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Abe Serrano
Los Angeles, CA, United States
As a designer, Abe is an advocate for the user and considers himself a partner in building your brand experience. Clients hire him for his human-centric approach to design, his creative leadership, and his ability to get things done. Click to continue
Ibar Salazar
Art Direction Expert, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, User Interface (UI), iOS, Logo Design, Sketch, Adobe Experience, Prototyping, Mockups, Wireframing, Branding
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Ibar is a designer from Los Angeles, California with a decade of expertise. His blended background in marketing and design gives him a deeper and versatile understanding of brand building, consumer behavior, effective design trends, and how the user interacts with digital interfaces. His main goal is to help startups to create their identity to stand out, differentiate, and engage their audiences through the new technologies. Click to continue
Evan Kosowski
Art Direction Expert, UI Design, Product Design, Branding, Logo Design, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Evan designs thoughtful digital experiences and beautiful brand aesthetics. Early in his career, he started as a branding/packaging designer for brands such as Mattel, Hasbro, Giro, and more. Quickly, he became passionate for the crossroads of art and tech which led him to digital/product design working at agencies like Huge with clients like Toyota and Hulu. Solving problems and creating beautiful, easy-to-use experiences is his cornerstone. Click to continue
Rahim Masunu
Art Direction Expert, Visual Design, Mobile Design, User Interface (UI), Websites, Branding, App UI, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Los Angeles, CA, United States
With six years experience as a designer, Rahim’s career focuses on creatively spotlighting global brands and products through digital platforms. Triple-A brands include Sony PlayStation, eBay, Nike, Cartoon Network and Axe. He's passionate about integrating UI and UX to create innovative experiences to tell brand stories. Also with skills in branding and creative strategy, Rahim enables brands to create their voice and new visual conversations. Click to continue
Kevin Copp
Art Direction Expert, Visual Design, UI Design, Web Design, Mobile App Design, Product Design, Sketch, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Seattle, WA, United States
Kevin is a creative professional with 10+ years experience working as a designer and team lead. He's proficient in all forms of digital media design including web and app design, social and display ads, email design, video art direction, and more. He has particularly strong visual, UI, and product design skills. Click to continue
Brad Burke
Art Direction Expert, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Creative Direction, Identity Design, Web Design, Mobile App Design, Digital Product Design, Identity Guidelines, Brand Guidelines, Logo Design, iOS App Design, Branding, User Experience (UX)
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Brad is a passionate digital creative director and product designer with over eleven years of professional experience building brands and digital platforms. He's worked at some of the most highly awarded advertising agencies in the industry including R/GA, AKQA, Razorfish, and Saatchi & Saatchi. His client list includes Nike, Acura, Toyota, Vizio, and countless others. He focuses on designing delightfully intuitive products and experiences. Click to continue
David Fotherby
Art Direction Expert, UI Design, Creative Direction, UX Design, Branding, Mobile Web Design, Web App Design, Web Design, Illustrator 2017, Photoshop CC, Iconography, Logo Design, iOS App Design
Truckee, CA, United States
David has created exceptional, user-centered products for some of the top Fortune, healthcare, retail, and entertainment businesses worldwide. His approach of putting the user at the center of product design ensures that clients have a clear insight on their market potential and the technical requirements needed. Click to continue
Monica Gussow
Art Direction Expert, Magazines, Brand Design, Brand Books, Publication Design, Visual Branding, Brand Marketing, Brand Guidelines, Brand Identity, Web Design, Visual Design, Website Redesigns, eCommerce Design
Seattle, WA, United States
Monica is a multidisciplinary art director and designer bringing a decade and a half of experience to the table. She's spent the first part of her career designing for national magazines like People and CosmoGIRL. More recently, she's been building brands through visual design and art-direction—creating websites, identities, various digital and print collateral, and more. Click to continue
Kevin Broome
Art Direction Expert, Creative Direction, Web Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe CC, Branding, Brand Strategy
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Kevin has 15 years of experience working at both the boutique and the global levels of the communications industry. His goal is to offer collaborative and engaging solutions that are driven by strategy and story, and crafted to a business's or organization’s specific needs. Click to continue
Balazs Vekes
Art Direction Expert, UI Design, Web Design, Logo Design, User Experience (UX), Branding, Adobe CC, Illustration, Brand Strategy
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Balazs is a senior art director and graphic designer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. With 10 years of experience, he is focusing on brand identities, strategy, web, and digital product design, working with established agencies and inspiring startups around the globe. Click to continue
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“One of our most time consuming problems is finding qualified staff. We need to find the correct platform to advertise on, create a proper ad, filter through tons of applications, interview and test the applicants' capabilities, and finally take a risk by hiring. This was the old way of doing things. The new way: describe the job position to our Toptal account manager, interview a few qualified applicants, and hire with a risk-free trial -- much faster, a lot easier, and with incredible results.”
“With the pressure on and millions watching the Cleveland Cavaliers during the NBA Playoffs, Toptal delivered the talent and expertise needed to launch a brand new fan engagement platform.”
“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.”
“I couldn’t have been more pleased with Toptal. They are professional, quick, well priced, and fun. I will be using them again for my next project, and the next, and the next, and the next ... ”
“Getting set up with Toptal and finding a new team member was so easy, I don't know why anyone wouldn't give it a try. Best of all, we no longer have to worry about finding great people to help with our projects!”
“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.”
“Toptal has helped my business tremendously by finding, vetting, and recruiting the talent I need, at the right time. I’d definitely recommend it to others.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“The best talent is at Toptal for sure. It's way better and faster than any other means of getting top talent.”
“Toptal helped us achieve our goals by really understanding what we were looking for. They worked with us very closely to figure out what the right talent looked like -- from a technical, cultural perspective -- and helped us get the onboarding done quickly so the talent could be effective as soon as possible. ”
“I can't say enough about how happy and confident I am in working with Enrique. He brings an enthusiasm to his profession that is very refreshing, constantly surprising us with his depth of knowledge and his capability to not only complete the task, but to surpass our expectations. He presents us with solutions that we would not have thought about ourselves, and sees the problem better than we can explain it.”
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