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George Vasyagin - Design Lead for Fortune 500

Art Direction Designer, Sketch 4, Mobile UI, Adobe Creative Suite, Visual Design, Android, Web UI, Wireframing, iOS, UX Research, Product Design, Figma, Mobile App Design, + 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.

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Warren Lebovics

Art Direction 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, + 0 more

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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Michael Dedrick

Art Direction Designer, Sketch, iOS, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Wireframing, Blockchain, Interactive Prototypes, iOS UI Design, Android UI Design, Branding, Illustration, Mobile App Design, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since September 6, 2016

In Michael's world, users always come first. He possesses the proven ability to develop highly-effective strategic marketing collateral for high-end clients, including Apple, IBM, L’Oreal, Fidelity, Bud Light, Home Depot, Costco, and Walmart. He's committed to connecting with clients and users—and bringing their vision to life effectively across a broad, far-reaching spectrum of media.

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Daniel Sigvardsson

Art Direction Designer, Sketch, Product Design, Visual Design, iOS, App UI, App UX, Identity Design, UI Design, Mobile UI, UX Design, Mobile Design, Information Architecture (IA), + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since September 25, 2018

Daniel is an award-winning multi-disciplinary designer. His passion lies in working with startups to create clear images of who they are and helps visualize problems they are trying to solve. Daniel will work with you or your team to identify and develop the assets your company needs to get off the ground. In solving design challenges, the main priority is always making your business grow.

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Raphael McDonnell

Art Direction Designer, Sketch, User Interface (UI), Wireframing, Product Design, iOS, UX Flows, UI Design, Branding, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, eCommerce, Prototyping, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since April 20, 2020

Raph is an award-winning digital product designer and product manager focused on UI/UX and strategy. With more than 12 years of experience working on multi-platform, products for companies in the entertainment, gaming, pharmaceutical, and SaaS industries such as Netflix, HBO, 2K, Riot Games, SAP, Pfizer, and early-stage startups. Raph's approach to human behavior and user-centered design allows him to solve problems—ultimately helping to shape and make digital products better.

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Adam Connelly

Art Direction Designer, Web, Creative Direction, Interactive Design, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Digital, Adobe CC, + 0 more

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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Mike Slone

Art Direction 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 and leadership experience to startups in healthcare, higher education, and SaaS companies.

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Danny Rubyono

Art Direction Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Web Design, Creative Direction, Visual Design, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since January 9, 2016

Danny is a visual and motion designer with over 19 years of experience working with various creative agencies and motion design studios. He is also the owner of Duro Compagnie—a collective design boutique that specializes in motion graphics and visual communication. His strength lies in his ability to leverage his multi-disciplinary skillsets in 3D, print, animation, and user interface to create a purposeful and beautiful design/experience.

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Tony Phillips

Art Direction Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, Axure RP Pro, Acrobat Pro CC, UX Flows, UX Analysis, User Flows, Usability Testing, Responsive Web Design (RWD), User Experience (UX), + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since October 6, 2017

Tony has more than 15 years of experience within several ad agency environments designing interactive experiences for big brands such as Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Chiquita, 3M, Verizon, and more. Most recently, he lead a team of Product Designers as the UX Director, building apps and enterprise solutions. He’s comfortable in Agile environment. Tony loves mentoring and also enjoys illustrating, presenting, and inspiring. WillWork2Create.com

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Dan Hart

Art Direction Designer, Sketch, Photoshop CC, UI Design, UX Design, Creative Direction, Visual Design, iOS App Design, Web Design, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since January 30, 2018

Dan has been a designer for the past 15 years and is fortunate enough to have worked with some amazing people to create some awesome digital experiences for big brands. He's always had a passion for building things from nothing and seeing it through to the end.

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Casey Weeks

Art Direction Designer, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Marvel App, Sketch, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Experience Design (XD), User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Creative Direction, Product Design, Game Design, Publication Design, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since March 12, 2018

Casey is a software UX/UI and marketing website interaction designer with 10 years of professional experience and 20 years of overall experience. He is skilled in creating productive, user-friendly interfaces for complex back-end data structures as well as front-end customer-facing interfaces and websites. He's adept in gathering qualitative feedback through ethnographic interview methodologies to build user-centric mental models.

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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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