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Dallan Isom
Product Designer at MTN OPS
- Art Direction
- Creative Direction
- Graphic Design
- Industrial Design
I am a creative professional with a deep understanding of human values and design processes. I specialize in building multi-sensory experiences that connect people to brands, inspire action, and drive solutions to market. I balance my creative abilities with strategic business plans to reach exceptional levels of excellence and enjoy working collaboratively with others to bring bold ideas to life.
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Armando Qose
UX & Product Designer at Motomtech
- Design Strategy
- Product Design
- Product Management
- User Experience
Product Owner · UX Strategist · Builder I'm a digital product designer with 8+ years of experience turning messy ideas into clean, high-performing products. I specialize in UX, product strategy, and brand systems with a sharp eye for what sells and what scales. I’ve led design across startups and tech teams, always focused on real outcomes: growth, clarity, and user obsession. I work deep. I move fast. I care about humans. And I’m not here to play small.
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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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Shiva Chaudhary
Manager- Design at Sew pvt ltd
- Art Direction
- Design Management
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
I'm a professional Creative/UI designer with over 9 years of experience. Design is a never ending road to explore as much as you can, perfect blend of art and science.
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Shivangi Jaiswal
Senior UX Designer at CBRE
- Design Leadership
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- Product Management
I am a User Experience & Interface. Currently I am pursuing clinical psychology, I love to guide and learn about Designing, Psychology, personal financial & environmental issues. I enjoy every aspect of my work, and I'm not afraid of Mondays. I work meticulously & always seek to improve myself. Managing, planning and budgeting are among my strongest abilities. My leadership, coordination and camaraderie skills are excellent. Hi there! I am a User Experience Designer at CBRE. As a UX designer, my primary goal is to decrypt the code of everyone's requirements, not just for the present but also for the future. Everyone on this planet should be considered as a part of every project because everyone is affected in some way, positive or negative. Prior to this, I worked for Tech Mahindra, Vendekin Technologies, and Tecture. My main interests are design, psychology, and personal finance.
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Natalie Lew
Senior Experience Designer at ChowNow
- Graphic Design
- Interaction Design
- User Experience
Hi! I'm an Interaction Designer at frog in Brooklyn passionate about the intersection of ethics and technology. I previously was an Adobe Creative Resident of 2017, where I worked to make interaction design as a field more accessible for entry-level creatives.
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Amil Asokan
Lead Product Design at nudgem
- Design Thinking
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
Hi! I’m Amil Asokan, a Product designer based in Tbilisi. I create user-friendly interfaces for fast-growing startups.
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Scott Dickie
Head of Product Design at Udacity
- Career Advice
- Consulting Advice
- Design Critique
- Design Strategy
I've been in the industry for 16+ years and for the last 7 years have developed, grown and led UX design and research teams for a variety of companies. I'm passionate about building the next generation of designers who are self aware, confident, understand business and strategy.
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Rana Hammad
Senior UI/UX Designer at DubiCars.com
- Design Thinking
- Product Design
- Product Management
- User Experience
Hello, and welcome to my profile! I'm Hammad, an experienced UI/UX designer specializing in creating visually captivating and user-friendly digital experiences. My approach is centered around user-centric design principles, where I meticulously focused on user behaviors, preferences, and pain points to inform every design decision. By conducting thorough user research, I gain valuable insights that shape wireframes and prototypes aimed at optimizing user flows and enhancing overall usability. Throughout my journey at DubiCars, I have been entrusted with the responsibility. To ensure that your product stands out in a competitive market, I conduct in-depth competitor analysis, identifying industry trends and incorporating innovative design elements that elevate your user experience above the rest. My skills include: - User Research: Leveraging user insights to inform design decisions and create intuitive experiences. - Wireframing: Crafting clear and logical wireframes that effectively communicate the product's structure and layout. - Prototyping: Developing interactive prototypes to simulate user interactions and validate design concepts. - High-Fidelity Designs: Transforming wireframes into visually stunning, pixel-perfect designs that resonate with your target audience. - Usability Testing: Conducting tests and gathering user feedback to refine designs and optimize user satisfaction. - Responsive Design: Ensuring seamless experiences across various devices & screen sizes.
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Hamed Yahyaei
Service Designer and Design Lead at Scania Group
- Design Leadership
- Design Thinking
- Service Design
- User Centered Design
I am a self-motivated cognitive designer and also a lifelong learner, focusing on Business Transformation via Customer Experience, Innovation, Digitalisation, & Sustainability. Design Thinking is my cup of tea. (IxDA Local Leader+ IDF Europe Manager+ Service Designer & Design Lead at Scania, Sweden) I am a self-motivated designer who loves innovation and sustainability. My passion is gluing design thinking to (Lean & Agile) UX and CX; thus bridging the gap between people and technology, humanization and digitalization, customers and brands, end-users and products or services by applying Human-Centered Design plus Planet-Centered Design via Systems & Design Thinking/Doing methods to improve the experiences! So, I focus on UCD and Sustainability by Design to align business strategies, and goals with customers' and end users' needs to (co-)create a win-win situation.
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Andrea Picchi
Head of Design at Kroo
- Design Leadership
- Design Management
- Design Strategy
I am a resolute problem-solver that, in the past years led, and motivated teams and personally contributing to the creation of experiences that touched millions of people worldwide.
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Manuel Cramer
CPO & Geschäftsleiter München at apploft. GmbH
- Design Leadership
- eCommerce
- User Experience
- User Interface
I’m Manu. I am a Design Manager, Product Consultant, Mindset Preacher, and Agile Thinker with a human-centered, analytical, and service-oriented working method. For the chocolate cake, I would die. By eating every sort of nuts I will die. I’m looking forward to meeting all of you soon. Best, Manu I am a Design Manager, Product Consultant, Mindset Preacher, and Agile Thinker with a human-centered, analytical, and service-oriented working method. I am especially passionate about Experience Design and Digital Entrepreneurship and blend a strong, openly holistic mindset and product thinking with deeper technical background, science, and business acumen to build great products and make sense of complex system landscapes. Furthermore, I work across different disciplines to help create innovative experiences. Over fifteen years of expertise in digital businesses and production environments with a proven track record of designing and shipping successful experiences, I’ve gained a broad knowledge of natural problem-solving, user-centered processes and lean discovery methodologies, native and web design best practices for consumer and enterprise markets alike, across different industries with a focus on e-commerce, retail and VoD services.
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Kelly Kruschel
Sr. UX Designer, Fortnite at Epic Games
- Art Direction
- Creative Direction
- Graphic Design
- Typography
Hello, I have been a UX Designer for over 15 years and currently working at Zynga as a Senior UX Designer for Casual Games.
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Manoj Prid
Creative Director and Head of Sustainability at Kaelis
- Art Direction
- Branding & Identity
- Creative Direction
- Graphic Design
Design is the medium that allows me to visualise the world through the lens of creativity. I feel lucky to be doing what I am passionate about: Bringing ideas to existence, translating a concept into reality in the medium that best suits it be it Print, Web, Video, Product or the whole digital arena. I enjoy the process of taking a dream to a concept, developing it into an idea and bringing it to life, using Nature, Fashion and Architecture as my inspiration. I love what I do, and continue to do, continue to grow and continue to create. Design is the medium that allows me to visualise the world through the lens of creativity. I feel lucky to be doing what I am passionate about: Bringing ideas to existence, translating a concept into reality in the medium that best suits it be it Print, Web, Video, Product or the whole digital arena. I enjoy the process of taking a dream to a concept, developing it into an idea and bringing it to life, using Nature, Fashion and Architecture as my inspiration. I love what I do, and continue to do, continue to grow and continue to create.
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Ben Cannon
Design Director at Accenture Federal Services
- Design Leadership
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
- User Research
I am a seasoned Design Director with over 15 years of experience leading user experience design teams and shaping design practices. in my current role at a Fortune 500 design and technology consultancy, I oversee a team of over 160 design specialists and focus on human-centered design, delivering impactful web and mobile experiences for clients such as Fidelity Investments, MasterCard, and the Federal government. My prior roles include User Experience Director at mobile app design agency and Creative Director at global digital transformation consulting company, where I managed large design teams and established creative direction for web and mobile solutions for global brands like Nissan, Canon, and Adidas. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Miami University of Ohio and certifications in SAFe Agile Product Management and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
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Jyoti Thakur
Associate Design Director - Product & Service Design at IBM
- Information Architecture
- Interaction Design
- User Centered Design
- User Experience
12+ years of experience in the field of designing an application with a core understanding of the user-centric approach. I love to bring solution to the problem and that's what design is for me. 13+ year’s experience in the IT industry & a Certified Usability Analyst from HFI (Human Factors International, USA). An experienced Usability Analyst with a deep understanding of user experience while designing applications for huge companies in different domains of E-Commerce, Chemicals & Petroleum, Healthcare, Digital Banking, Technology & Travel, Digital Reinvention, Specialties: Experience in creating Information Architecture of the system by including Stakeholder Interviews, CX Journey Mapping, Contextual Inquiry, Card Sorting, Competitive Analysis, Heuristic Evaluations, formal Usability Testing, A/B Testing, Ethnography Research. Expertise in problem-solving through a good understanding of user-centered design principles, qualitative experience in all aspects of creative design including conceptualization, designing, & execution. Facilitating Design Thinking from cross-functional product teams for successful product Innovation & UX Design. Set up an in-house usability lab, building a niche research team through mentoring & training them with the industry matching standards. Produce deep study reports of consumer insights based on observation & insights through different methodologies adopted during the process. Help the organization by building a world-class customer experience by delivering valuable insights through qualitative & quantitative research.
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David Keiser
Senior UI/UX Designer at KeiserMedia
- Creative Direction
- Interaction Design
- User Experience
- User Interface
UI/UX Designer and founder of KeiserMedia located in Recklinghausen, Germany. I've been designing digital products, and web and mobile interfaces for about 8+ years. I believe in people over profit working with the right individuals and investing in personal growth is essential.
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Karl Heine
Solutionist at creativeplacement
- Art Direction
- Career Advice
- Career Transitions
- Creative Direction
As a solutionist and creative activator — career coach / educator / speaker, Karl currently develops creatives at all levels (Senior professionals and emerging talent). My difference — a practicing designer and engaged in the industry for 35 years (recruiting) for agencies, brands and in-house communication departments. Teaching — SVA Faculty BFA Illustration / BFA Comic, SVA Summer Residency, FIT, SASD, SUNY New Paltz, UCONN, (M.AD) Miami Ad School, Anhui Polytechnic, Wuhu, China, Aurora College, Shanghai, China, Sun Moon University, Korea (VSP), Hygienic Academy. Speaking — AIGA Connecticut EPW 2023, AIGA UpState Get Worked Up, AIGA Emerging Designers Conference, AIGA Syracuse University, AIGA Rhode Island, SVA BFA Illustration and Summer Storytelling Residency Program, WCSU, University of Hartford, Portfolio Center, CADC Student Conference Ready, Set, Go! Keynote, Design Innovation Symposium Wuhu, China, Graphic Artists Guild, Job Market Exposed NYC, FIT, Sustainable Print, Graphic Artist Guild, Face Forward, Pratt, How Live, CFC Round Tables, RISD, UCONN, University of Bridgeport, Carnegie Mellon University, and Miami Ad School, Industry Heros. Industry — (TDC) Type Directors Club, AIGA (Founding Board Member-Brand Central, (CADC) Connecticut Art Directors Club (Executive Board 1995–2000 and 2006–2000), (ADC) Art Directors Club, PUSH Workshops, and Graphic Artists Guild. Knowing our industry and market allows for best placements/connections and advice.
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ILun Hsu
Product Analytics and UX Research at Capital One Commercial Bank at Capital One
- eCommerce
- Mobile Development
I coach and train teams on how to use data analytics to design beautiful and intuitive digital interfaces. Don't just design, use data to measure your impact! Specialties: • Integrating product analytics with user research, design, and product marketing to scale user growth • Creating Digital Measurement Strategies for marketing campaigns, e-commerce, web & mobile apps • Digital Media Planning Optimization (Integrating multiple data sources to measure ROI of digital campaigns, creatives, and media buys for display, paid search, social, and affiliate marketing) • Measuring and Improving Online Customer Experience through customer data platforms: Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Mixpanel, Clicktale, OpinionLab, Usabilla, Segment • Digital Analytics (assessment, strategies, business analysis, and adoption) • Data Visualization (dashboard automation, deployment and adoption)
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Robert Merrell
Director of Product Management at Lucem Health
- Development
- Product Development Process
- Product Management
Product Innovation | Strategic Product Leader | Transforming SaaS with Insight-Driven Solutions A forward-thinking product executive specializing in SaaS and services, with a strong track record in driving innovation and delivering market-leading solutions that elevate user engagement and improve patient outcomes. Skilled at leading cross-functional teams to develop, launch, and scale products that align with both business objectives and regulatory requirements. Highly adept in strategic planning, market analysis, and fostering key stakeholder relationships to create impactful, compliant, and sustainable solutions. Recognized for a results-oriented approach and dedication to advancing healthcare through data-driven, user-centered product development.
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Dhan Bhat
Senior Product Designer at Credible
- eCommerce
- Sketch
- User Experience
- User Interface
I'm a process & data-driven lead UX designer bringing international business leaders, designers, and developers together to simplify digital experiences for global customers. As an upcoming design leader, I am passionate about unlocking the right experience for users by leveraging design thinking methods and a customer-centric approach. I am currently learning how design thinking can create a broader impact socially, economically, and for sustainability. Key Skills: Design Strategy, Information Architecture, Cross-Functional Team Collaboration, Usability Testing.
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Hemik Mehta
Regional Innovation & Start-up Coordinator at ujarat Technological University
- Branding & Identity
- Entrepreneurship
- Graphic Design
- Growth Marketing
MBA In Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Venture Development, Involved with Startup Ecosystem for the last 5 years. Enabling Startups at Gujarat Technological University, a Government Enterprise promoting innovation and entrepreneurship across the Gujarat state. Supporting Innovators with Government grants, Mentoring, IPs, Linking with government & private organizations, and sensitization through training & events. And I am also co-founder at Viral Brain Systems Pvt. Ltd Which we are work on AR/VR Technology.
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David Ajayi
Product Designer, Send at Flutterwave
- Augmented Reality
- Mobile Design
- Product Design
- Typography
Hi! Please call me Mide Ajayi, I am a digital product designer, and an XR designer. I have a few years of experience working in the blockchain, financial and immersive space.
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Sarah Pierson
Graphic Designer at Freelancer
- Graphic Design
- Lettering
Book design and hand lettering. Clients include HarperCollins Publishers, Disney Hyperion, and Little, Brown and Company
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Lily Ekman
Senior Product Designer at Acast
- Design Systems
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
Hello! I'm a Product Designer with background in UX and UI Design. I have experience from industries such as gaming, music, podcasting. I love to work with UI animations and tricky design challenges, for example making the same UI work for gamepad, touch, VR and keyboard at the same time!
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