Mihai Vladan
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania
Toptal member since July 3, 2017
Mihai is a seasoned product and design consultant with 15+ years of experience—specializing in user interface and user experience design and web design, product, and branding. He is a highly motivated, detail-oriented digital strategist who strives for perfection. Mihai takes great pride in the design work he creates and always strives to deliver an effective and on-target product that fits his client’s needs and aspirations.
Work Experience
Lead UI/UX Designer
SharpLaunch
- Worked for SharpLaunch, a powerful commercial real estate marketing software for building owners, asset managers, and brokers.
- Defined the platform's UX and created a new visual brand for the interface.
- Designed the website, back-end CMS, and user dashboard.
- Developed multiple real estate templates for both desktop and mobile.
- Collaborated closely with the product owner to better tailor the experience.
Product and Design Consultant
MihaiVladan.com
- Designed applications, user interfaces (UI), websites, and dashboards (on both web and mobile, from brief to fulfillment).
- Became adept at all project lifecycle phases, including requirements gathering and user analysis to information architecture (IA) and testing.
- Designed advertisements, brochures, handouts, flyers, and online graphics.
- Created corporate and promotional brands and ensured consistency in them.
Art Director
B!tonic
- Worked for B!tonic, a health and lifestyle supplement brand committed to educating and enriching human life.
- Created the visual brand and package design. Developed marketing materials daily.
- Helped set up their online presence on Shopify and current websites. Collaborated closely with the investors and advisors to better tailor the experience.
Co-founder | Art Director
myVLE
- Worked for myVLE, a global project that aims at enhancing the quality and efficiency of education through a blended learning approach.
- Defined the UX of the platform and created a new visual brand for the interface.
- Designed over 300 pages, including interactive elements, for six months.
- Collaborated closely with the investors and advisors to better tailor the experience.
- Won the Google Innovation Award and IBM’s Best Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Multimedia Design
UVT | Facultatea de Arte şi Design - Timișoara, Romania
Skills
Tools
Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop CC, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Figma
Platforms
MacOS, iOS, Webflow
Industry Expertise
Real Estate, Architecture, Food
Other
Design, User Interface (UI), UX Design, Print Design, Branding, Product Design, Food Ordering Platforms, Template Design, Apps, Dashboards, Mobile Web, Admin Panels, Rentals, Online Course Design, Brand Design, Prototyping, Mobile UI, Dashboard Design, Large-scale Projects, Mobile UX, Interactive Prototypes, Design Thinking, Proactive, Commercial Real Estate, Web App Design, Web Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), UI Design, Design Systems, Mobile Design, Landing Page Design, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Visual Design, User Experience (UX), SaaS Design, Software as a Service (SaaS), Software, Web App UI, Web App UX, Web Dashboards, Web UI, Web UX, App Design, System Design, Design Strategy, Websites, Web UX Design, Web UI Design, SaaS, Early-stage Startups, MVP Design, Startups, Mockups, Feature Prioritization, Monetization, UX Wireframes, Responsive, Food Ordering, Automation, Educational Videos, Active Listening, Non-fungible Tokens (NFT), Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency Wallets, Marketplaces, Data Visualization, Video on Demand (VOD), Agency
Experience
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