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Hannu Salonen

Verified Expert in Design

Designer

Turku, Finland

Toptal member since August 4, 2022

Expertise

UX Design B2B Design UI Design Web App Design Design Leadership Photoshop Figma Sketch Web Design Mobile UX Design

Bio

Hannu is a designer with 15+ years of experience ranging from UI and UX design to design leadership. His strong side is B2B and data-heavy, business-critical web apps. Hannu loves learning new domains, dissolving complex problems, and creating enjoyable experiences for serious use. In addition to his primary design skills, Hannu has a software development background with Adobe Creative Suite studies at the university level. He has pushed web projects into Java, PHP, and even Perl.

Experience

Web App Design - 15 years
Business Applications - 15 years
UI Design - 15 years
UX Design - 15 years
B2B - 15 years
Team Leadership - 10 years
Design Leadership - 10 years
Figma - 5 years

Portfolio

UX/UI Designer for a Travel Agency Reservation Web App

FigmaUser Interface (UI)User Experience (UX)PrototypingDiscovery WorkshopsUI Design+ 7 more

UX/UI Designs for a Workforce Management Web App

SketchInVisionDiscovery WorkshopsUser InterviewsContextual InquiryPrototyping+ 10 more

UX/UI Designs for an Agricultural Yield Forecast Web Application

FigmaUser Interface (UI)User Experience (UX)Web ApplicationsUX DesignUI Design+ 8 more

UX/UI Designs for a Medical Patient Scheduling Application

FigmaRemote WorkUser Interface (UI)User Experience (UX)PrototypingUser Interviews+ 8 more

UX/UI Designer for a Carbon Footprint Web App

FigmaUser Interface (UI)User Experience (UX)Web ApplicationsWeb DesignUX Design+ 7 more

UX/UI Designer for an Industrial Risk Management Web App

SketchInVisionDiscovery WorkshopsUser InterviewsUser Interface (UI)User Experience (UX)+ 8 more

Work Experience

Designer/Head of Design

2007 - 2021

Vaadin

Led and delivered UI/UX designs for 50+ customer web app projects, including international and Fortune 500 companies. Ensured every delivery step from pre-sales to the last pixel in place.
Hired, nurtured, and grew a design team from the ground up. Productized design services, established design and delivery processes, and brought benefits. Put marketing and product design into a single unit with a unified vision.
Refreshed two brands, including brand identity work, visuals, and implementation. Orchestrated project leadership roles and partial delivery of the final outcome.

Technologies: Sketch, Figma, Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Web Applications, B2B, UI Design, UX Design

Certifications

JANUARY 2014 - PRESENT

Certified Scrum Master

Gosei Oy

Skills

Tools

Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Google Workspace, InVision

Platforms

Figma

Languages

Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Other

UI Design, UX Design, Design Leadership, Business to Business (B2B), B2B, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Web App Design, Web App UX, Web App UI, Business Applications, Web Applications, Agile Sprints, Scrum, Responsive Web Apps, Team Leadership, Web Design, Prototyping, Discovery Workshops, User Interviews, Contextual Inquiry, User Validation, Data Research, Remote Work, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, Responsive UI, Responsive Design, Dashboards

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