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Ilyas Gaifullin
Senior Product Designer at Adjust
- Career Advice
- Design Process
- Mobile Design
- Portfolio Review
Heyo! I'm a senior product designer based in Berlin, now working at Adjust. I have a wealth of experience in creating mobile applications, developing websites, and building and launching design systems. I am here to help you with refining your CV, portfolio, and interview skills or if you're looking to enhance your skills and expertise. Let's collaborate to map out a practical roadmap for your career growth ✨
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Luis Colin
Principal Design Lead at SAP
- Design Leadership
- Service Design
- User Research
A strategic design lead with a visionary and entrepreneurial spirit changing mindsets, reshaping organisations and influencing for positive social change. I help businesses, new ventures & large organisations, discover opportunities by understanding human behaviours and their relationship with tech.
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Andreas Hofmann
Owner & Designer at EbonizeDesign
- Adobe
- Branding & Identity
- Consulting Advice
- Design Systems
I Am A Theories Based Designer And Programmer Of Human Intentions. I Do What Standards Tell Me To Do To Fullfill The Needs You Define.
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Tyson Kingsbury
Creative Director at Veriday
- Art Direction
- Creative Direction
- Figma
- Interaction Design
I’m an experienced Creative Director with over 20 years of experience in both print and web campaigns and projects. From national ad campaigns to large-scale websites, from B2C to Enterprise, I’ve enjoyed a career thus far that has allowed me to create and produce some truly wonderful projects. Specialties: Website & Intranet design, Branding and Brand Development, Strategic Planning, Corporate identity, Advertising, User Interface Design
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Khoi Vinh
Senior Director of Product Design at Adobe
- Design Leadership
- Design Management
- Illustration
- Product Design
Currently Principal Designer at Adobe. Previously, Khoi was co-founder and CEO of Mixel (acquired in 2013), Design Director of The New York Times Online, and co-founder of the design studio Behavior, LLC. He is the author of “How They Got There: Interviews with Digital Designers About Their Careers” and “Ordering Disorder: Grid Principles for Web Design,” and was named one of Fast Company’s “fifty most influential designers in America.”
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Parvesh Kadambri
Sr. Designer at MyySports
- Design Strategy
- Design Thinking
- Graphic Design
- Motion Design
Experienced Digital Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the oil & energy industry. Skilled in Graphic Design, Web Design, AutoCAD, Revit, Lighting, and Storyboarding. Strong media and communication professional with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) focused in Art/Art Studies, General from Delhi University.
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Zach Krasner
Design Lead at Cozy Finance
- Art Direction
- Creative Direction
- Product Design
- User Experience
When I was little I wanted to be an inventor. While I pictured something closer to an underground, high-tech, buzzing laboratory, clients have trusted me to reinvent their businesses through design. The combination of art, engineering, and a strategic business background merge together as a proven record of holistic product design. design.zachkrasner.com
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Aaron Jaro
User Experience Lead at Network Optix
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
Residing in Los Angeles and embracing simplicity for the last 10 years, Aaron is a curious and research driven Product Designer. Having found himself between the fields of design and e-commerce, he was able to balance design thinking and systems thinking. His most recent work with uCast Media demonstrated that anticipatory design not only delights users, but increases engagement in the ad industry.
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Alberto Longo
Senior SD | CX & UX Architect focused on Human Centered Artificial Intelligence & Robot Interaction at Softec
- Design Management
- Design Strategy
- Design Thinking
- Human Computer Interaction
I design relationships between people and systems / services / products. I am an award-winning Design Lead with 18+ years of International Design and Team Leadership. Proven experience in designing services and products, transforming corporate cultures and driving innovation, in multiple industrial sectors and international contexts. I have a proven track record in: - Driving innovation (product / service / company / organization) - Organizations in transformation (People / Processes / Cultures) - Change the corporate culture - Define a design culture - Collaboration with key clients to co-shape long-term strategies for their brands / products / services - Building / Management / Leading / Mentoring Design and hybrid teams at global / local level - Strategic thinking - Search users - Design of services - User experience design - IxD
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Jose Espinoza
Visual Designer at Expedia Group
- Graphic Design
- Typography
- UI Development
- User Experience
I'm Austin based multidisciplinary designer. I've been designing professionally since 2005 and have had roles in development, creative direction, and branding. If you have a project that needs working on, I'd love to help out. Here's a sampling of what I've had my hands in over the years.
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Ran Liu
Staff Product Designer, Product Growth at Webflow
- Illustration
- Product Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
I am a product designer who helps teams achieve measurable business impact through design. Before joining Adobe as a Senior Growth Designer, I designed user experiences at Amplitude, Marketo, and Chartboost. I hold an MS in Computer Science from the University of Maryland College Park where I focused on Human-Computer Interaction and Data Visualization.
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Ed Mangum
Senior Industrial designer at Google
- Branding & Identity
- Industrial Design
- Product Design
Hi! I'm an Industrial Designer currently working for Google's Hardware team in the Bay Area. I have a breath of experience from the consulting and corporate worlds from the past 12 years that I'd love to share. Please let me know how I can help!
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Karl Koch
Product Designer at Moneybox
- Career Advice
- Career Transitions
- Information Architecture
- Product Design
I'm Karl and I'm a software designer, developer, writer, tinkerer, and musician. Right now I'm designing for privacy at DuckDuckGo. I’m also Design Lead at Cosmic by night. Some people like to call me a designgineer. More about me here: https://www.kejk.tech/about
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Karen Yin
Product Designer at Appzen
- Product Design
- Visual Design
I'm a product designer working in an AI Fintech company (for enterprise). I believe in incorporating design solution and AI technology together to resolve users' pain points, rather than design only or technology only product.
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Wes Rowell
Graphic Designer/Illustrator/Cartoonist at Ballantine Communications, Inc.
- Adobe
- Art Direction
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
Hi there! Since 1998, I have worked as an illustrator, graphic designer, art director, marketing director, and small business owner. I am a husband, father, dog person, and Buffalo wing enthusiast. I have been using Adobe products since InDesign was called Quark and Photoshop didn’t have layers.
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Jonathan Steinberg
Americas Design Lead at IBM
- Branding & Identity
- User Experience
- User Interface
- User Testing
I have been around and around again. I love design and take time to explore each aspect that it offers. I have been a print designer laying out ads and copy at a newspaper to a product designer leading a team to build multi-million dollar projects. Whatever it is, I love it. With over 15 years experience in Visual, UX, and UI design, I come armed with a passion for great design and a strong willingness to seek answers and solve problems. The most important tool in my arsenal is the ability to evolve and grow. I take pride in developing unique and professional solutions with a wide variety of mediums. Contact me and join my network!
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Cadu Ribeiro
Product Design Lead at StartSe
- Accessibility
- Team Building
- User Experience
- User Research
I'm very visual, restless, and endlessly curious. That's what led me to choose design as my path in the professional world. My heart beats strongly for the experience, whether it's digital or in everyday life. It all started back in high school when a teacher introduced me to design. From that point on, my entire education was in this universe, from my undergraduate degree to my master's. College brought me a passion for photography, and I even had a photography studio that, over time, transformed into a design studio. I did a bit of everything, from serving local small businesses to market giants like L'Oréal. Besides the commercial side, I had the opportunity to collaborate with various educational and research institutions in the south and southeast of Brazil, including the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). This contact with educators and inspirers strengthened my desire to become a university professor. I realized that I can combine design and education by sharing my professional experience with students, bridging the gap between academia and the industry. Contributing to the development of future professionals is gratifying and naturally keeps me updated on everything happening in the design universe. Working in leadership, research, and design management ended up being a natural path for someone who has always believed in people's development through the design of experience, technology, and education. In addition to all of this, I am the father of three wonderful boys who make my life much more fun.
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Erik Bullen
Chief Operating Officer (Fractional) at Three Sages
- Consulting Advice
- eCommerce
- Entrepreneurship
I work with startups, venture/PE firms, and corporate innovators to drive growth, shape the future, and make stuff that matters. I do so by serving as a coach, advisor, consultant, interim executive, board member, or angel investor (or a combination thereof).
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Phillipe Calmet Williams
Founder/CEO at Qellqa Studios
- Career Advice
- Graphic Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
I offer guidance and insights to aspiring creatives and curious minds. Committed to fostering growth, I dedicate my time to mentoring individuals eager to embark on their journey in the graphic and web w design industry, as well as those seeking to expand their knowledge. With a wealth of experience and a genuine enthusiasm for design, I provide personalized advice, industry insights, and practical tips to empower mentees with the skills and confidence needed to succeed.
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Lakhbir Dhajan
product Designer at Carers Trust
- Data Visualization
- Graphic Design
- User Centered Design
- User Interface
Hi! I am a Product Designer with 10+ years experience from London. I have worked with FTSE 100, Global Technology consultancy and Creative Agency here in the UK. I worked as a Web Developer in another life!
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Jan Zheng
Bioinformatics Engineer at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research
- Design Systems
- Information Architecture
- Mobile Development
- User Experience
I’m Jan, a product designer who combines code, user research, and lean startup methods to tackle complex issues and difficult projects. I have experience with information architecture, data-heavy UX design, and front-end development. I prefer to use Vue or Svelte on top of Express/Fauna on Vercel. My goal is to work with a team to create engaging interactive experiences, either virtual, augmented, or location-based spaces. Since I have experience in both development and user experience/interaction design, I am willing to work both in development teams as well as information architecture and user interaction/experience research and design teams. Specialties: human-computer interaction, interaction design, user experience design, software development
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Siddhant Mehta
Principal Product Designer at Slack
- 3D
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
Product Design, Strategy & Animation. Focused on combining product, design, innovation and data. Currently working on Outlook Mobile (iOS & Android), previously at Skype, YouTube, YouTube VR & DreamWorks Animation. Product and Design leader — with 12 years of experience designing for mobile and web apps at scale (100M+ users). My personal journey has been fuelled by curiosity, self-learning and being relentless towards my next goal. Over the past few years, I've coached 100s of students, mid-level and senior designers, sharing unfiltered, actionable advice on: leadership, visual design, job hunts, reviewing resumés & portfolios, interviewing skills, growth, negotiating pay and more. (If we don't know each other, please Follow or Add a Note to the connection request)
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Behnaz HEIDARI
Product Designer at Startup
- Career Advice
- Consulting Advice
- Design Thinking
- Learning Design
I'm a product designer based in Paris, With a background in Literature, psychology & Arts.
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Tommy Dietz
Experience Design Architect at U.S. Bank
- Interaction Design
- Service Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
I’m an outcome-driven designer of human experiences for over 15 years. The last 10+ years, I've focused on the retail vertical at scale, leading, managing, and mentoring designers. Recently, I’ve explored a new vertical, and am learning more about Fintech. My passion is creating engaging experiences that exceed both business and usability objectives through Human-Centered Design (HCD), collaboration, generative research, and validation. I possess a unique combination of expertise in visual design, usability, user experience (UX) design, user research, information architecture, user interface (UI) design, front-end development, and strategy. I also offer the rare ability to communicate complex technical topics and solutions to non-technical audiences through different visual and physical mediums. Having worked in a variety of business industries, markets, and enterprises, I adapt seamlessly to any company culture. I thrive when faced with complicated problems and eagerly welcome experience design challenges. Personal Policy: Please refrain from booking sessions if you seek a referral to my current or any previous employer. Unfortunately, I won't be able to provide such referrals through mentorship sessions. Thank you!
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Leyla Novini
Senior UX Designer at Temenos
- Career Advice
- Interaction Design
- Storytelling
- User Experience
Versatile Senior UX design leader with experience in digital product across multiple industries. In addition to driving UX practices in research, and building prototypes from wireframes to high-fidelity for clients, I have led research and developed frameworks in user experience design for AI/ML. Outside of the world of UX, I am a photographer, clarinetist, and new to the world of improv.
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