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Website: gazaldesign.com I’m a Softgoods Designer with a unique blend of experience in Sports Product Design, Bags and Gear Design and Development, and Mechanical Engineering. I offer a comprehensive range of services to bring your product from concept to prototype and all the way to manufacturing, through detailed tech packs and direct communication with your manufacturer or ours. Services Offered • Concept Discover the problem, determine the human and technical capabilities of the design, deliver detailed 2D sketches, based on human-centered design • Prototype Develop digital, 3D modeling (Rhino and Fusion360), paper and low-fidelity physical soft goods and hard goods prototypes, validate the capabilities outlined in the Concept as an iterative process • Specification & Tech Packs Determine specification and measurement, options for materials as BOM, and manufacturing instructions, ensuring alignment with the original Concept and Prototype, facilitate clear communication between us all and the manufacturer

Design that helps great ideas travel further. I'm a graphic designer specializing in editorial design, brand identity, and visual storytelling. I help organizations, experts, researchers, and growing brands turn ideas into strategic branding and publications that expand their reach, build authority, and drive engagement. Great ideas often fail to reach their full audience because they're difficult to communicate. Through thoughtful design, visual storytelling, and strategic systems, I help transform complex information into experiences people can understand, remember, and share. Whether I'm developing a visual identity, designing a publication, or sketching out a package label, my goal stays the same: helping people understand, engage with, and act on information. I value intuition, authenticity, and clear communication. The strongest design solutions emerge when business goals, audience needs, and visual storytelling are in sync. When that happens, the work not only looks right, it feels right. GENERAL PROCESS (so you can get an idea of what it might be like to work together) ▲ Initial Call: We'll start with a call to discuss your project goals and requirements. ▲ Research & Direction: I'll dive into market research and pull together a mood board to nail down the project's aesthetic direction, using any existing materials you share. ▲ Draft Presentation: I'll draft distinct versions of the design and present them to you. ▲ Feedback & Revisions: We'll hop on another call to discuss feedback, and I'll make revisions as needed. ▲ Final Delivery: I'll deliver final files in an organized system, clearly marked with a reference sheet. AREAS OF FOCUS ▲ Brand Identity & Logo Systems ▲ Editorial & Publications ▲ Packaging ▲ Tradeshows ▲ Website Design PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS: ▲ Pisco Partsense™ Branding and CES Prep (largest tech conference worldwide) ▲ National Science Foundation Educating for Impact National Report Immunotherapy education framework for community colleges nationwide. ▲ Boise Whitewater Park Impact Report Narrative driven economic, tourism, recreation, and community outcomes

*TOP 1% OF UPWORK FREELANCERS* I'm an accomplished and dedicated UX & UI designer with 5+ years of experience who is passionate about creating useful and memorable digital experiences. I've solved design problems at organizations like Nike, US Department of State, Warner, Universal Studios, Sony, Puma, BBDO, and more. Leveraging a background in illustration (5+years), animation (5+ years), & graphic design (5+ years), I design user experiences that are thoughtful, delightful, and empathetic. Process*: - Evaluate your needs & objectives - Define work - Conduct research and collect data - Build product structure - Create low fidelity mock-ups - Create high fidelity mock-ups - Prototype - Usability Testing - QA Development Design Tools: - Figma - Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator & more) - Sketch - Adobe XD - Cursor - Lovable - Adobe XD - Invision - Anima Prototyping - Proto.io - Zeplin - JIRA - Affinity Designer - Procreate Workflow Tools: - Slack - Asana - Trello - Monday - Baseccamp - Google Suite - Microsoft Office - Box, Dropbox - Zoom - Airtable Thank you for taking the time to review my profile on Upwork. If you have a project you need help developing, feel free to contact me here via Upwork

🏆 2x Apple Design Awards | 💻 Product, Design, & Engineering Leadership | 🚀 Onshore Team Based in North America | 🌍 Trusted by Multi-Billion Dollar Startups I’m Griff 👋 a designer, product strategist, and founder of Kelektiv, a small but mighty partnership of onshore experts in UX/UI, brand design, and engineering. We help founders and product leaders move faster with world-class execution across product, design, and engineering without the friction of hiring multiple teams or managing overseas contractors. With 30+ years of combined experience at top Silicon Valley startups, our team has shipped everything from beautiful, high-converting mobile apps to full-stack platforms powering multi-million-dollar businesses. 🧠 What We Do We partner with founders, heads of product, and fast-moving teams to design and build exceptional digital products: Product & Design - UX/UI design for mobile apps & web platforms - Brand identity systems & visual design - Prototyping, user testing, and product strategy Engineering - React & React Native app development - Full-stack web builds (Next.js, Typescript, Node) - Scalable architecture & database design (PostgreSQL, Firebase, Neon) - Authentication & APIs (Clerk, Supabase, REST, GraphQL) ⚡ Why Founders Trust Us - Top 1% Expert on Upwork - Onshore team (USA + Canada) - no timezone or communication lag - 16+ years in design + full-stack engineering expertise - Trusted by global brands like: ✅ Airbnb ✅ Red Bull ✅ Google ✅ Uber ✅ Thumbtack ✅ IBM ✅ Coca-Cola - Built dozens of MVPs, v1s, and scalable products for early-stage startups and enterprise teams We work quickly, communicate clearly, and deliver results that make teams feel like they have a secret weapon. Whether you’re starting from an idea or scaling an existing product, we can lead from zero to launch or plug in wherever you need help most. Let’s talk about how we can help you design and build something great. 📅 Send us a message to get started - let’s move fast and ship smart. keywords: user experience, user interface, ux, ui, ux/ui, product design, mobile app design, web design, branding, wireframes, prototyping, design systems, interaction design, branding & visual identity, design review, mvp development, frontend, backend, full-stack development, api integrations, scalable architecture, product development, UX, UI, UX/UI, React Native, Next.js, Typescript, design-to-code, agile development, onshore engineering, saas platforms, e-commerce solutions, startup MVP, digital platforms, custom cms

I have spent the last 9 years as a professional Graphic Designer. I have experience in digital and print including emails, web and posters. I enjoy branding and creating systems for clients that embody their ideals and are useful to their success. I also enjoy communicating and telling stories through illustrations.

No one should feel overwhelmed by their data. I can meet you where you’re at, whether you are working from excel files or even pdfs, APIs, or if you have a full data pipeline already set up. We can work together to create KPIs and use Tableau or Excel to create clean, simple visuals for executives, or detailed dashboards for SMEs to explore on their own. I’m an urban planner with over 15 years of experience in data analysis and visualization, with an emphasis on spatial data. In every job I’ve held, I became the default analyst for the team. From calculating energy efficiency savings at a manufacturing plant as a mechanical engineer to creating traffic safety infographics as an urban planner, data has always been my passion. I can help you with a one-time project, or I can help set up standard reports that track your metrics on a regular basis. I can save your team time by automating reports, and I can save your business money by using data to inform decisions.