Igor Ginzburg, Designer in Santa Rosa, CA, United States
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Igor Ginzburg

Verified Expert  in Design

Designer

Location
Santa Rosa, CA, United States
Toptal Member Since
April 24, 2017

Igor is a full-stack product design consultant with over a decade of experience helping startups create delightful products for mobile, desktop, and web. He relishes challenges, and that's why he enjoys working on the UI parts of a project so much. One of Igor's biggest strengths as a designer is seeing the process as a whole without getting caught up in the details.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Lead Product Designer

2016 - 2017
Megastar
  • Led the UX,UI, and visual design efforts.
  • Worked in collaboration with product, engineering, and marketing to ensure a smooth end-to-end user experience. Contributed to a successful launch of 2 versions.
  • Designed responsive landing pages for products.
  • Created the branding of the product.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Flinto, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, Mobile UX

Product Designer

2014 - 2016
Groupon
  • Designed online tools for the Groupon Merchant community and several internal tools to optimize work procedures inside the company; worked on cross platform experiences and conceptualized new ideas to improve product usability.
  • Worked on the redesign of the Groupon Merchant Brand; created the information architecture and visual exploration.
  • Designed the tablet experience for the Groupon To Go service; created prototypes for usability testing.
  • Worked on the UX and visual design of the booking experience, both for the tablet and desktop.
  • Optimized the Deal Builder experience for Groupon's merchants—resulting in a high conversion rate.
Technologies: Webflow, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, InVision

Product Designer

2014 - 2014
Smart Recruiters
  • Worked closely with product managers on the UI, UX and visual design of the Smartrecruiter’s web application.
  • Contributed to projects like: Publisher (social feature, news feed, notifications, messaging), job lists, and in some occasions supported the marketing team with web design services.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch

Lead UX, UI, and Visual Designer

2012 - 2013
Wow App
  • Designed a communication tool that connects people from around the world; including designs for Android, iOS, and desktop applications.
  • Led the company's UX/UI and visual design.
  • Rebranded the product and applied that visual design on all platforms.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

Senior GUI Designer

2008 - 2013
ICQ
  • Conceptualized and managed the design of company's flag project, (new version of ICQ 7.0 the instant messenger)—building the visual concept from scratch.
  • Gave art-direction to designers while working closely with the development team to make sure a high standard of production and a top level user experience.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

Lead UX and Visual Designer

2008 - 2010
Qwiji
  • Designed a platform for viewing internet contacts in a show-like manner.
  • Successfully conceptualized and executed Qwiji's user interface, website, and brand identity.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

Multimedia Designer

2007 - 2007
Finotec
  • Designed many successful projects such as mini-websites, online marketing campaigns, and the branding of new products.
Technologies: Adobe Premiere Pro, Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop
2003 - 2007

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Design for Interactive Media

Shenkar College of Engineering and Design - Ramat Gan, Israel

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