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Kate Valdes

User Research Designer, Sketch, UX Audits, Figma, High-fidelity Mockups, Adobe CC, High-fidelity Prototypes, iOS, Interactive Prototypes, Android, Personas, WordPress, Mobile App Design, + 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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Karina Kozinsky

User Research Designer, UX Design, UI Design, Information Architecture (IA), Visual Design, Sketch, Figma, 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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Deborah Dennis

User Research Designer, User Flows, Product Design, User Experience (UX), Web App UX, User Interviews, Usability Testing, UX Audits, Adobe Experience Design (XD), User Interface (UI), Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Wireframing, SaaS Design, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since September 27, 2016

Deborah is a UX design and research expert in analyzing users' needs and crafting creative and engaging interaction designs. She is well versed in making complex products into simple easy to use interfaces. Deborah has designed mobile, web, and SaaS apps for Visa, Apple, Intel, Autodesk, Symantec, and multiple startups. Deborah is a collaborative leader skilled in building relationships, influencing, and presenting as well as setting priorities, strategy, and design direction.

SaaS Enterprise Web Application for Condition Monitoring

Product Design | mVISA Mobile Push Payments App

A User Experience Review: B2B Web App

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Angela Liu

User Research Designer, Sketch, Product Design, Figma, Prototyping, Web Design, UX Design, PowerPoint Design, + 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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James Tucker

User Research Designer, Sketch, Personas, Adobe Illustrator, UX, Adobe Photoshop, Prototyping, UX Flows, UX Research, Wireframing, UX Design, UI Design, Web App UX, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since May 30, 2018

James is an idea machine and master problem-solver when it comes to user interfaces. He is passionate about making users love the product because of the naturally intuitive adoption the user has with the UI. James fuses cognitive science techniques with clever interaction design to make products people love.

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Corey Lewis

User Research Designer, iOS, Digital Product Design, Android, UX Research, App UI, Rapid Prototyping, App UX, UI Research, Dashboard Design, Web UI, User Interface (UI), eCommerce, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since June 27, 2016

Corey is a passion-driven UX/UI designer who specializes in crafting digital solutions for websites and mobile apps. He possesses a keen eye for designing modern, aesthetically pleasing user experiences. Corey has designed for leading companies, including Disney, Harley, FOX, Genentech, 1800Dentist, Teach, ABC, and Yosemite. His agile experiences in product management, research, and UX/UI allow Corey to produce highly effective products.

SaaS Application and Website - PipeSearch

Health App - BUDDY by LiveFreely

Real Estate - Sactown

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Denis Lesak

User Research Designer, Sketch, Mobile, UX Flows, Product Design, Protoyping, Tablet UI, Tablet Design, Tablet UX, Mobile UI, Web UX, Web UI, User Interviews, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since April 3, 2017

Denis is a strategic product designer and design system advocate passionate about solving problems and creating deeply felt experiences. He advocates for a process-driven approach to design that relies equally on empathy, data, and the ability to ideate quickly. He is a deft collaborator with a reputation for consensus-building. Denis' goal is to enrich lives, one interaction at a time.

3D Model Mobile App

Design System - Disney Studios

Enterprise Web App - 3D Models

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Raphael McDonnell

User Research 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.

REME Mobile Application (Client)

REME Mobile Application (Service Provider)

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Riley Pelosi

User Research Designer, UX Research, UX Design, Mobile UX Design, Usability Testing, Mobile UI, Mobile UI Design, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since February 25, 2020

Riley is a product UI/UX designer with 4+ years of enterprise and startup experience. Her work demonstrates a track record of iteratively shipping designs that are optimized for conversion, engagement, and retention. As a systematic thinker with a specialization in cross-platform design, she is passionate about turning problems into simple, cohesive, and engaging user experiences across native mobile and web applications.

Goop – Web eCcommerce Checkout Design

Fluently – iOS App Design

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Peter Perez Jr

User Research Designer, UX Design, Data Visualization, UI Design, Web Design, User Experience (UX), Visual Design, Wireframing, Branding, UI Branding, Prototyping, Agile, Blockchain, + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since December 1, 2018

Peter is a senior product designer and startup founder with over 9 years of experience designing user-centric digital products from conception to market. He enjoys working on products that make a positive impact in the world and uplifts its team via a healthy and fun startup culture attitude. He specializes in UX design, UI, dashboard design, productivity tools, and SAAS products.

Rasa.io | Smart Newsletters Powered by AI

Job Elephant | Job Listing SaaS Platform

Blockcards | A DApp Blockchain Virtual Game

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Amy Mew

User Research Designer, Sketch, InDesign CC, Usability Testing, Personas, Mobile App UX, User Journey Maps, User Experience (UX), Sitemaps, Information Architecture (IA), User Flows, Wireframing, Responsive Web Design (RWD), + 0 more

United StatesToptal Member Since September 22, 2017

Amy is a UX designer and researcher with over 15 years of professional experience working with advertising and branding agencies on projects for small startups to Fortune 500. She has worked in-house and remotely with multidisciplinary teams of all sizes to help guide a product’s functionality, development, content, and layout into an engaging, rewarding experience. Amy is always on the lookout for exciting and innovative collaborations.-

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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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