Mat MacQuarrie, Designer in Toronto, ON, Canada
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Mat MacQuarrie

Verified Expert  in Design

Designer

Location
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal Member Since
December 13, 2017

Mat is a freelance designer who's passionate about working with great people and teams to create honest, impactful brands and products. He has more than a decade of experience working in senior roles at various startups for both marketing and product teams. Mat loves telling the story of a company—writing the copy, choosing the visual directions, and more—but he also loves UI design because it feels like one giant puzzle he gets to solve visually.

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Portfolio

Work Experience

Brand Designer

2018 - 2018
Lacquer Lounge
  • Developed the brand and website for the new luxury salon in Houston.
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe CC

Lead Designer

2015 - 2017
Bus Companies
  • Worked as a lead designer for product and marketing at Y Combinator.
  • Created the UI/UX for Bus.com's event ticket checkout process.
  • Designed the UI/UX for Bus.com's community app, including ticket purchases, GPS, and chat integration.
  • Crafted the branding for the website of Sharethebus.
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe CC

Freelance Designer

2015 - 2015
Smooch.io (acquired by Zendesk)
  • Worked as a designer at Smooch.io, which Zendesk acquired in May 2019. Here's the link to a TechCrunch article about the acquisition: https://tinyurl.com/4xzsku36.
  • Rebranded SupportKit and its products to Smooch.io.
  • Collaborated with the team to develop the brand's visual direction, which has since evolved into an incredible entity.
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe CC

Senior Designer

2011 - 2014
Lightspeed
  • Updated and refocused the Lightspeed brand and its retail point-of-sale software in collaboration with marketing, sales, and project management.
  • Encouraged team members to work within established deadlines.
  • Led the direction of photo and video campaigns with 3rd-party vendors.
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe CC
2004 - 2007

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design and Illustration

Georgian College - Barrie Ontario, Canada

MAY 2008 - PRESENT

Graphic Design Diploma

Georgian College