Stian Sandsgaard

Designer

Kopervik, Norway

Member since September 28, 2017

Stian is an award-winning designer with eight years of experience in the corporate and start-up industry. Working with both large and small-scale projects in SaaS. He specializes in UX and UI design as well as having experience in animation and VFX. Especially oriented around behavioral science also known as gamification. Some of the clients he's worked with include Statoil, Westcon, Baikingu, and InfoGym.

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Portfolio

InfoGym
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- Competitor Analysis
- Gamification
- Marketing
- Animation
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- 3D Modeling
- iOS
BitFeed
- Mobile UX
- Mobile UI
- Currency Exchange
- Project Management
- Color Theory
- Typography
Eventify
- User Research
- Competitor Analysis
- Business Modeling
- User Stories
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- Wireframing
- Gamification
Leap
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- Gamification
- User Research
- Marketing
- Communication
- 3D
- Competitor Analysis
- Motion Graphics
- Animation
Logos
- Typography
- Web UI
- Web UX
- UX Wireframes
- Color Theory
Botoo
- Email
- Web UX
- Web UI

Employment

UX & UI Designer
Apias
2016 - PRESENT
- Worked as a UX & UI designer in Apias start-up environment called Leap.
- Designed an extensive multi-tier retail system for Baikingu (POS & Backoffice).
- Created and restructured Railbirds early prototype based on research I did for them.
- Redesigned the web solution, and created a mobile app design for Terp.
- Analyzed start-ups using the octalysis model to show them how their product can improve in a practical way.
Technologies: InVision, Adobe XD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, 3D Generalist, Octalysis Analysis.
UX & UI Designer
Baikingu AS
2016 - 2017
- Designed a comprehensive system built to handle both POS (point of sale) and back-office operations for the retail industry.
- Created and designed a new concept for handling payments which makes it both faster and easier to handle transactions of all sorts.
- Designed a platform that enables low tier and high tier users to generate reports suited for their needs to get a good overview of how their business is doing.
- Developed a stock management system, allowing retailers to manage their stock within one system(web and store based).
- Overall, I was asked to create and design the entire user experience both for their web service, POS and back-office services, building several systems that would speak with each other in a coherent and clean manner. Handling everything a retail company needs from A to Z.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe XD, InVision
UX Designer & Branding
Karmsund Maritime Offshore Supply
2014 - 2015
- Designed a step by step user manual for the employees on how to create and assemble the various items that they sell. This includes assembly of actuators, ring joints, wire bender, grease applicant etc.
- Created accurate 3D models and renders of the various equipment that they provide.
- Designed and helped them utilize their branding.
- Built 3D models and created 3D Animations of their products to be used in marketing.
- Designed a new website in line with their new branding.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects,Adobe InDesign, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3DS Max
3D Generalist / Designer
Westcon Yard
2012 - 2015
- Designed a web portal for engineers to access scanning data.
- Created 3D animations for Westcon Technology and visual effects for Westcon Department showcasing their products.
- Designed marketing material.
- Built user-interface of Westcon software.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe InDesign, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3DS Max
UX & UI Designer, 3D Generalist
InfoGym AS
2011 - 2012
- Designed the entire application for web, mobile, and as a terminal solution.
- Created over 300 3D Animations that shows the user how to work out.
- Worked on pitching deck & presentation material for pitching venues.
- Developed InfoGym's branding material.
- Created marketing material such as brochures, flyers, and social media images.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe InDesign, Lightwave,

Other Experience

A Practical Approach to Gamification Design (Publication)
https://www.toptal.com/designers/ui/gamification-design
Successful products and experiences offer more than pure functionality. They are designed to engage human emotions and motivate users to forge ongoing interactions that are both meaningful and memorable.

Education

Vocational degree in 3D Artist / VFX
Tension Graphics - Falun
2008 - 2010

Experience

Adobe Photoshop10 years
3D10 years
Adobe After Effects8 years
User Interface (UI)7 years
User Experience (UX)6 years
Gamification3 years
Adobe Experience Design (XD)2 years
Avocode1 year

Tools

Adobe Experience Design (XD)
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Avocode