Sascha Mombartz
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
New York, NY, United States
Toptal member since February 10, 2016
Previously, Sascha worked at the New York Times and at Google's Creative Lab in New York as a web and interaction designer. After working on a retail and public opinion startup, he decided to start his own design practice. Sascha has also created Float, an iOS app that allows users to explore places through stories.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Co-Founder and Creative Director
Caseable
- Created the product's branding, collateral, and packaging.
- Established the requirements for on- and offline components of the web application.
- Designed the UX experience for a laptop bag customization tool.
- Designed and illustrated an artwork library for laptop bags.
- Set up a print production line and order workflow.
Designer
Google Creative Lab
- Worked on Chrome browser ad campaigns.
- Launched internal Google product campaigns.
- Illustrated icons for the internal Wiki.
- Created brand guidelines for Nexus One.
- Designed posters for Android.
Designer
New York Times
- Oversaw the entire NYTimes web site as part of a small design team.
- Created new modules for video players and breaking news headers and updated existing modules.
- Worked with journalists to design, establish requirements, and go through feedback for special projects.
- Updated the NYTimes iOS application's design.
- Created the mobile design for Palm Pre NYTimes.
- Collaborated with developers on various NYTimes websites and applications from the requirement stage through QA.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Visual Communication
Cooper Union - New York
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Communication Design
University of North Texas - Denton, Texas
Skills
Tools
Figma, Apple Keynote, InVision, Adobe InDesign, Sketch 3, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite, Coda 2, Pixate Studio, Adobe After Effects
Platforms
Webflow, Shopify
Languages
HTML5, HTML, CSS, CSS3
Other
Design Leadership, Data Visualization, User Flows, Prototyping, Web App UX, Product Design, Web App UI, Web UX, Web UI, Blog Design, Web App Design, UX Design, Landing Page Design, Landing Pages, Websites, Web Design, Lean UX, Mobile App Design, Pitch Decks, Strategy, Startups, Branding, User Interface (UI), Information Architecture (IA), User Experience (UX), Requirements & Specifications, App Design, Design, Business Model Canvas, Business Planning, Business, Print Design, Photography, Illustration, Business Strategy
Experience
- Data Visualization - 15 years
- Adobe Creative Suite - 15 years
- User Experience (UX) - 8 years
- Pitch Decks - 8 years
- Strategy - 8 years
- Startups - 8 years
- Branding - 8 years
- Mobile App Design - 6 years
Tools
- Adobe Creative Suite
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