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Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Location
Dublin, Ireland
Toptal Member Since
August 2, 2022
Leonardo is a visual and graphic designer with over ten years of experience. As a self-taught designer, he won a full scholarship to Sao Paulo's renowned Mackenzie Presbyterian University and has since mapped out a diverse career path working for branding studios, online agencies, printing shops, and most recently, the IBM Design Studio in Dublin. Having worked with top Brazilian and Irish brands, Leonardo is no stranger to the global possibilities of visual design.
Work Experience
Head of Design
2021 - PRESENT
Self-employed
- Built a brand identity guide for First Fridays for Startups, Ireland's largest monthly startup ecosystem event.
- Designed a dozen presentation decks for the Electricity Supply Board's (ESB) X_Potential program, created illustrations, selected photographs, and designed mockups to illustrate the concepts.
- Created the 2022 year-end report for Sense about Science. Redesigned the graphics and tables to look cohesive with the brand identity.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite, Branding, Web App Design, UI Design, Visual Design, Brand Design, Event Design, Social Media Design, Brand Guidelines, Creative Direction, Music Videos, Music Production
Visual Designer
2016 - 2021
IBM
- Crafted stories and illustrations to create engaging presentations for multimillionaire executive deals.
- Created 60+ pages of usability flow for an application builder IBM LiveGrid, adding several new components to the IBM collaboration solutions (ICS) design system.
- Developed 130+ unique icons for ICS that were used across various formats and media.
Technologies: Sketch, InVision, Adobe Creative Suite, User Experience (UX), Design Thinking, Branding, Web App Design, Wireframing, UI Design, User Interface (UI), User Interviews, Visual Design, Web Design, Brand Design, Brand Guidelines, Creative Direction, Prototyping, Finance, Internet of Things (IoT), Data Visualization, Social Networks, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Motion and Multimedia Designer
2016 - 2016
FUDGE Creative
- Designed a panel for the University College Dublin (UCD) with the university history timeline exhibited on the main campus.
- Created a roll-up and a digital banner for the Allied Irish Banks (AIB), displayed in the bank concept branch called The Lab.
- Designed an illustrated map for Electricity Supply Board's (ESB) tablet app, displaying the service locations with their respective energy sources.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite, Visual Design, Brand Design, Brand Guidelines, Creative Direction
Art Director
2014 - 2015
Íonz
- Designed UI/UX for the current largest Brazilian company in the coffee sector for the coffee machines and individual coffee capsules.
- Developed the launching campaign for a new coffee capsule machine.
- Produced digital mockups for over 20 different coffee capsule flavors.
Technologies: Adobe CC, Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, InDesign CC, Wireframing, Art Direction, Advertising Design, Social Media, After Effects CC, Brand Design, Event Design, Social Media Design, Brand Guidelines, Creative Direction
Designer
2011 - 2014
Estúdio Quarks
- Created a booklet and a folder of support material for Walmart Brazil's distribution to participants of the academies to train their employees.
- Designed UI for a transportation and logistics container handling company, including interactive illustrations.
- Assisted in creating a digital magazine (as a downloadable app) for the most significant Brazilian cosmetics company by revenue.
Technologies: Adobe CC, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, After Effects CC, Branding, User Interface (UI), Web Design, Web App Design, Web App UI, Brand Design, Brand Guidelines, Creative Direction
Education
2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Visual Design
Mackenzie Presbyterian University - Sao Paulo, Brazil
2007 - 2008
Diploma in Graphic Design
ETEC Carlos de Campos - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Certifications
SEPTEMBER 2018 - PRESENT
IBM Agile Explorer
IBM
SEPTEMBER 2018 - PRESENT
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
IBM
SEPTEMBER 2018 - PRESENT
Enterprise Design Thinking Co-creator
IBM
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