Nick Vyhouski

Designer in Toronto, ON, Canada

Member since February 8, 2016

Nick is a senior UI/UX designer with ten years of professional experience specializing in designing applications for startups. Nick believes that design is not about deliverables and beautiful pixels but solving problems and achieving business and user goals.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

Acies.ai | BI Platform for the Payments Industry
- Web App UX
- App Design
- User Flows
- User Research
- Competitive Analysis
- Roadmaps
- User Onboarding
- UI Design
- Branding
- Landing Page Design
- User Stories
- Design Leadership
- User Personas
- MVP Design
- UX Strategy
- Prototyping
- Mockups
- UI Components
- Rapid Prototyping
- User Interface (UI)
- Best Practices in Design
- Product Roadmaps
- SaaS Design
- Enterprise SaaS
- Product Design
- Product Strategy
BindPlane
- Product Design
- Data Visualization
- B2B
- Dashboard Design
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- SaaS
- SaaS Design
- Enterprise SaaS
- Visual Design
- DataViz
- Dashboards
- Wireframing
- UX Wireframes
- MVP Design
- Design Leadership
- User Stories
- Mockups
- Best Practices in Design
QuantHub.com
- Dashboard Design
- B2B2C
- Data Visualization
- User Flows
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- Web App UX
- Landing Pages
- Graphic Design
- Visual Design
- Design Thinking
- Communication
- MVP Design
- Design Leadership
- User Personas
- Edtech
- Mockups
- Best Practices in Design
- SaaS Design
- Product Design
TaxAct
- Web App UX
- WYSIWYG Web Builders
- Style Guides
- Wizards
- Design Systems
- Redesign
- Form Design
- Best Practices in Design
- SaaS Design
Marquis
- Healthcare
- Responsive Design
- WebApp
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- B2B
- Enterprise
- Best Practices in Design
- Healthcare IT
- SaaS Design
Workplaces
- P2P
- Platforms
- Real Estate
- Web UX
- Startups
- Responsive
- Web App UI
- User Interface (UI)
- User Experience (UX)
- UI Design
- Booking
- Airbnb
- Lean Startups
- GIS
- UX Flows
- Wireframing
- Two-sided Marketplaces
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Marketplaces
- B2C
- Reservation Flow
- Responsive Web Apps
- Agile
- Figma
- Design Systems
- Web Design
- Web App Design
- MVP Design
- SaaS Design
- Product Design
SelectStar
- Dashboards
- Startups
- Data Visualization
- Lean Startups
- UI Design
- Responsive
- Web UX
- Landing Page Design
- Dashboard Design
- Product Design
- User Interface (UI)
- User Experience (UX)
- Apps
- Google Material Design
- Data-heavy Design
- Web App UX
- Web App UI
- Sketch
- Lean UX
- SaaS Design
Strevus
- Fintech
- Platform Design
- UX Design
- UI Design
- Dashboard Design
- Forms
- Data Visualization
- Enterprise Design
- Enterprise
- Finance
- SaaS Design
MeetnGreetMe
- P2P
- Platform Design
- Landing Page Design
- UX Design
- Travel & Leisure
- Marketplace Design
- Marketplaces
- Platforms
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Email Template Design
- Product Design
- Ethereum
- Cryptocurrency
- Mobile
- Two-sided Marketplaces
- Design Leadership
- Sketch
- Adobe
- Lean UX
- Agile UX
- Hospitality
- Agile
- B2C
- Responsive Web Apps
- Travel
- Reservation Flow
- Web Design
- Web App Design
- UX Flows
- Design Thinking
- Communication
- Communities
- Mobile UI
- Mobile UX
- MVP Design
- eCommerce
- Roadmaps
- SaaS Design
- Product Strategy

Employment

Senior Product Designer | Contract
2021 - 2022
Pendo
- Designed the first version of analytics for Digital Adoption Solutions.
- Worked on redesigning the core Data Explorer experience.
- Contributed to the design system: reviewed existing components, introduced new ones, and worked with teams on the implementation.
Technologies: Figma, Adobe Experience Design (XD), User Testing, Design, Workshops, User Journeys, SaaS Design, Enterprise SaaS, UI Prototyping, UI Style Guides, Product Design, Design Systems
Senior Product Designer
2019 - 2021
Acies.ai
- Engaged with multiple stakeholders, including product managers, engineers, and other designers, to bring concepts to reality at every stage of development.
- Built a brand identity, including colors, typography, logos, and other assets.
- Delivered marketing materials, including site design, presentations, white papers, and case studies.
- Designed from scratch a complex enterprise business intelligence platform for the payment industry.
Technologies: Figma, AI Design, Big Data, Mobile Design, Information Architecture (IA), Design, Workshops, Feature Prioritization, User Journeys, SaaS Design, Enterprise SaaS, UI Prototyping, UI Style Guides, Product Design, Design Systems
Product Designer
2017 - 2019
Mayven
- Collaborated closely with the leadership and the engineering teams on client projects and internal tools.
- Cooperated with other designers, engineers, and PMs to improve the internal platform and deliver new features.
- Designed user-friendly and mobile-first websites and applications using an end-to-end product design approach.
Technologies: InVision, Pen & Paper, Figma, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, Information Architecture (IA), Visual Concepts, Infographics, Design, SaaS Design, Enterprise SaaS, UI Style Guides, Product Design
Co-founder | Product Designer
2015 - 2017
MeetnGreetMe
- Charged with all product design aspects, from gathering requirements and competitor research to running ideation workshops with the team, conducting design QA, and usability testing.
- Defined the overall concept and designed the overall experience of the two-sided marketplace.
- Constructed the overall visual direction of the platform.
- Designed the core elements of the critical platform components, such as onboarding, the inbox, and the notification system.
- Led team meetings and hired and managed fellow designers.
Technologies: Whiteboarding, Pen & Paper, Jira, InVision, Sketch, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, Design Sprints, Mobile Design, Infographics, Progressive Web Applications (PWA), Design, Workshops, Feature Prioritization, SaaS Design, Mobile App Design
Lead UX Designer
2015 - 2016
eVote
- Designed all aspects of the multi-channel experience of eVote voting platform.
- Defined the core concept, designed core flows and interactions.
- Developed eVote's visual style across the web and mobile platforms.
- Designed iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android mobile applications.
- Created high-fidelity wireframes, screen flows, and specifications.
- Built creative concepts, sketches, diagrams, and storyboards for stakeholders and developers.
Technologies: Pen & Paper, Balsamiq, Sketch, InVision, Mobile Design, Design, SaaS Design, Mobile App Design
Senior UI/UX Designer
2014 - 2015
Strevus
- Constructed user experience of an entire platform.
- Worked directly with developers and testers to make design ideas happen in code.
- Crafted a new visual design for the Strevus applications.
- Defined UI/UX guidelines, a form wizard, and templates for converting IRS tax forms into a digital format.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Jira, Sketch, InVision, Design, SaaS Design, Dashboards
Founder | Lead UX Designer
2012 - 2015
Five Heads
- Acted as head of a team of designers which was responsible for the overall branding concepts.
- Led and designed the product and strategy development.
- Gave and managed the art direction.
- Managed the communications with clients and customers.
- Designed the user interfaces for iOS and web applications.
Technologies: Pencil & Paper, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Gamification, Infographics, Design, SaaS Design
Lead UX Designer
2012 - 2013
Appetite Soft
- Head-hunted, interviewed, hired, and trained the new designers.
- Gave art direction and provided competitive analysis.
- Developed the mobile apps interface design: wireframing, visual design, flow, and the interactive prototypes.
- Negotiated with clients and did requirements gathering.
Technologies: Balsamiq, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Design, SaaS Design, Mobile App Design
UI/UX Designer
2009 - 2012
Freelance Work
- Worked with stakeholders to understand their customers and build business models for creating design solutions to further those goals.
- Defined the architecture, navigation, user flows and experiences, and information and interaction designs that effectively and directly solve customer needs.
- Produced creative concepts, sketches, diagrams, and storyboards for stakeholders and developers.
- Created design solutions that address business, brand, and user requirements.
- Collaborated with web developers to deliver the final product.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Visual Concepts, Design, SaaS Design

Other Experience

Everything You Need to Know About UX Sketching (Publication)
https://www.toptal.com/designers/ux/guide-to-ux-sketching
UX sketching is a crucial, yet often overlooked, aspect of UX design. It’s a very efficient way of communicating design while allowing designers to iterate multiple ideas before settling on one.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Media and Communication: Visual Culture
2009 - 2016
European Humanities University - Vilnius, Lithuania
Completed Credits towards a Bachelor's Degree in Multimedia Design
2007 - 2008
Institute of Modern Knowledge - Minsk, Belarus
Completed Credits towards a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing
2005 - 2006
Belarus State Economic University - Minsk, Belarus

Certifications

Design Thinking: The Ultimate Guide
NOVEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
Interaction Design Foundation
UX Analytics
SEPTEMBER 2017 - PRESENT
Netology Group

Experience

Data Visualization10 years
User Interface (UI)8 years
Startups8 years
User Experience (UX)7 years
Dashboard Design7 years
B2B5 years
Prototyping5 years
Two-sided Marketplaces5 years

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