Nicolas Mahlunge, Designer in London, United Kingdom
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Nicolas Mahlunge

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Bio

Nicolas is a freelance product and UI designer with experience across a diverse range of clients, from large established brands to emerging startups. He focuses on simplicity, impact, and creating headache-free web and app designs. In addition to design, Nicolas is also a photographer, illustrator, and plant enthusiast.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Product Designer

2021 - 2021
Fortnight Studio
  • Contributed to startup projects from discovery to implementation, focusing on branding, user experience, and user interface design.
  • Maintained client relations and presented to stakeholders across Europe and the United States.
  • Led the redesign of a digital photobook editing platform.
Technologies: Figma, Principle, Adobe CC, UI Design, Visual Design, Prototyping, Web App UI, Web UI Design, App UI

Product Designer

2021 - 2021
W12 Studios
  • Optimized and introduced experiences in the trade market for a global organization—Citibank.
  • Brought personalization to the digital Verizon experience and ran discovery workshops, contributing to and maintaining the design systems.
  • Created prototypes, presented to stakeholders, and collaborated with design teams in the United States.
Technologies: Adobe CC, Sketch 4, Figma, ProtoPie, Principle, UI Design, Visual Design, Prototyping, Web App UI, Web UI Design, App UI

UI Designer

2019 - 2020
Great State
  • Acted as the lead UI designer on a web platform project for one of the agency's biggest clients.
  • Built a digital brand identity and pattern library from scratch for one of the agency's largest clients.
  • Introduced new design processes that benefited the business within the first three months of my employment.
  • Designed a prospect portal for a new automotive market brand from scratch.
Technologies: Zeplin, Principle, Sketch, Adobe CC, Figma, UI Design, Visual Design, Web Design, Prototyping, Web App UI, Web UI Design

UI/UX Designer

2017 - 2019
AKA UK
  • Designed cross-platform products and eCommerce for the arts, culture, and entertainment sector, including an app for the National Portrait Gallery.
  • Contributed to many West End and Broadway shows, one of which reached 40,000 sign-ups by first performance through its e-communication.
  • Designed and prototyped websites for Tina Turner, The Shard, Harry Potter, and more large performances across the United States, the UK, Europe, and Australia.
Technologies: Sketch, Zeplin, Principle, InVision, Marvel, WordPress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, UI Design, Visual Design, Web Design, Prototyping, Web App UI, Web UI Design

Freelance Visual Designer

2018 - 2018
Exygy
  • Acted as the lead visual designer designing and prototyping a health insurance comparison platform based in the United States.
  • Collaborated with a remote team to optimize a large healthcare enterprise platform.
  • Created a design system for a responsive web platform build.
Technologies: Sketch, InVision, Principle, Zeplin, UI Design, Visual Design, Web Design, Prototyping, Web App UI, Web UI Design

Freelance Senior UI Designer

2016 - 2017
FEIN
  • Acted as the senior designer while working on ambitious projects for clients such as ITV, BrewDog, and Genting Casino, designing and assisting in the UX process for web applications, large websites in the UK and across Europe, and iOS applications.
  • Built design pattern libraries and prototypes across iOS and the web.
  • Created client relations and oversaw the work of freelance designers and developers.
Technologies: Sketch, Principle, Zeplin, WordPress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, UI Design, Visual Design, Web Design, Prototyping, Web App UI, Web UI Design, App UI

UI/UX Designer

2015 - 2017
TMW Unlimited
  • Acted as a creative brand guardian for BMW and MINI. Led the re-platforming of the MINI retailer website as the sole UX and UI designer with a great team of developers.
  • Contributed to website, apps, and eCRM deliverables for Toyota, Vue, Rolls Royce, Lexus, and Jaguar.
  • Helped oversee the transition from a print agency to digital transformation.
Technologies: InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, Zeplin, Principle, UI Design, Visual Design, Web Design, Prototyping, Web App UI, Web UI Design

Skills

Tools

Sketch, Adobe CC, Adobe Photoshop, Principle, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Zeplin, Sketch 4, ProtoPie, InVision, Marvel

Platforms

Figma, iOS, Android, WordPress

Languages

Charity

Industry Expertise

Healthcare, Automotive, Fashion

Other

Web App UI, Visual Design, UI Design, Web UI Design, Web Design, Prototyping, App UI, Illustration, User Flows, eCommerce, Social, Public Health, Health IT, User Experience (UX), Mobile UI, Desktop Web Design, Cars, Travel, Animation, 3D, Desktop App Design, User Interviews, User Interface (UI), Luxury, Rebranding, Branding, Sitemaps, App UX, Editorials, Blogging, Investing, Online Banking, Mobile Banking, Consumer Banking, Commercial Banking, Wireframing, Web App Design, Advertising Design, Accommodation Management, Brand Design, Mockups, UI Branding, Design Systems

Experience

  • UI Design - 7 years
  • Web UI Design - 6 years
  • Visual Design - 6 years
  • Web Design - 6 years
  • Sketch - 5 years
  • Figma - 4 years
  • App UI - 4 years
  • Prototyping - 4 years

Tools

  • Sketch
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