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Mike Slone

Graphic Designer, Sketch, Websites, User Experience (UX), Agile, iPhone, Creative Direction, Pitch Decks, UX Direction, Website Redesigns, App UX, Information Architecture (IA), Mobile UI, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since March 14, 2017

Mike is a highly experienced and successful product, UX, UI, visual, and branding designer with many years of experience creating large- and small-scale designs. He has worked for global clients in many industries including ExxonMobil, Reebok, Taco Bell, Nike, and many others. Mike has also provided his design leadership and experience to startups in healthcare, higher education, and SaaS companies.

Cold Case Foundation

Southwest Airlines Mobile App

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Kevin Nguyen

Graphic Designer, Sketch, User Experience (UX), Usability Testing, Mobile Web Design, Product Design, UX Design, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since October 15, 2020

Kevin is a professional product designer with 7+ years of experience working for startups, small businesses, and worldwide corporations. His solid background in design and communication allows him to independently identify opportunities to improve the user experience and serve business needs. As a lead UX designer, Kevin owns the end-to-end experience—from concept to iteration to usability testing to the finished product.

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Justin Chung

Graphic Designer, Sketch, Wireframing, Personas, Prototyping, Branding, UI Animation, Illustration, Icon Design, UX Design, UI Design, Agile, Product Design, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since November 6, 2018

For over ten years, Justin has partnered with startups and corporations to create world-class brand designs and innovative digital product experiences. He's worked with global brands such as Honda, Toyota, JPMorgan Chase, AT&T, and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, while also working closely with startups in multiple verticals including hospitality, health, finance, social media, gaming, and marketing.

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Aaron Smith

Graphic Designer, Adobe CC, SaaS, Adobe Photoshop, SaaS Design, Adobe Illustrator, Web Design, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Sketch, Protoyping, UX Design, UI Design, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since March 9, 2018

Since 2005, Aaron has been leading mobile, web, and product design for clients, including Hulu, Samsung, CBRE, Rally Health, The World Poker Tour, The Athletic, many tech startups, and more. He specializes in interaction, user experience, user interface, and visual design to create meaningful products. He's an experienced design leader capable of directing teams in agile design processes that work closely with product managers and engineers to deliver intuitive user experiences.

Rally Recover — Patient iOS App

Patch - Provider Web App

Patient Recovery Web App for Surgeons

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Kate Valdes

Graphic Designer, Sketch, UX Audits, High-fidelity Mockups, Adobe CC, High-fidelity Prototypes, iOS, Interactive Prototypes, Android, Personas, WordPress, Mobile App Design, User Interface (UI), + 0 more

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.

Blackline - Continuous Accounting

SaRA Health - First Time UX for Physical Therapy Patients

UserZoom Study Creation and Monitoring

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Joel Lopez

Graphic Designer, WordPress, User Interface (UI), Web Design, Product Design, Adobe Creative Suite, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since March 24, 2016

Currently based in Dallas, Texas, Joel is a product designer with over ten years of experience in UX/UI design, front-end development, and WordPress development. Joel has led various UX research projects helping companies change their designs and products based on users' needs.

AddictionCenter.com: UI/UX Design

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Karina Kozinsky

Graphic Designer, UX Design, UI Design, Information Architecture (IA), User Research, Visual Design, Sketch, iOS, Android, Web, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since May 17, 2017

Karina is a full-stack UX/UI designer with a background in psychology and industrial design. She has experience in all stages of the product lifecycle and a broad skillset spanning research and product strategy, visual design, prototyping, and basic coding. For the past five years, Karina has been working with Silicon Valley startups—loving the entrepreneurial spirit, growth-hacking mindset, and dynamic and iterative design culture.

Medspace – Medical Offices Marketplace

Shortboxed – eCommerce App

PowerUp Sales – B2B2C App

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Chavez Procope

Graphic Designer, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Prototyping, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since October 1, 2016

Chavez is a self-driven designer focusing on helping businesses understand the value of their image through well-designed digital experiences while achieving growth and success. He is well versed in the UX process from research and documentation to wireframes and hi-fidelity prototyping which provides him the ability to take an idea from concept to a market-ready product.

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Angela Liu

Graphic Designer, Sketch, Product Design, Prototyping, Web Design, UX Design, User Research, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since September 8, 2016

Angela is a product designer at Oscar Health. She has a master's degree in human-computer interaction from Carnegie Mellon University. Angela thoroughly enjoys talking to and spending time with her users to understand their lives, jobs, and struggles, in order to design the best experience for their needs.

Client Monetization Suite

Automated Checkout

Shopper Engagement

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Craig Aucutt

Graphic Designer, Sketch, Illustration, Branding, Product Design, Photoshop CC, Adobe Illustrator, Data Visualization, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since May 31, 2016

Craig is a brand and experience designer who loves to help create strong brands, versatile products, and worthwhile digital experiences that delight and inspire. Previously, he worked at Autodesk, PlanGrid, Evernote, Punch, Edmodo, and InfoScout. Craig also attended the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and Marquette University, where he studied visual communication and advertising.

Mobile App for Dispatchr

Drone App for Cape

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George Vasyagin - Design Lead for Fortune 500

Graphic Designer, Sketch 4, Mobile UI, Adobe Creative Suite, Visual Design, Android, Web UI, Wireframing, iOS, UX Research, Product Design, Mobile App Design, Rapid Prototyping, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since July 22, 2017

George is a design director whose specialty is user experience and user interface design, focusing on the human-centered design approach. His background includes designing visual experiences for enterprise-level brands and startups. George has worked with Fortune 500 companies such as AirCanada, Forbes, Uber, Intel, Nutanix, Palo Alto Networks, Statefarm, and others.

Wallet for Cryptopayments

Gymm - AI Powered Gym Assistant

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Guide to Hiring a Great Graphic Designer

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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 Graphic Designers Near San Diego

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