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Levi Csanyi

Illustrators Designer, Axure RP Pro, Sketch, Product Design, UX Research, Research, UI Research, Usability Testing, Director, UX Design, MVP Design, UI Design, Customer Experience, 

United StatesToptal Member Since May 20, 2022

Levi has over 20 years of experience in user-centered design from high-level processes to design delivery. He's a proven track record of driving highly complex projects across many business units and disciplines and solid expertise in implementing cutting-edge technology in fast-moving and highly innovative Agile or Lean environments. Levi's strong leadership and organizational skills span coaching and mentoring designer teams in UX and UI design with excellent business partnering skills.

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Chris Blanz

Illustrators Designer, Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Creative Direction, Product Design, Logo Design, Platform Design, UX Strategy, Mobile UX, Mobile App UI, 

United StatesToptal Member Since March 8, 2021

Chris creates user-friendly digital experiences that inform, instruct, and inspire. He can serve multiple roles for a single project, including UX strategist, UX designer, UI designer, and copywriter, creating everything from concept sketches to high-fidelity, interactive prototypes. As a hands-on team leader, Chris has created award-winning campaigns for brands like Band-Aid, Cracker Barrel, ExxonMobil, Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, MIT, The Washington Post, LEGO, and National Geographic.

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Carlos Fernando Cabrera

Illustrators Designer, 3D Animation, Brand Design, Brand Logos, Product Design, Motion Graphics, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Pitch Decks, Stationery Design, Brand Guidelines, Branding, 

GuatemalaToptal Member Since September 2, 2022

Carlos is a professional 3D artist and graphic designer with experience creating impactful and attractive visuals for international brands, musicians, and corporations. He's been praised for his detailed images and high-quality brand visuals and for being a resourceful, self-motivated, efficient, and skilled leader. Carlos has solid experience managing high workloads and delivering excellent results on time while keeping close communication with the client.

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Kai Brunner

Illustrators Designer, Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite, Information Architecture (IA), Wireframing, Rapid Interactive Prototyping, UI Design, UX Design, Mobile UI, Mobile App Design, Web UX Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since September 20, 2022

Kai is a seasoned product design leader specializing in enterprise web and mobile applications that consumerize the user experience of complex systems. He has 15+ years of design experience in funded startups and was four years top product in Gartner MQ and Forrester Wave. Kai develops design partnerships inside and outside the organization for effective collaboration and continuous feedback.

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Alexis Courselle

Illustrators Designer, Sketch, Adobe, Photoshop CC, InDesign CC, Illustrator CC, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Figma, UX Design, UI Design, Branding, Websites, Brand Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since September 28, 2022

Alex is a senior conversion rate optimization (CRO) specialist fully equipped with hands-on knowledge of conversion strategy, A/B and MVT testing, search engine optimization (SEO), social media strategy and management, content creation, and design, including branding, illustrations, web UI/UX, video motion graphics, print and much more. Alex aims to catapult conversions to galactic levels.

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Michelle Casanova

Illustrators Designer, Figma, Sketch, Adobe CC, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Creative Suite, UI Design, Design Systems, Product Design, Web Design, UX Design, Data Visualization, Prototyping, 

United StatesToptal Member Since November 6, 2020

Michelle is a seasoned UI/UX design lead, visual designer, and strategic thinker with experience in product design, digital design, advertising, and research. She has over 750+ successful projects under her belt across multiple brands, products, and industries and is highly proficient in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and numerous other industry tools. Michelle approaches projects with creativity, user empathy, and problem-solving ingenuity that consistently bring great value to her clients.

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Ludvik Herrera

Illustrators Designer, Web Design, Figma, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Art Direction, Creative Direction, UX Design, SVG, UI Design, Design Systems, WordPress, 

United StatesToptal Member Since January 19, 2022

Ludvik is a creative catalyst, hands-on strategist, and experience designer. Through research and user-centric design principles, he applies the design thinking methodology. Ludvik crafts intuitive user experiences, creates and enhances branding, makes engaging digital products and visual presentations, and architects atomic design systems. He is insatiably curious, loves to learn, and often finds improvement and innovation on any challenge. Ludvik enjoys sharing knowledge and helping others.

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Marco Doerr

Illustrators Designer, Figma, User Experience (UX), Product Design, User Interface (UI), Web Design, UX Design, Prototyping, Web App Design, Web App UI, User Flows, Visual Design, Data Visualization, 

United StatesToptal Member Since June 23, 2023

Marco is an experienced product designer known for creating user-centric products from scratch. His international experience in Germany and the US has shaped his design approach—blending functionality, aesthetics, and user engagement. Notably, Marco has enhanced business performance at Dun & Bradstreet, boosted revenue at Realtor.com, and streamlined city navigation at Machine Zone.

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Isaac Kadosh

Illustrators Designer, Adobe Photoshop, Product Design, User Interface (UI), eCommerce Design, eCommerce UI, Iconography, Platform Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Brand Guidelines, Mobile UI, iOS App Design, UI Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since September 19, 2017

Isaac is a UX strategist who helps startups and enterprises gain value and competitive advantage via product strategy and design. He's worked with a wide range of startups and brands like Wix, Dynamic Team Sports, Shop Your Way, Doogma, and two of the largest companies based in Chicago, IL: Sears and Walgreens. Isaac also defines product/UX strategies and designs user-centric experiences for eCommerce, healthcare, automotive, and SaaS.

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Matt Schroeter

Illustrators Designer, Adobe Premiere Pro, UI Design, UX Design, WordPress Design, Branding, Icon Design, Logo Design, Mobile UI, Figma, Web, iOS UI Design, User Experience (UX), 

CanadaToptal Member Since February 18, 2016

Matt is an expert in product design, front-end development, illustration, and branding. He often works with global brands and organizations, including the World Health Organization, IDEO, and Uber. His first job was being a photojournalist, working for newspapers to tell stories about people in their communities. He learned to listen intently, welcome other perspectives, be patient, and let ideas grow. Those values still lead him to make quality things today.

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Mazhar Sharif

Illustrators Designer, Sketch 4, Figma, InVision, Photoshop CC, Adobe Experience Design (XD), UX Strategy, User Interface (UI), User Interviews, Information Architecture (IA), Mobile App Design, Product Design, Web Design, 

United Arab EmiratesToptal Member Since October 31, 2022

Mazhar is a creative enthusiast and technologist with 10+ years of hands-on experience in UX and UI design and proven know-how of combining creative and usability viewpoints, resulting in world-class web and mobile applications. He designs high-impact, user-centered websites and mobile applications with a strong emotional appeal, sophisticated production values, and intuitive navigation to maximize user engagement and cement powerful brand identities.

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Guide to Hiring a Great Illustrator

Illustrators are experts at creating images that support written content. This guide to hiring illustrators features an overview of relevant skills, job description tips, and interview questions and answers that will help you identify the best candidates for your company.

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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 Illustrators Near San Jose

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Talk to One of Our Industry Experts

A Toptal director of design will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
2

Work With Hand-Selected Talent

Within days, we'll introduce you to the right illustrator for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new illustrator for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

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  • Trusted Experts Only

    Trusted Experts Only

    All of our talent are seasoned experts who ramp up quickly, readily contribute as core team members, and work with you to minimize onboarding time.

  • The Right Fit

    The Right Fit

    We have a knack for matching you with the right fit. Start working with your new hire on a no-risk trial period, paying only if satisfied.

  • Scale as Needed

    Scale as Needed

    Hire talent within 48 hours and scale your team up or down as needed, no strings attached.

  • Seamless Hiring

    Seamless Hiring

    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDA’s. Let us take care of the overhead while you focus on building great products.

  • Flexible Engagements

    Flexible Engagements

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

  • Expert Talent Matching

    Expert Talent Matching

    Focus on your project and enjoy support from your dedicated account executive and expert talent matcher.

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