
Saad Ali Shah
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
Toptal member since November 10, 2015
Saad loves to design meaningful and straightforward user interfaces. He believes that simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication. Saad has served as a lead UI designer for many front-running companies, including working for a Fortune 500 for over eight years. Saad specializes in clean and user-friendly interfaces that help a product achieve its business objectives without compromising its good looks.
Portfolio
Work Experience
UX/UI Designer
Upland Software
- Worked on Upland PSA redesign as part of the UX team where we had design sprints to cover the design needs of various upland products.
- Built Upland's style guide from the ground up with the help of the lead designer along with developing the micro-interactions and behavior of UI elements.
- Worked as a liaison between developers and UX team. My role was also in front end development of the Upland products. I collaborated with both development teams and UX design team.
Senior UX/UI Designer
Spot Trender
- Redesigned a web app for the company.
- Worked on user research, user flows, personas, red route, information architecture, and rapid prototyping.
- Worked on the design language, icons, typography, and components.
- Created a style guide for the application.
- Performed QA once the design was implemented.
- Added interactive animations to components.
- Worked on a redesigned product that ultimately helped the company get new clients like Google and Warner Brothers.
Lead UX/UI Designer
Real Strategic
- Redesigned the complete application suite of Real Strategic.
- Worked directly with the CEO and the product manager to come up with all the concepts for the redesign of Reputation Kahuna.
- Designed the concepts for the mobile and tablet views.
- Managed a small team of designers to complete the redesign in the allocated time.
- Provided interactions for various sections of the apps.
UI Designer
Athelete IQ
- Designed the concepts for the landing page.
- Provided creative concepts for the application.
- Designed concepts for the mobile and tablet views.
- Translated design requirements into usable concepts.
- Provided interactions for various sections of the app.
UX/UI Designer
ScoutForce Athlete
- Analyzed the UI design requirements and translated the requirements into wireframes.
- Designed complete application concepts for all parts.
- Made illustrations for certain areas of the app and provided animations for the application interactions.
Designer
Wombat Co.
- Improved the product's user interface and user experience.
- Worked on the landing page designs.
- Provided concepts for the product promotion materials.
- Enhanced the UI for certain portions of the product.
- Worked in collaboration with another designer to achieve a quality final product.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications and Networks
COMSATS University Islamabad - Abbottabad, Pakistan
Skills
Tools
Sketch 3, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Balsamiq, Sketch, Zeplin
Platforms
Figma, Shopify, iMac, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Languages
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Other
Data Visualization, CSS3 Animation, Rich User Interfaces, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), App UX, App UI, Landing Page Design, Dashboard Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Branding, Responsive, UX Design, UI Design, Product Design, Design Systems, SaaS Design, SaaS, Visual Design, Web Design, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Redesign, User Experience Design, Mobile App Design, Web App Design, Web Application Design, Business to Consumer (B2C), User-centered Design (UCD), Web & Mobile Applications, Shopify Design, eCommerce UI, eCommerce UX, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Web UX, Web UI, Web3, Web App UI, B2C, B2B, Page Speed Optimization, High Fidelity Design, Marketing Design, Digital Marketing Design, Graphic Design, Web App UX, Mobile App UI, Mobile Design, Logo Design, App Design, Mockups, UX Audits, UX Strategy, A/B Testing, eCommerce Web Design, Website Design, Edtech Design, Responsive Design, Enterprise Design, eCommerce, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, Web UI Design, Dashboards, Animation, UX Prototyping
Experience
- Landing Page Design - 12 years
- Figma - 12 years
- UX Design - 12 years
- UI Design - 12 years
- Dashboard Design - 12 years
- Product Design - 12 years
- Design Systems - 12 years
- SaaS Design - 12 years
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