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Luke Benjamin

Visual Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, User Interface (UI), Responsive, Mobile App Design, iOS, UX Design, User Flows, Web App UX, Protoyping, + 0 more

Luke is a designer who loves to work on new digital products. He's been designing in multiple disciplines for over a decade and still gets excited to problem solve and work with people who are passionate about what they want to do. He's worked on many projects across multiple channels in both digital and print, specializing in product design, UI/UX design, brand identity/strategy illustration, and omnichannel marketing campaigns.

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Aaron Smith

Visual Designer, Adobe CC, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, OmniGraffle, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Sketch, Protoyping, UX Design, UI Design, Wireframing, Product Design, + 0 more

Aaron has an MFA in new media design from AAU and has spent the past three years designing a high-growth SaaS enterprise app for Patch: a health-tech startup connecting financial and insurance accounts. He specializes in creating scalable, high-growth products for enterprise and consumer markets. He is also a member of the Design Leadership Forum with InVision working to bring design-thinking and leadership practicum to design communities.

Patch - Provider Web App

Patch - Patient Insurance Mobile Web Portal

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Abe Serrano

Visual Designer, Sketch, User Experience (UX), Digital Product Design, Web Design, Adobe Photoshop, Prototyping, Internet of Things (IoT), User Research, + 0 more

As a lead UX strategist and designer, Abe operates at the convergence of business, design, and technology to partner with enterprise, B2B, and B2C companies to align business objectives to user needs and define a clear pathway to desired outcomes. He is a creative leader with a human-centered, lean UX methodology that results in thoughtful design systems that scale across user archetypes and devices.

7x Webby Award Winner TED-Ed

XPRIZE Microsite for Potential Investors

Oral-B iOS App to Sync with the Power Toothbrush

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Colin Simpson

Visual Designer, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Web Design, PowerPoint Design, + 0 more

Colin is an award-winning UX/UI Designer with over nine years of experience. From some of the biggest brands in the world to scrappy startups, he's shown results. If you're looking for effective creative, and scalable solutions, you've come to the right place. Colin loves working with passionate and talented folks who want to get the job done right the first time.

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Iris Li

Visual Designer, Axure RP Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, iOS, Branding, Dashboard Design, Data Visualization, + 0 more

Iris is an ambitious self-starter with extensive experience in user interface and user experience design across platforms. She is an innovative thinker and a problem solver who loves design and technology. Iris's primary goal is to create beautiful and useful products that impact users' lives in a positive way.

Order Management for Sales Rep

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Benoît Chabert

Visual Designer, Adobe Illustrator, Rapid Interactive Prototyping, Sketch 3, Balsamiq Mockups, Axure RP Pro, iOS, Adobe Photoshop, Illustration, Wireframing, Squarespace, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), + 0 more

Benoît Chabert has been creating digital apps for the past seven years. Since 2014, he has been leading product designs for startups—helping them create a unified design system and acquire new users. Benoît can do everything from low-fidelity prototypes, user flows to designing pixel-perfect layouts that adapt to any digital device.

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Sean Michael

Visual Designer, Adobe CC, Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Sketch, iOS, Branding, Brand Management, User Experience (UX), UX Audits, Innovative UX, User Research, + 0 more

Sean is an award-winning product designer and creative director with over 15 years of experience in technology, advertising, and entertainment. His focus on creating purposeful, human-centered designs for Toyota, Sony, Microsoft, ABC, National Geographic, and more has led to accolades from industry leaders like Clio, Webby, and AdAge. He holds certificates in data science from MIT and global health from Harvard.

GabBox iOS App, Branding, Design Systems

GabBox Smart TV App

Choc Groups Digital Health Mobile App

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Ana Medina

Visual Designer, Sketch 3, Adobe Creative Suite, iOS, UX Principles, User Interviews, User Flows, Web UI, Usability Testing, Experience Maps, Personas, User Personas, Prototyping, + 0 more

Ana helps companies solve UX problems and create meaningful experiences through user-centered design. Her goal is to help brands connect with their users through delightful product interactions.

Redefining Personalized Online Education.

Improving Multi-channel, Marketing Campaigns.

Scaling Asset Management Across Devices.

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Aaron Shepard

Visual Designer, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Adobe CC, PowerPoint Design, + 0 more

Aaron is a results-driven design leader and UX/UI product designer who has spent 20+ years working in product marketing, advertising, and customer experience arenas. He partners with teams, agencies, and start-ups to help them connect to audiences in deeper, more immersive ways. His focus is on value creation and capture, synthesizing design with business strategy, and identifying user needs to amplify the customer experience.

Improving Financing for Energy Conservation

Simplifying Financing for Home Renovations

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Danielle Riley

Visual Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, UX Design, UI Design, Prototyping, Web Design, Creative Direction, Art Direction, + 0 more

Danielle is a seasoned multidisciplinary creative director with over a decade of experience building strategic, data-driven designs, advocating for the user, and leading creative teams. She specializes in crafting UX/UI designs and is a communicative collaborator who has worked in teams of all sizes.

SmartBug Media Website and Rebranding

The New Contour Web Design

HumanGood Website

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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

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