Muhammad Abbas, Designer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Muhammad Abbas

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Bio

Abbas is a visual and UI/UX design expert with a decade of multidisciplinary experience. He enjoys crafting brand identities and designing solutions based on user-friendly interfaces and interactions. His agile working ability has led him to work on over 900+ projects within teams of all sizes while maintaining 100% positive feedback.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Visual and UI/UX Designer

2011 - PRESENT
Freelance
  • Created brand identity, along with the mobile and web app interface for a fintech startup.
  • Worked on the full brand identity, including UI/UX for a healthcare company.
  • Designed a complete UI, including logo and style guides, for a footwear classified app.
  • Developed a full brand identity, as well as the Android and iOS app based on an immersive reading experience.
  • Collaborated with developers to ensure pixel perfect coding in majority of the UI/UX projects.
Technologies: Zoom, Slack, Harvest, Trello, Jira, Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, Balsamiq, InVision, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD), MacOS, Windows, Figma

UI and Visual Designer

2017 - 2018
Betterhomes
  • Rebranded the logo and brand guidelines.
  • Worked on UI and UX for the company's website redesign.
  • Updated the company's marketing materials design.
  • Developed new ad layouts for print, social media, and email.
  • Collaborated with the photographers, developers, and marketing coordinators for day-to-day tasks.
Technologies: Jira, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD)

UI and Graphic Designer

2016 - 2017
Oxygen Middle East
  • Designed several social media and email campaigns for company vendors like Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Aruba, Bitdefender, Huawei, Dell EMC, Fortinet, etc.
  • Designed a new logo and website for the company and its subsidiaries.
  • Created various PowerPoint pitch decks with direct communication with the CEO.
  • Designed flyers and marketing materials for events and workshops in the Middle East.
  • Managed print orders and dealt with external suppliers for events and workshops.
Technologies: Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Experience Design (XD)

Communication Designer

2014 - 2015
AbacusConsulting
  • Designed layouts of the website and electronic and print materials for all programs and events (logos, landing pages, flyers, posters, banners, collaterals, invitations, newsletters, newspaper advertisements, etc.).
  • Carried design projects from concept to completion while adhering to the brand guidelines.
  • Assisted the branding manager with creative concepts and collateral for the corporate events.
  • Maintained and enhanced the company's social media channels by adding and improving design and interactive features.
  • Managed print orders and dealt with external suppliers.
Technologies: Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

Graphic Designer

2013 - 2014
ZAN Solutions
  • Developed brand identities and social media campaigns for the company's clients.
  • Worked on designing a company's regular social and digital presence.
  • Collaborated with content writers to develop digital strategy.
Technologies: Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

Education

2014 - 2015

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design and Management

Warnborough College - Canterbury, Ireland, UK

2011 - 2013

Higher National Diploma (HND) in Graphic Design

Pearson, Edexcel - London, UK

Skills

Tools

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Figma, Apple Keynote, Microsoft PowerPoint, Jira, Trello, Slack, Zoom, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, Sketch, InVision, Balsamiq

Platforms

Android, iOS, MacOS, Windows

Industry Expertise

Healthcare, Real Estate

Other

Wireframing, Research, Low-fidelity Mockups, High-fidelity Mockups, Logo Design, UI Design, UX Design, Visual Design, Mobile App UI, Web App UI, Brand Guidelines, Dashboard Design, Branding, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Mobile UX, Product Design, PowerPoint Design, Usability Testing, Mobile UI, Harvest, Prototyping, Iconography, UI Style Guides, eCommerce, Video Chat, UI Research, B2B, Brokerage, User Interface (UI), Style Guides, Trade Finance, UX Research, Blockchain Platforms, Digital, Fintech, Digital Wallets, Cryptocurrency, Footwear, Marketplace Design, Mockups, Classifieds Submissions, Educational Platform Design, Information Architecture (IA), Illustration, Mobile Apps, Graphic Design

Experience

  • Visual Design - 9 years
  • Wireframing - 6 years
  • Low-fidelity Mockups - 6 years
  • UI Design - 6 years
  • Mobile App UI - 6 years
  • Dashboard Design - 4 years
  • Adobe Experience Design (XD) - 4 years

Tools

  • Adobe Experience Design (XD)
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