Design and Development
EDIT
Skills
Tools
Sketch, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator
Platforms
Figma, Web, iOS, MacOS
Industry Expertise
Restaurants & Dining
Other
UX Design, MVP Design, Web Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Web UI, Mobile Design, UI Design, Product Design, Design Sprints, Mobile App UI, User Research, Mobile UI, Mobile UI Design, Prototyping, Vegan & Vegetarian Products, Concepting, Responsive Design, Environment, Awareness Campaigns, Ad Campaigns, Platforms, Web UX Design, Corporate Design, Award-winning, Law, Branding, Career Coaching, Wireframing, Museums & Exhibits, iPad, App UX, App Design, eCommerce UI, eCommerce UX, eCommerce, Nonprofits
Experience
- Web UI - 10 years
- User Experience (UX) - 10 years
- User Interface (UI) - 10 years
- Product Design - 9 years
- Mobile UI - 9 years
- UX Design - 9 years
- Mobile Design - 9 years
- Figma - 1 year
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