Niksa Korper Zemva
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Linköping, Sweden
Toptal member since March 26, 2019
As a UX designer, Niksa has helped build a number of IoT projects such as Bellabeat Leaf and Bellabeat Spring—these products have helped thousands of women gain control over their health and overall wellness. Throughout his design career, he's worked with all types of people and various kinds of organizations making him equally comfortable working in product development at any stage with teams both big and small.
Portfolio
Bellabeat App | Period-tracking Feature
Bellabeat App | Leaf tracker, Onboarding Redesign (IoT)
Workshop | Teaching the UX Process
Work Experience
Product Designer and Consultant
Freelance Work
- Created and held workshops for companies transitioning into user-oriented product development.
- Co-organized Ixda Croatia and researched the Eastern European market—looking for answers on the level of design education and design processes used in local work environments.
- Developed an app from scratch that corners the personal training market.
UX Designer
Bellabeat
- Worked at Bellabeat, a fast-paced Y Combinator startup.
- Developed IoT products such as Leaf, Shell, and Spring.
- Led the design and development teams.
- Built products for iOS and Android platforms apps.
- Conducted user interviews in-person and remotely.
Visual Designer
Agrokor
- Designed packaging solutions for food and beverage retail market through defining private label visual standards.
- Defined the branding for a customer loyalty programme expanding in a couple of South Eastern European countries.
- Collaborated on a visual merchandising project for a large retail chain and created the space navigation and POS materials for multiple retail stores.
- Oversaw the art direction and execution on several ad campaigns (those related to health and travel industries).
- Implemented the branding and visual standards for HoReCa and retail B2B solutions.
Visual Designer
Freelance Work
- Ideated, created, and executed visuals for different events such as wedding ceremonies and charity events.
- Collaborated as a part of multidisciplinary teams (marketing, finance, educational) for big and small projects.
- Worked on various freelance projects that spanned across different industries and involved usage of different media in creating integrated visual communications.
- Developed the complete branding and implemented visual identity touch points for clients from industries such as finance, education, architecture, logistics, and publishing.
- Shared knowledge through mentorship at several startup events.
Junior Visual Designer
Bruketa&Žinić&Grey
- Worked and further evolved alongside the most talented creatives from South Eastern Europe.
- Designed the layout and visual content for Amnesty International magazine.
- Create the direct mail campaign consisting of an envelope with a hidden cutout attached, an A4 memo, a promotional booklet, and a credit card pouch.
- Designed the layout and visual content for an annual report in the form of a newspaper for a major retail group.
- Worked on ad campaigns for the Heineken group.
Education
Master's Degree in Visual Communications
University of Zagreb, School of Design - Zagreb, Croatia
Certifications
User Experience Circuit
General Assembly
Skills
Tools
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Sketch, Zeplin, InVision, Balsamiq, Affinity Diagrams, ScreenFlow
Platforms
iOS, Adobe Suite, Mobile, Android, Web
Other
Branding, User Experience (UX), Wireframing, Card Sorting, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, User Research, UX Design, Internet of Things (IoT), Fitness Trackers, User Journeys, Personas, User Interviews, App UI, Startups, User Surveys, Task Flows, Apple Pay, Stakeholder Interviews, User Onboarding, Connected Objects, Usability Testing, Usability Analysis, Team Leadership, User Flows, UX Workshops, Lecturing, Prototyping, Design Thinking, Presentations, Facilitation, Web UX, Booking UX, Feature Analysis, Discussion Guides, Annotations, User Interface (UI)
Experience
- Adobe Illustrator - 10 years
- Adobe Photoshop - 10 years
- Adobe InDesign - 10 years
- Sketch - 4 years
- iOS - 4 years
- Android - 4 years
- Web - 2 years
Tools
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- Sketch
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