Hire the Best Digital Designers Near San Diego

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Dickon Kent

Digital Designer, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Photoshop, App UX, Visual Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Responsive UI, User Scenarios, Brand Design, Web Design, Web App UX, Web UX Design, Web App Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since February 28, 2018

With 23+ years of remote experience, Dickon is a digital leader in UX, product design, digital strategy, and team management. He has conceived, planned, managed, designed, and built digital products for Disney, OPI, Paramount Pictures, and the Television Academy, servicing over 50 million users. Dickon’s award-winning work has been twice nominated for a Webby as well as having been a Webby honoree.

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Ruby Bacanovic

Digital Designer, User Interface (UI), Web Design, Branding, Product Design, Logo Design, User Experience (UX), Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, iOS, InVision, Sketch, Visual Identity, 

United StatesToptal Member Since October 19, 2016

Detail-oriented brand and digital designer with over a decade of experience working with teams and companies of all sizes, Ruby is passionate about building simple and thoughtful design solutions with functionality at its core. Ruby has won several awards throughout their career and helped build and launch products that millions of people use daily (Elevate, Balance, and Marco Polo). Notable clients include Magnolia, Google, REI, Irvine Company, Choice Hotels, TechCrunch, and This Saves Lives.

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Dustin Morales

Digital Designer, Figma, Sketch, Adobe CC, InVision, User Interface (UI), iOS, Mobile UI, Visual Design, Branding, Identity Design, Illustration, Web Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since October 7, 2021

Dustin is an award-winning multidisciplinary designer who's endlessly driven to create intuitive products and brands that users fall in love with. Over the last 15 years, he has been delivering unique digital experiences for global companies and startups. Dustin's clients hire him for his strategic mindset, collaborative leadership, creativity, and effectiveness. He's worked for Amazon, Nestle-Purina, Petco, Nickelodeon, Redbull, NBA, KTM Motorcycles, Disney, and was co-founder of Petnet.

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Adam Connelly

Digital Designer, Web, Creative Direction, Art Direction, Interactive Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe CC, 

United StatesToptal Member Since June 16, 2018

Adam has deep experience in interaction design, graphic design, digital marketing, social media, influencer marketing, and advertising. His past clients include Apple, eBay, Microsoft, Pixar, Levi's, Barbie, Kraft, Coors, Williams-Sonoma, PayPal, Nike, and Lululemon. He's visually voracious, obsessed with aesthetics, and just wants to make everything more beautiful.

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Kate Valdes

Digital Designer, Sketch, UX Audits, Figma, High-fidelity Mockups, Adobe CC, High-fidelity Prototypes, iOS, Interactive Prototypes, Android, Personas, WordPress, Mobile App Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since December 23, 2019

With 15 years of design industry experience, Kate has produced successful digital experiences for both startups and well-known name brands alike, such as Netflix and BlackLine. This includes projects across industries and platforms. Leveraging her background in user research, Kate is able to bridge the gap between strategy and experience, integrating design thinking into the most complex of workflows.

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Deborah Dennis

Digital Designer, Product Design, User Research, User Interviews, Adobe Photoshop, UX Research, Figma, Web UX, UX Strategy, WordPress, Data Visualization, High-fidelity Mockups, UX Flows, 

United StatesToptal Member Since December 6, 2016

Deborah is a UX design and research expert, analyzing users' needs and crafting creative and engaging interaction designs for over 20 years. Well-versed in transforming complex products into simple, easy-to-use interfaces, Deborah's worked for 11 companies via Toptal in the last eight years. She's been a design lead for Colgate's SaaS, Silicon Valley Bank, Caterpillar IoT, ASU Pocket, Dermalogica Face Mapping, SterlingNOW, and OUTFRONT Media's digital ads app.

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Jamie H. Murphey

Digital Designer, Adobe Creative Suite, iOS, Android, User Flows, UX Design, UI Design, UX Strategy, Data Visualization, Journey Mapping, 

United StatesToptal Member Since November 14, 2016

Jamies is a lead UX designer who's passionate about testing design hypotheses to uncover data-informed usability solutions. She helps clients in saving time and money by using lean, collaborative UX methodologies to discover elegant design solutions.

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Mari Ettlinger

Digital Designer, Product Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe, Web, Sitemaps, Cross-platform UX, User Flows, Mobile App Design, Visual Design Language, eCommerce Design, UX Audits, UX Strategy, 

United StatesToptal Member Since December 9, 2015

Mari is an award-winning, end-to-end, fully stacked senior product designer who has successfully led small and mid-size projects, including product and design teams worldwide, for over 15 years. She has designed consumer and B2B native apps. She has also worked on web apps for fintech, healthcare, eCommerce, SaaS, biotech, manufacturing, and transportation industries. Mari has worked with several clients, including Pixar and Adobe, and has excellent references.

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Warren Lebovics

Digital Designer, Sketch, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Photoshop, iOS, Web, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Visual Design, Mobile App Design, Web App Design, Web App UX, 

United StatesToptal Member Since September 28, 2019

Warren is a product designer with a decade of design leadership and consulting experience. Warren has led design in-person and remote teams and projects at companies large and small, including LinkedIn, Sony, Blackberry, Jumpstart, and more. Warren also has experience co-founding companies and taking companies through funding and acquisitions. He communicates extremely well and can lead and execute with teams of all sizes.

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Jared Booye

Digital Designer, UI Branding, Creative Direction, Web UI, Mobile UI, Presentation Design, UI Design, Web App UI, Web App Design, Visual Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), 

United StatesToptal Member Since September 1, 2021

Jared has over 15 years of experience leading design teams to create products for global brands. He has employed and led over 100 creatives and directed hundreds of global scale marketing, digital design, branding, and motion projects. As the founder of multiple agencies, he has produced designs for international brands such as Ericsson, Fox, Incase, VM Ware, and others. He believes good design strikes the perfect balance of usability and aesthetic and has the power to shape the future.

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Micah Bowers

Digital Designer, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Illustration, Branding, Logotype, Logo Design, UX Design, Corporate Identity, UI Design, User Experience (UX), Visual Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since January 3, 2016

Micah uses brand design and illustration to tell stories on behalf of his clients. He believes that design must identify a need, stir a desire for change, and shed light on a path that is uniquely helpful, hopeful, and human.

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Testimonials

Michael is an incredible designer, and has been a great fit for our project. He just gets it in a way that can’t be taught. My goal was to pay Toptal to find me a high quality designer for my project, and that is exactly what happened. It was easy. Being able to see the portfolio work on Toptal’s platform is what gave me the infomation I needed to choose Michael. I have nothing but good things to say about Toptal and am looking forward to using Toptal for other projects in the future.

Edward Daniel, Co-Founder

improvemygun.com

I've worked very closely with Martina for over a year and have to say she is one of the best people I have ever worked with. Instead of simply following instructions blindly, she thinks through the task at hand, becoming a thought partner to help with whatever the project may be. Besides being super talented at design, she possesses specific qualities that make her exceptional to work with given the fast paced nature of being a startup. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a talented, professional designer who doesn't need much direction to hit the ground running.

Sahil Khanna, Sr. Manager, Marketing

LeanTaaS, Inc.

Darko did a great job figuring out the user architecture for our concept, which led him to produce terrific wireframes. His knowledge of usability and design was a perfect match for the outside voice we needed to help jumpstart our project. We would certainly recommend him and work with him again in the future.

Rich Danker, Founder

Prose Market

Carlos has the unique talent of blending both quantitative and qualitative research to keenly identify UX challenges and opportunities. He thinks methodically, emphatically, and holistically to produce data-driven strategies and well-executed designs. Over the past 8 years of working with fully or partially distributed teams, Carlos manages working remotely far better than anyone I've encountered because of his strong communication and presentation skills. He is the first on my list the next time I need a UX designer.

Michelle Krogmeier, Project Manager

Union Station

Rafael is an amazing designer. His aesthetic sense is spot on, and he seems to be able to anticipate our needs before we even know what they are. He's taken the time to understand both our company and our clientele, and his solutions are consistently in-line with our values, interests, and our customers' needs. He delivers on time (if not earlier), works quickly, is well organized, and very effective. He's a pleasure to work with, and we're very happy to have found him through Toptal.

Ethan Brooks, CTO

Langlotz Patent & Trademark Works, Inc.

Toptal gave us access to the best designers out there. They’re not easy to find. Those designers integrated very quickly with our existing teams. They very quickly understood our business case and the value of our solution. Toptal really allowed us to focus on building the best possible product and save a lot of time on the typical administrative pains that goes with it -- specifically, finding the best talent. Toptal designers were very responsive, always online -- and that made life very easy for us. We have ambitious goals on how to grow the application and already Toptal has been a key contributor to that success.

Thierry Jakircevic, General Manager, Digital Solutions, Bridgestone Head Office, Tokyo

Bridgestone Corporation

We had an amazing experience working with our Toptal designer. In only two weeks, we accomplished what would've taken most companies 3 months to complete. We also enjoyed working with the Toptal team to make sure we were paired up with the right designer that would fit both our company culture and working style.

Ted Blosser, Head of Sales and Customer Success

WorkRamp

Dean blew us away. He ranks right up there as one of the top five designers of the hundreds I have worked with in the past. He listened, was totally professional, and came up with a 3D rotating cube design completely on his own. We didn't even ask for it, and yet it has become the centerpiece of our app and how users engage with it right off the bat. What he produced inspired all of us at Votify, and put us on track for launch and investor funding.

Michael Lawrence, Founder & CEO

Votify LLC

How to Hire Digital Designers Near San Diego

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A Toptal director of design will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
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Within days, we'll introduce you to the right digital designer for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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Work with your new digital designer for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

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    Choose the engagement type that suits your needs — hourly, part-time, or full-time — with the ability to change anytime.

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