Francisco S. Nascimento
Verified Expert in Design
Software Designer
Lisbon, Portugal
Toptal member since July 14, 2017
Francisco is a systems thinker and UI specialist with 24 years of experience across agencies, startups, and product companies. He designs systems that hold together at scale and interfaces that don't get in the way: token architecture, component APIs, and the bridge between Figma and code. He works directly with engineering, not around them, and AI is part of his daily workflow. Fintech, SaaS, and health are where he's done his best work.
Portfolio
Battlelog
Experience
- Web - 15 years
- UI Design - 12 years
- UI Engineering - 10 years
- WordPress - 7 years
- Art Direction - 7 years
- Figma - 6 years
- Design Systems - 5 years
- Sketch - 5 years
Tools
- Sketch
Work Experience
Senior Product Designer
Toptal
- Built modern and inclusive products, web interfaces, and design systems with a strong focus on performance and responsive design.
- Acted as a digital product designer; involved in UX and UI design and some front-end prototyping.
- Created wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and prototypes, including Principle App and Flinto.
- Took branding projects—creating several beautiful and consistency-centered brands and brand guidelines regarding client needs.
Senior Product Designer
iGnited
- Worked as a full-stack designer and helped startups and agencies to grow by creating better products and brands.
- Helped customers to solve problems, whether on websites, apps, or dashboards.
- Added value to understand device requirements and needs.
- Created designs for websites, web applications, and native device applications (iOS and Android) with easy-to-navigate user interfaces (UI) and appealing, professional-level visual design (layout, typography, graphics, icons, and color).
- Promoted Agile development practices, adapted, and iterated to maximize outcomes.
- Created dynamic style guides (pattern libraries) to serve and work closely with the development team.
- Designed a large number of websites and products for companies worldwide.
- Worked directly with customers to help them solve problems on websites, apps, or dashboards, no matter how complex the problem was.
- Collaborated on all sorts of digital projects and industries, and my role was to make complex approaches into simple solutions.
Senior Interactive Designer
Ogilvy & Mather
- Worked across different design disciplines, focusing on the digital process, mobile, and website interfaces.
- Been part of the team strategy, working closely with the Product Manager, Creative Director, and Team Leader.
- Designed a functionality and presented initial design ideas to clients. Working since brainstorming, UI development and doing bridge following up on the development production.
- Presented and Pitched ideas internally to support creativity and production.
- Supported season advertising campaigns for internal brands and new ones. Worked side by side with the advertising team, making the campaigns available on the web, building landing pages, micro-websites, and flash campaigns.
- Created infographics for direct marketing, handled email templates, Saas dashboards, complex designs, and infographics.
Web Designer
Fullsix PT
- Handled and was accountable for creating design solutions that have a high visual impact.
- Supported group companies overseas and was entrusted with creating design solutions with a high visual impact.
- Conducted the UI design for international clients and product pages.
Web Designer | UI/UX
Dawe Worls
- Designed and managed the web design area of the agency.
- Created concept, layout creation, and landing pages for internal clients.
- Worked on front-end development using HTML, CSS JavaScript, ActionScript 2, and XML.
- Deployed, managed, and maintained websites for the clients.
- Crafted and developed 2D Flash animations for a TV spot.
Design Lead and Web Designer
Inforeggae
- Created both user interface and user experience designs, including prototyping and MVP concepts.
- Acted as the project manager and coordinator of design and web design projects.
- Designed the website version Beta 1 and 2 and all the newsletters and contests.
- Interacted with the development and server-side teams.
- Gained experience in FTP server management, email servers, and the MySQL databases.
Web Designer
Freelance Work
- Coordinated and managed design and web design projects for multiple clients.
- Designed, including web design in HTML and CSS, jQuery, and Ajax, and developed in PHP.
- Created layouts for internal and clients abroad, including landing pages and products.
- Designed Flash animations for multiple clients and interactive advertising campaigns, creating web experiences using ActionScript 2 and 3 development, making timeline animations.
Designer Internship
TV CABO
- Worked in an internship in TV multimedia support.
- Generated XML files for cable channels.
- Worked as an operator of interactive TV.
- Crafted layouts for TV channels.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Communication Design
ESTAL | School of Technology and Arts of Lisbon - Lisbon, Portugal
Technical Degree in Graphic Communication Design
Escola Profissional Val do Rio (EPVR) - Lisbon, Portugal
Skills
Tools
Flash, Adobe Illustrator, UXPin, Flinto, Principle, Animate CC, Adobe Photoshop, Zeplin, Illustrator CC, Sketch, Flinto Prototyping, Slack, WP eCommerce, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe CC, Adobe Creative Suite, InVision, Bitbucket, Adobe InDesign, Canva, After Effects CC, Vue CLI, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop CC, Adobe Flash, Tokens Studio, GitHub, Zeroheight
Languages
HTML, CSS, HTML5, SCSS, Visual Design Language, ActionScript 2, PHP, Swift
Platforms
Web, Figma, iOS, Android, WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify, Mobile, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Webflow
Industry Expertise
Marketing, Sports, Consumer Products, Healthcare, Education, Professional Services
Other
Mockups, Websites, Style Guides, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Prototyping, Visual Art, Visual Concepts, Mobile UX, App UI, iOS App Design, UX Design, Visual Design, Web Design, Mobile Design, Product Design, Web App UI, Web App UX, Design Sprints, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Creative Design, Digital Art, Sass, Flash Animation, Branding, Digital Creative Direction, Graphic Design, Ionic, Creative Direction, Art Direction, UI Design, Layout, Production, Design Systems, Component Libraries, Design Libraries, B2B, iOS UX Design, Font Design, FontAwesome, UX Flows, SEO Audits, A/B Testing, UX Review, Web App Design, Information Architecture (IA), Dashboards, User Flows, Wireframing, MVP Design, Low-fidelity Prototypes, Usability Testing, Social Media Design, Marketing Design, Landing Page Design, High-fidelity Mockups, Enterprise SaaS, Stakeholder Engagement, UX Wireframes, Stakeholder Management, Agile, Digital Marketing Design, Digital Marketing, Print Design, Design Production, Brochure Design, Promotional Leaflets & Flyers, Design, Dark UIs, Mobile App Design, Logo Design, Color Theory, Logotype, UX Strategy, New Product Development, Dashboard Design, Tables, UI Prototyping, UI Components, Pitch Decks, System Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile App UI, Mobile UX Design, Mobile First, Photography, Brand Guidelines, Content Management Systems (CMS), Web Template Design, Product Pages, User Journey Maps, Low-fidelity Mockups, Digital Product Design, User Journeys, Presentation Design, Visual Identity, eCommerce UI, Front-end, Web UI Design, Social Media Platforms, Poster Design, Digital Layout, PowerPoint Design, Investor Presentations, UX Architecture, Data Visualization, Charts, Graphics, Maps, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), eCommerce UX, User Stories, Design Leadership, Marketplace Design, Key Visuals, Illustration, Image Manipulation, Web UI, Web UX, Mobile UI, Mobile Mockups, Fintech, Mobile Payments, User Research, UX Documentation, Brand Design, Rapid Prototyping, Responsive Web Apps, User Onboarding, Data Flows, Best Practices in Design, UX Audits, Feature Prioritization, UX Prototyping, Web Illustration, Web UX Design, Mobile Prototypes, Responsive UI, Color Palettes, Typography, Design Reviews, Social Media Apps, UI Animation, Animated Prototypes, UI Templates, Social Media Graphics, Marketing Materials, Ads, Advertisement Design, Data-informed Visual Design, Website Redesign, Landing Pages, Accessibility, Design Guidelines, Medical Applications, iPad, Software as a Service (SaaS), Social Media, School, Kanban, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Interaction Design (IxD), Material UI, Website Builders, WYSIWYG Web Builders, eCommerce Design, Visual Merchandising, Postcard Design, Banner Design, Layout Design, Landing Page Optimization, Mobile Apps, Collaboration, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Onboarding, Chatbots, Digital Advertising, Digital Brand Identity, Brand Identity, Rebranding, Atomic Design, UI Audits, Design Documentation, Wearables, Digital Kiosks, Interactive Prototypes, High-fidelity Prototypes, Color Schemes, Discovery Workshops, Discovery, Product Strategy, Finance, Pixel Perfect, Responsive Design, Image Retouching, Data Collection, Journey Mapping, Web Dashboards, Image Processing, AI Design, UI Branding, eCommerce, Identity, WordPress Design, Android Animations, UX Process, Creativity, Editorial Design, UI Engineering, SaaS, SaaS Design, Development, Enterprise, Booklet Design, Booking UX, Appointment Booking, Booking Apps, Booking Systems, Shopify Design, Minimalism, User Testing, UX Branding, Instructional Design, React, CRM Design, Usability Guidelines, Gamification, Marketplaces, Commercial Real Estate, B2C, Ideation Workshops, D3.js, SEO Tools, UX Research, Trading Applications, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Brand Ecosystems, Sportswear, Business Intelligence (BI), jQuery, WebKit, Design Direction, Creative Strategy, App Design, UX Thinking, Creative Thinking, Animation, Vue, UI Development, Native Mobile Apps, Flutter, User Interviews, Storybook, Style Dictionary, Claude Code, Cursor AI, Figma Code Connect
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