Ivana Bugarinovic
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Zagreb, Croatia
Toptal member since October 28, 2021
Ivana is a digital product designer and illustrator with over five years of experience designing engaging and user-friendly interfaces for both desktop and mobile applications. Focusing on design thinking methodologies, she worked as a lead product designer and graphic designer in digital agency environments with small and large teams. As an illustrator, Ivana's style is colorful and symbolic, and she has been working in the publishing, editorial, and advertising industries.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Senior Product Designer
YuLife
- Worked toward improving the current mobile app and designing new features to engage more users and drive them to build healthier daily habits with the mobile app.
- Identified gaps in the app’s design system and proposed updates to existing design patterns. This includes updating the support documentation, for example, improving the icon set to better match the new visual direction for the app.
- Worked independently on the new app project and features, managing multiple points for approval and feedback.
- Participated in focusing not only on UI but also on UX, proposing improvements in flows, and identifying missing steps and states.
- Developed strategies to connect flows through feedback within the app by incorporating micro-interactions and animations, and collaborated with engineers to address technical limitations.
- Set the direction for illustrations and all visual assets, delegating tasks to junior designers and illustrators, and monitoring outcomes.
- Stayed aligned across all phases of product development, from refining the design process, organizing and delegating tasks (in the research phase), to filling in any missing steps in the overall process.
- Communicated the value of design and collaborating with the product owner to improve processes and documentation.
- Encouraged learning through collaboration within the design team: fresh perspectives and real-time feedback, increased accountability within the team, enhanced knowledge transfer, and higher quality design output through faster feedback.
- Mentored junior colleagues and enhanced the design process by following the best design thinking practices. Improved design quality and the feedback process within the team, advocating for better communication and collaboration between teams.
Lead Designer
Pixion
- Designed and developed the company's brand identity, tone of voice, and website while organizing the project's team, strategy, and processes.
- Improved the design process for the primary project using the Agile methodology.
- Organized usability testing for the new features of the mobile app, which has a large user base.
UI/UX Designer
Infinum
- Managed the team and processes on several projects following the strategy and principles of the design thinking process.
- Facilitated discovery workshops with clients in the first phase of the projects.
- Designed user-friendly and mobile-first websites and applications using an end-to-end product design approach.
UI/UX Designer
Human
- Designed and redesigned responsive eCommerce websites.
- Designed the eCommerce web solutions for the leading Croatian companies.
- Created the UI design and illustration concerning different products for several promotional websites of the Croatian biggest food company.
Web and Graphic Designer
Lapis D.O.O
- Developed the company's brand identity and designed the company's promotional website.
- Created visual content and designed several hotel booking websites.
- Built the design and user experience for the IPTV solution in the hotel industry.
Education
Master's Degree in Design and Applied Arts
Faculty of Applied Arts of the University of Arts in Belgrade - Belgrade, Serbia
Certifications
Communicating with Confidence
LinkedIn Learning
Skills
Tools
Adobe Illustrator, Illustrator CC, Adobe Photoshop, After Effects CC, Procreate, Adobe CC, Adobe After Effects, Rive
Platforms
Figma
Other
Product Design, Mobile App Design, Prototyping, Digital Illustration, Web UI Design, Illustration, Mobile App UI, Redesign, Responsive UI, Websites, Vector Illustration, Apps, User Interface (UI), Design, UI Design, Mobile UI, UI Components, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Web Design, Iconography, Lottie, UX Design, Design Thinking, Usability Testing, Animation, Branding, Tone of Voice, Desktop App Design, Design Systems, Web Platforms, Presentations, Accessibility, Mobile Banking, Website Redesign, Identity, Minimal UI, Typography, Gamification, Mobile UX, Digital Product Design, Landing Pages, Web App Design, Brand Guidelines, Presentation Design, Logo Design, iOS UI Design, UX Wireframes, Component Libraries, Visual Design, UI Animation, Microinteractions, Mobile Game UX, User Experience (UX), Brand Design, Mobile UX Design, Online Banking, Content Creation, Three.js
Experience
- Illustration - 10 years
- Design Systems - 7 years
- UI Design - 7 years
- Mobile UI - 7 years
- Digital Product Design - 7 years
- Product Design - 7 years
- Figma - 5 years
- Animation - 5 years
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