Szandra Karakai

Designer in Budapest, Hungary

Member since June 3, 2019

Szandra is passionate about creating delightful designs that are loved by users. She’s worked at LogMeIn, redesigning newly acquired products and co-founded Rollet, a start-up revolutionizing the parking industry. Szandra has a strong focus on cutting-edge technology and mobile application design.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

Rollet Mobile App
- Product Design
- Mobile Design
- UI Design
- React Native
- Android
- iOS
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Startups
- Sketch
- InVision
- Parking
- UX Design
- Mobile UX Design
- Visual Design
- Mobile App Design
- Wireframing
- Illustration
- Iconography
- Design Systems
- Typography
- Service Design
Smart Device Controller
Onboarding Screens
- Mobile Design
- Mobile UI
- Graphic Design
- Responsive Design
- Android
- iOS
- Adobe Illustrator
- Sketch
- InVision
- Meetings
- Tablet Design
- Writing & Editing
- Mobile UX Design
- UI Design
- Visual Design
- Mobile App Design
- Illustration
- Iconography
- Typography
Feature Showaround Screens
- Mobile Design
- Mobile UI
- Graphic Design
- Adobe Illustrator
- Sketch
- iOS
- Android
- Responsive UI
- Iconography
- Illustration
- Tablet Design
- Writing & Editing
- Mobile UX Design
- UI Design
- Mobile App Design
Pre-meeting Screens and Home Screen
- Mobile UI Design
- Android
- Responsive UI
- Sketch
- InVision
- Collaboration
- Meetings
- Tablet Design
- UX Design
- Mobile UX Design
- UI Design
- Mobile App Design
Park-O-Matic Admin Console
- UI Design
- Design Systems
- Web Design
- Iconography
- Responsive UI
- Sketch
- Parking
- Admin Panels
- InVision
- Branding
- UX Design
- Visual Design
- Product Design
- Typography
- Service Design

Employment

Designer
2017 - PRESENT
Freelance Designer
- Client Interviews, Research, Visual Identity, Branding and Logo Design usually for startups, individuals.
- Mobile app design usually for MVPs, individuals, startups and hobby project makers.
- Illustration, Graphic design, Iconography for mobile and web.
- Responsive web design for landing pages, MVPs, UX Research and Information Architecture, UX and UI design and redesign for existing web pages, usually small companies, startups or individuals.
Technologies: Sketch, Figma, Affinity Designer, Abstract, Zeplin, InVision
Product Designer
2019 - 2021
BlackRock
- Created design concepts spanning across several phases that introduce new features to the existing product.
- Maintained high accessibility standards, following the iShares.com team’s accessibility guidelines.
- Aligned with stakeholders inside and outside the team to ensure the design concepts are in tune with the overall strategy. Coordinated with the development team to ensure feasibility and smooth handover to design deliverables.
- Leveraged design critique, revised, and performed brainstormed sessions inside and across teams to increase quality throughout the design process.
- Conducted user tests and iterated on designs based on test findings to maximize usability and client satisfaction.
- Emphasized minimizing the difference between the experiences across breakpoints and utilized the design system foundations to ensure development costs are kept relatively low.
- Ensured all relevant regions and regional differences are adequately covered by design concepts.
- Maintained a mobile-first approach and aimed to design solutions that can be re-used for future breakpoints.
- Relied on analytics to make data-driven design decisions where possible and paved the way for future metrics by supporting the creation of analytics events of new features.
Technologies: InVision, Sketch 4, Usertesting.com
Head of Product Experience
2017 - 2019
Rollet
- Translated business goals into wireframes and mapped the entire user flow.
- Created high-fidelity prototypes from wireframes, considering different resolutions.
- Designed a web-based admin console for managing and monitoring parking.
- Designed a mobile application for drivers developed in React Native.
- Provided fast iterations and redesigns based on early adapted feedback.
- Shaped the product’s vibe and established the visual identity through various platforms.
- Created and maintained a design system for web and mobile applications.
- Handed off pixel-perfect designs to the development team with complete user flows and interactive prototypes.
- Established core values and guidelines for our customer support via intercom.
Technologies: UX Design, Abstracts, Zeplin, InVision, Sketch
Product Designer (UX/UI)
2016 - 2017
LogMeIn
- Responsible for the full redesign process to find the best way between the business goals and the user needs.
- Executed all visual design stages from concept to final delivery.
- Collaborated with the product team to define and implement innovative solutions for the products.
- Organized asset delivery and user research within the team.
- Helped shape a product's future by understanding the business goals and user needs, and transforming these into features and design decisions.
Technologies: UX Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Principle, Zeplin, InVision, Sketch
UX Designer
2015 - 2016
LogMeIn
- Created wireframes, user flows and designs from low-fidelity sketches to mid-fidelity mockups.
- Designed and onboarding experience for mobile users.
- Collected and analyzed data for design decisions.
- Designed features for an web-based admin console.
- Organized different versions of designs and verified solutions using Usertesting.com.
- Created App Store and Play Store images and illustrations.
Technologies: UX Design, User Testing, Zeplin, InVision, Sketch