Simon Rico, Designer in Prague, Czech Republic
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Simon Rico

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Designer

Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Toptal Member Since
August 21, 2019

Simon is a product designer who has designed for cryptocurrency startups like Signals (SGN) and Status (SNT). He's also previously worked at smaller design agencies and even larger enterprises like IBM and Rado Switzerland. Simon values core design principles and has experience delivering products and services across digital platforms from conceptualization to testing and launch.

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Portfolio

Work Experience

Product Designer

2017 - PRESENT
Freelance Work
  • Turned visions into concepts and translated those concepts into designs that illustrate simplicity despite system complexity.
  • Applied strategic thinking to deliver end-to-end user experience solutions with a focus on user needs and business goals.
  • Participated in the early stages of project definition and proposition creation on multiple projects.
  • Designed digital branding and corporate identity strategy.
  • Communicated and presented research findings, conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale both verbally and visually.
Technologies: Android App Design, Web App Design, Principle, Adobe After Effects, Miro, Figma, InVision, Sketch

Product Designer

2019 - 2021
Status
  • Worked for Status, a multipurpose communication tool that combines a peer-to-peer messenger, decentralized crypto wallet, and web3.js browser.
  • Collaborated effectively with remote team members, including designers, researchers, engineering, product management, marketing, and others.
  • Participated in the early stages of project definition and proposition creation on multiple projects.
  • Communicated and presented research findings, conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale both verbally and visually.
  • Worked independently while identifying and solving problems effectively and efficiently.
Technologies: Principle, Adobe After Effects, Miro, Figma, InVision, Sketch

Product Designer

2018 - 2019
Signals
  • Worked for Signals, a company that connects data science developers with crypto traders.
  • Helped construct a next-generation platform to build, train, and monetize cryptocurrency trading strategies powered by big data, crowd wisdom, and machine learning.
  • Prototyped new user experiences based on product requirements.
  • Created new and meaningful interactions between a product and its users.
  • Designed clean and intuitive user interfaces for a progressive web and hybrid app.
  • Worked with web-based components and React using Storybook.
Technologies: Web App Design, InVision, Sketch

Senior UX/UI Designer

2018 - 2019
Touch4IT
  • Worked directly with customers and third-party partners to design an end-to-end solution.
  • Handled task management, briefing, and the onboarding of other designers.
  • Turned visions into concepts and translated those concepts into designs that illustrate simplicity despite system complexity.
  • Articulated and justified ideas and design solutions to clients and stakeholders.
  • Participated in the early stages of project definition and proposition creation on multiple projects.
Technologies: Web App Design, InVision, Sketch

UX/UI Designer

2017 - 2018
Story TLRS
  • Produced personas, storyboards, job stories, scenarios, design systems, prototypes, and animations.
  • Articulated and justified ideas and design solutions to clients and stakeholders.
  • Collaborated with engineers.
  • Supervised the front-end implementation.
  • Prepared landing pages and branding for local startups.
Technologies: Web App Design, InVision, Sketch

Graphic Production Specialist

2016 - 2017
IBM
  • Helped engineers improve the UX of IBM software.
  • Designed and coded UI components for IBM products.
  • Prepared digital materials for events and conferences.
Technologies: Adobe Suite, InVision, Sketch
2019 - 2021

Master's Degree in Future Design

Prague City University - Prague, Czech Republic

2016 - 2019

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design

Prague City University - Prague, Czech Republic

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