
Lauri Post
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Tallinn, Estonia
Toptal member since November 30, 2017
Lauri is an accomplished senior UX/UI designer with an impressive decade-long track record. His passion is crafting remarkable digital experiences, digital products, and high-converting eCommerce websites. He won the European Design Awards (Silver), three German Design Awards, and several others. He's worked on design projects from 25+ countries and has been hired by Google seven times to train thousands at the Grow with Google series. Lauri is a collaborative team member and a positive thinker.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Senior UX/UI Designer | Founder
Xfiner
- Designed the award-winning project for Aalto University, ranking 6th in the world in Art & Design and 4th in Europe. The project won Silver at the European Design Awards ceremony and Gold at the Golden Egg design contest.
- Held seven online training sessions for the Grow with Google series in Estonia. Taught thousands of people in web design and eCommerce.
- Designed a new eCommerce website for the Tavex Group (UI/UX), Northern Europe's leading bullion and Forex dealer. The project had more than 500 screens. Tavex sells more than 4,000 kilos of gold and services to 1.4 million customers annually.
- Crafted the design of a new eCommerce website for KAFO, the leading coffee retailer in the Baltic States. KAFO has been on the market for more than two decades and is a market leader. The project won several design awards from Germany and Estonia.
- Created a new brand and a website for Bring Hope Humanitarian Foundation and aided them in their charitable work—helping more than 700,000 people in need today.
- Designed several products purely based on an Excel sheet from customers. The products include a colossal insurance software and inspection app and super niche lab software for San Francisco's lab specialists.
- Developed the UX experience for a financial and banking Android app called SPENN to improve their UX and user happiness.
- Ran a team of over 20 professionals in design and development and managed projects, small and big.
Lecturer
Grow with Google
- Held seven online training sessions for the Grow with Google series in Estonia.
- Taught people web design, conversion rate optimization, and eCommerce development.
- Received great feedback and high ratings from the organizers and participants.
- Learned all my skills by googling, trial-and-error, and experimentation. It is a great honor now to be recognized and hired by the leading companies in the world.
Co-founder | Designer
Funlyzer
- Developed the business and designed the mobile application called Funlyzer (a gamification platform that builds engagement in shopping malls). Funlyzer uses mobile and iBeacon technology to gamify the retail experience and to engage customers in-store and beyond.
- Designed the mobile application for iOS and Android.
- Helped to launch a mobile application that works with iBeacons, one of the first in Estonia.
- Launched four gamification campaigns for Estonia’s biggest shopping malls (Lõunakeskus, Viru Keskus, Norde Centrum, Port Artur).
- Took care of product management and web design.
- Managed social media campaigns on Facebook for shopping malls.
Founder | Designer
Veebiturundus (later known as Bit Finer)
- Offered digital marketing services and web design for small businesses. The company progressed in time and in 2014, I changed the company’s name to Bit Finer and began to focus on custom and conversion optimized design related to eCommerce.
- Managed the Google AdWords campaigns in Estonia and Finland.
- Designed and launched over 25 websites.
- Launched successful SEO projects in Finland (top three rankings).
- Increased traffic and sales for my customers.
- Managed projects and business relations.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Topics, Business
Estonian University of Life Sciences - Tartu, Estonia
Certifications
Scrum Fundamentals Certified
SCRUMstudy
Skills
Tools
Figma, Jira, Adobe Photoshop, Pano2VR
Platforms
WooCommerce, Web, iOS, Webflow, Shopify, Android, WordPress, Mobile, Android TV
Industry Expertise
Banking & Finance, Retail & Wholesale, Marketing, Hotels & Lodging
Languages
CSS, HTML
Other
Web App Design, Product Design, Financial UX, eCommerce, eCommerce Design, Mobile UX, Web UI, Mobile UI, eCommerce UI, eCommerce UX, Online Shops, Mobile App UI, iOS App Design, Mobile App Design, User Flows, Information Architecture (IA), Prototyping, Dashboards, Platform Design, Wireframing, User Self-service, Desktop App Design, User Experience (UX), Interface Design, Design, Web UX Design, Software Design, Design Systems, SaaS Design, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), UI Design, UX Design, Mobile UI Design, Web UI Design, Responsive UX Design, Mobile UX Design, Mobile Design, Web Design, Layout Design, UI Components, Design Leadership, User-centered Design (UCD), B2C, Software as a Service (SaaS), Style Guides, Branding, Logo Design, UX Audits, UI Audits, Heuristic Analysis, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Conversion Rate, Landing Page Design, User Interface (UI), Scrum, Fintech, Money Transfers, Currency Exchange, Gold, Investment Learning, Financial Transactions, Investing, Financial Systems, iOS UX Design, Financial Design, B2B, Portal Design, Product Management, User Research, App Design, Financial Markets, Research, User Testing, Usability Testing, Gamification, SaaS, Healthcare Software, Hospitals, Charts, Dashboard Design, Online Payments, Concepting, VR Design, Web App UX, Web App UI, Animation, Android App Design, Mobile eCommerce, Checkout, Transactions, Finance, Virtual Reality (VR), Virtual Reality App Design, Augmented Reality (AR), University, Chatbot Conversation Design, Marketplaces, Material UI, Luxury Industry, Luxury, MVP Design, Financial Services, Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4 (GPT-4), Artificial Intelligence (AI), App UI, App UX
Experience
- UX Design - 10 years
- UI Design - 10 years
- Prototyping - 7 years
- User Experience (UX) - 7 years
- Mobile UI Design - 7 years
- Mobile UX Design - 7 years
- Product Design - 7 years
- eCommerce - 7 years
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