Rafaela Sinopoli

Designer in Biarritz, France

Member since April 24, 2016

Since 2010, Raf has been designing for app development companies and startups such as Messapps and Flipaclip as well creating illustrations for clients like MIT and a big four consulting firm. She is a UI designer and illustrator with a degree in advertising and her specialty is helping startups translate their ideas into tangible, polished designs.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

Storyboard Illustrations
- Storyboarding
- Illustration
- Digital Illustration
- Adobe Illustrator
- 2D Graphics
- Cartoon Illustration
Jungo iOS App
- Mobile
- App UX
- App UI
- Sports
- Design
- App Design
- Wireframing
- UX Flows
- User Flows
- Dark UIs
- Sketch 4
- Mobile UI
- MVP Design
- User Interface (UI)
- iOS
Swappy Books
- Mobile App UX
- Mobile App UI
- Mobile App Design
- iOS App Design
- Prototyping
- App UX
- App UI
- Sketch
- InVision
- Mockups
- Startups
- Illustration
- Wireframing
- Scalability
- Vector Graphics
- iMessage
- Sticker Design
- App Store
- Branding
- Brand Identity
- Logo Design
- Sketch 4
- Mobile UI
- MVP Design
- 2D Graphics
- User Interface (UI)
- iOS
FlipaClip
- iOS App Design
- iOS UI Design
- iOS UX Design
- Android UI Design
- Android App Design
- Redesign
- Mobile App UX
- Mobile App UI
- Mobile App Design
- Mobile App Testing
- Sketch 4
- Mobile UI
- User Interface (UI)
- iOS
Quick Timer
- App Design
- iOS UX Design
- iOS UI Design
- Branding
- Visual Design
- Mobile Design
- Mobile App Design
- Dark UIs
- Clean
- Sketch 4
- Mobile UI
- User Interface (UI)
- iOS
Crumbs
- iOS App Design
- iOS UI Design
- iOS UX Design
- Flow
- Wireframing
- InVision
- Sketch
- Illustrator CS6
- Illustration
- Mobile Design
- Web UI
- UX Design
- Sketch 4
- Mobile UI
- MVP Design
- User Interface (UI)
- iOS
Wanna Play
The Daily Gazette
- Apps
- App Design
- Sketch
- Atomic Design
- iOS App Design
- Prototyping
- Principle
- UI Design
- Visual Design
- App UI
- App UX
- Sketch 4
- Mobile UI
- User Interface (UI)
- iOS
LIT
- iOS App Design
- Prototyping
- UI Design
- Apps
- Mobile UI
- iOS

Employment

Lead UX/UI Designer
2017 - PRESENT
MonBuilding & Co
- Redesigned a platform for building management, including the design of the mobile web app and web platform.
- Improved the user journey for both the managers and tenants.
Technologies: Zeppelin, InVision, Sketch
Freelance Designer
2010 - PRESENT
Freelance Work
- Performed the initial research, created wireframes, and IA for apps.
- Developed UI designs of mobile applications for iOS and Android.
- Designed websites.
- Developed branding.
- Worked on Doodle illustrations.
Technologies: InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch
Designer (Tablet/Mobile App Redesign)
2016 - 2017
VisualBlasters LLC (via Toptal)
- Completely redesigned a frame-by-frame animation app for both Android and iOS using the Atomic Design Methodology; a tablet/mobile app redesign with wireframes provided.
- Worked on improving the UX, suggested alternative approaches to the issues in previous versions.
- Designed a custom set of tool icons.
- Created a clickable prototype in InVision.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, InVision, Zeplin, Sketch
Lead Designer
2013 - 2016
Messapps
- Designed the Messapps brand and all its assets (business cards, Keynote presentations, merchandising), as well as the website.
- Gave a workshop on mobile UI design to students at the New York University Stern School of Business.
- Worked on the UX and UI for the iPad app Piano Carnival (an adaptation of the book).
- Designed the UI for Lit—an iPhone app that allows a user to check out parties around them.
- Created the UI for Suppr—an app to make new friends while eating out.
- Designed the UI for PrayPal—a social media app that reminds you to pray as well as providing support from other like-minded people.
- Designed multiple mobile applications for iOS and Android from initial wireframes to delivering final assets to developers. For most projects, I also created the brand identity and the website/landing page.
Technologies: InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch
Account Executive
2010 - 2012
AY Digital
- Managed and was responsible for the Hispanic clientele within the US.
- Hired, trained, and coordinated with the creative team.
- Organized and assigned project schedules with designers.
- Researched and did content creation for sites.
- Created pitch presentations alongside designers.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Apple Numbers, Apple Keynote, Skype

Education

Bachelor's degree with honors in Advertising
2003 - 2006
Universidad Argentina de la Empresa - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Experience

Adobe Photoshop15 years
Adobe Illustrator12 years
User Interface (UI)10 years
iOS10 years
Illustration10 years
2D Graphics10 years
Wireframing8 years
Sketch 45 years

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