Kriss Galanczuk
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Oxford, United Kingdom
Toptal member since March 11, 2022
Kriss is a seasoned UI/UX product designer with over 15 years of professional experience. He specializes in apps, particularly for fintech, lifestyle, travel, legaltech, biotech, and SaaS companies. His portfolio includes innovative projects with renowned brands like Shell and Virgin Money. Kriss is a passionate and innovative designer who strives to create designs that not only look great but also provide a seamless user experience.
Experience
- Landing Pages - 12 years
- Website Redesign - 11 years
- UI Design - 6 years
- Design Systems - 5 years
- Dashboard Design - 4 years
- User Experience (UX) - 4 years
- Product Design - 4 years
- Figma - 3 years
Portfolio
Work Experience
Interaction Designer
Shell
- Created responsive web design services based on an existing design system for one of the company's departments.
- Designed end-to-end solutions for several Power BI, Salesforce, and React-based web applications for data analysis.
- Established a comprehensive library of components, templates, and detailed documentation customized for the Power BI platform.
Web Designer
Cryptocurrency Company
- Ensured clarity and alignment with the client's objectives by presenting a well-defined project scope, during every stage of the design process.
- Gained a comprehensive understanding of client requirements and analyzed them thoroughly to identify key project needs.
- Developed the site structure using low-fidelity wireframes, providing a visual representation of the layout and elements for effective project planning.
- Curated visual concepts to inspire design direction throughout the project.
- Proposed initial stylistic sketches, offering the client a selection of style concepts to choose from and shaping the project's visual identity.
- Conducted a meticulous selection and refinement process, transforming the chosen concept into detailed designs to meet the project's aesthetic goals.
- Scaled the chosen style consistently across all parts of the site, maintaining a cohesive visual identity for a seamless user experience.
- Designed mobile versions of the project, ensuring an optimal and user-friendly experience on various devices to maximize accessibility.
- Handed final design files and complete content to the developer, facilitating a smooth transition from design to implementation for the project's successful execution.
Senior UI/UX Designer
Waracle
- Designed a consistent UI/UX based on research and existing guidelines for the Virgin Money B2B banking product.
- Oversaw the whole visual product development.
- Worked in a large and dynamic multidisciplinary team.
- Created clickable prototypes based on edge-to-edge (E2E) designs.
Senior UI/UX Designer
Clara
- Created wireframes and clickable prototypes based on E2E designs.
- Developed a new responsive design grid system and worked on the product's visual improvement.
- Improved and developed an existing UI component library.
Lead UI Designer
Bimble.com
- Designed the entire user interface for the iOS app, including a scalable UI system.
- Created a fully responsive web platform along with a website.
- Built a scalable graphics system for all platforms.
- Improved the company's branding and added new, refreshed colors.
Senior UX/UI Designer
Bejamas
- Took responsibility for creating and developing existing design systems for numerous clients.
- Conducted research to support product development, interviewing the client, and creating personas, user journeys, and wireframes.
- Created numerous mockups and clickable prototypes.
- Cooperated with a large internal team of developers and with the external client's teams.
- Worked in close collaboration with other designers and illustrators.
- Took part in the agile process along with the rest of the team.
UI Designer
Kuflink
- Collected information and requirements for the created product from other team members and stakeholders.
- Carried out research and created wireframes based on it.
- Built jointly with developers a comprehensive design from scratch, including a native mobile app, web platform, and website.
- Took responsibility for creating and updating responsive landing pages based on the information given by a team of analysts and marketers.
- Created a scalable graphical system with detailed guidelines for other design team members.
UI and Marketing Designer
Madbid.com
- Acted as a sole UI and visual designer for a penny auction eCommerce platform with 6+ million users globally.
- Maintained and redesigned core website UI/UX and branding visuals across multiple markets.
- Rebranded company identity multiple times, refined and redesigned logo assets.
- Collaborated closely with external ad agencies, printers, and TV/press outlets to produce cohesive brand visuals.
- Produced digital ad campaigns, newsletter templates, homepage, social media banners, and product packaging.
- Designed presentations, sales decks, corporate clothing, and tradeshow visuals.
- Collaborated on marketing assets, business decks, infographics, print-ready documents, and internal/external campaigns.
Education
Master's Degree in Art Education, Art
University of Silesia - Cieszyn, Poland
Bachelor's Degree in Visual Design
Secondary School of Art - Dabrowa Górnicza, Poland
Certifications
Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate
Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
Webflow 101 Certification
Webflow
Skills
Tools
Sketch, Adobe CC, InVision, Photoshop CC, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Photo Editors, Banner, Illustrator CC, Microsoft Power BI, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Figma Prototyping, Jira, InDesign CC, Wix, Miro, Hotjar, Confluence, Axure RP Pro, UI Grid, InVision App, AI Tools, Fireworks
Platforms
Figma, Web, Adobe Suite, Mobile, iOS, Android, Zeppelin, Axure, Webflow, WordPress, Salesforce
Languages
Visual Design Language, CSS, HTML
Industry Expertise
Education, Technology, Advertising, Information Technology, Real Estate, Professional Services, Consumer Products, Education Technology (Edtech)
Other
Wireframing, Prototyping, Branding, User Interface (UI), Design Systems, Product Design, UI Design, Landing Pages, Material Design, Mockups, UI Libraries, Web UI, Software, Mobile UI, UI Guidelines, Web Platforms, Agile, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Website Redesign, Web Design, Visual Design, Websites, SaaS, UI Components, Mobile Design, Dashboard Design, Digital Advertising, Ads, Social Media, Email Marketing, Data Visualization, Web App Design, Mobile UI Design, Web App UI, Layout, eCommerce, Mobile App Design, High-fidelity Mockups, Dashboards, Marketing Design, Layout Design, Landing Page Design, SaaS Design, B2B, Style Guides, Software as a Service (SaaS), Heuristic Analysis, Graphic Design, Gamification, Brand Design, User Flows, Collaboration, Low-fidelity Mockups, Mobile Prototypes, Print Ads, Web UI Design, Print, Print Design, Color Theory, Responsive Web Apps, Banner Design, UX Wireframes, B2C, Responsive Design, Component Libraries, Design, Web & Mobile Applications, Mobile Web Design, Data-driven Design, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Complex Web Systems, Business to Business (B2B), Desktop App Design, Banner Ads, Ad Banners, UX Prototyping, Enterprise Design, Desktop Web Design, Digital Marketing, Sitemaps, Usability, Pixel Perfect, Mobile Web, UI Pattern Library, Digital Product Design, Software Design, Creativity, Web Application Design, Business to Consumer (B2C), Consumer Applications, Cross-platform, Data-heavy Design, Wireframe to Product, Tina, Guidelines, UI Research, Interactive Prototypes, Responsive UI, Native Ads, Fintech, Investing, Mobile UX, Logo Design, Marketplace Design, Web UX, UX Design, Mobile UX Design, Design Reviews, User Experience (UX), Native Mobile Apps, App Design, Social Media Apps, Analytical Dashboards, UI Prototyping, iOS App Design, User Testing, User Personas, Design Leadership, Mobile Apps, Interaction Design (IxD), User Interviews, iOS UI Design, Android UI Design, Enterprise SaaS, High-fidelity Prototypes, Logotype, Marketplaces, Interactive UI, Mobile First, Marketplace Platforms, Interactive Design, Web UX Design, UI Audits, UX Audits, Creative Design, System Design, Advertisement Design, Promotional Leaflets & Flyers, Email Design, Finance, Marketing Materials, Energy, Social Media Design, Blog Design, Color Palettes, Consumer-facing Product Design, Shopify Design, eCommerce Design, Typography, User Onboarding, Color Schemes, UI Style Guides, UI Branding, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Startups, Fintech Design, Web Dashboards, Icon Design, PDF Design, React, Responsive Layout, Financial UX, Financial Products, Component-based Development, Component-based Architecture, UX Wireflows, Posters, Infographics, Conversion Rate, Rapid Prototyping, Platforms, Visual Identity, Stakeholder Mapping, Collateral Design, Design Libraries, Design Guidelines, Print Marketing Design, Social Media Content, Information Architecture (IA), Heuristic Evaluation, Mobile App UI, Brand Logos, B2B2C, Website Design, PowerPoint Design, MVP Design, Graphics, SVG, User Journey Maps, Product Growth, Vendors & Suppliers, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Analytics, Brochure Design, Booklet Design, Product Discovery, User Experience Design, Persona Development, Human-centered Design (HCD), Ideation, Digital Branding, Landing Page Optimization, UX Flows, Notion, App UI, Human Interface Design, Lifestyle, Travel, Content Management Systems (CMS), Jamstack, Loans & Lending, Ant Design, Material UI, UX Research, A/B Testing, Maps, User Journeys, Web App UX, Edtech Design, Google Material Design, User Stories, Minimalism, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Social Networks, Brand Books, Brand Guidelines, WordPress Design, Squarespace, Design Thinking, Presentations, Corporate Design, Presentation Design, User Research, Crypto, Dark Design, Mood Boards, Cryptocurrency, Non-fungible Tokens (NFT), Journey Mapping, Usability Testing, App UX, Blockchain, Elementor, Framer, Oil Painting, Art, Visual Art, Sculpture, Art History, Teaching, Drawing, Photography, AI Chatbots, Ebook Design, Ebooks, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Campaigns, Storyboarding, Sprint Planning, Newsletter Design, Packaging, CRM
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