Judith B Toretti
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Laughlintown, PA, United States
Toptal member since October 11, 2022
Judy is a highly skilled web and graphic designer with 12+ years of design experience and six years of leading design and strategy efforts for top-tier clients. She's worked for large institutions, government agencies, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs; she taught and mentored arts college students and provided numerous services to clients across the US. Judy has a master of fine arts degree from ArtCenter College of Design and a strong understanding of the industry standards for design.
Portfolio
Work Experience
User Experience and Web Designer
RunMyBusiness
- Worked with the company founder to develop a platform for clients to create accounts, manage subscriptions, and submit work order requests.
- Redesigned the company logo for the launch of the new website and platform in early 2023.
- Designed websites, brochures, and other promotional material for various RunMyBusiness commercial real estate clients.
User Experience and Web Designer
Sentient Research
- Redesigned Sentient Research's website, establishing the company as an expert in their field and garnering them more work and credibility.
- Built the responsive website using WordPress so the client could continue adding case studies and publications as their work grew.
- Created a comprehensive user manual to guide the client in making any necessary updates and revisions to their site, accompanied by an hour-long training workshop.
- Developed several design assets needed for Sentient Research on their various consulting projects.
User Experience and Web Designer
City of Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Fire Department
- Created the information architecture and page content system to redesign the website by collecting, analyzing, and restructuring various content into one cohesive, user-friendly website.
- Collaborated with the project team to create an ADA-compliant website and internal staff portal.
- Developed wireframes, high-fidelity comps, and back-end data flows for the design and technology teams to add response time data to the public website.
- Built and led workshops and user manuals for the LAFD staff on how to use the Drupal platform.
Designer
The City of Los Angeles Sustainable Development Goals Initiative
- Developed the logo and established the overall project look and feel.
- Created wireframes and high-fidelity comps for the web development team.
- Designed Los Angeles' first Voluntary Local Review Report, making LA one of the first cities in the world to make this data publicly accessible.
- Composed templates for outbound communications, such as one-sheets, letters, presentations, and more.
Data and Web Designer
The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
- Created the logo and built the brand identity guidelines that determined the look and feel of the entire project.
- Designed and built the project website using WordPress.
- Led a staff design workshop to determine the relevant data to include on the project map.
Education
Master of Fine Arts Degree in Media Design Practices
ArtCenter College of Design - Pasadena, California, USA
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Media Arts
Robert Morris University - Moon Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Skills
Tools
Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop CC, Figma, Airtable
Platforms
WordPress, Drupal
Other
Graphic Design, Web Design, Design Thinking, Design Research, UX Design, Design Strategy, UI Design, User Research, Visual Design, Image Retouching, Responsive Web Design (RWD), App Design, Branding, Logo Design, User Interviews, UX Research, Brand Design, Presentation Design, Service Design, Esri, Data, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Training, Data Visualization, Publicity
Experience
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