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Chris G.

San Francisco, California

$45/hr
5.0
20 jobs

Hi there ๐Ÿ‘‹. I use design thinking to help build complex & custom solutions for projects including web, mobile, and desktop platforms. During the iterative process ๐Ÿ” I go through these steps: Understand โ†’ Observe โ†’ Define โ†’ Ideate โ†’ Prototype โ†’ Test = ๐Ÿ’Ž Double Diamond Design Model For each design, I pick the best tool among UX methodologies including Lean Canvas โ€ข Competitor Analysis โ€ข Persona/User profile โ€ข Empathy Map โ€ข Customer Journey Map โ€ข Information Architecture โ€ข Wireframing โ€ข Prototyping etc. Besides UX, I do: โœ”๏ธ UI design โ€“ UI-kits, icon sets, etc; โœ”๏ธ Interactive prototyping โ€“ test an app before starting development; โœ”๏ธ Motion design โ€“ micro-interactions & animations. Figma, Sketch, Xd, Protopie โ€“ I can use any design tool. Feel free to contact me at any time โœ

  • User Experience Design
  • User Flow
  • Wireframing
  • UI/UX Prototyping
  • Figma
  • SaaS
  • Mobile App Design
  • Mobile App Redesign
  • Mobile App Strategy
  • Interactive Prototype
  • Wireframe & Prototyping Software
  • Product Design
  • UX & UI Design
  • UI Animation
  • SaaS Development
  • UX Research
  • Ecommerce Website Development
  • User-Centered Design
  • Design & Usability Research
  • Brand Strategy
  • Website Redesign
Matt C.

Los Angeles, California

$65/hr
5.0
995 jobs

Graphic Designer, Creative Director, Musician and Illusionist from Los Angeles, California. It might seem peculiar that I get excited thinking about colors, typography, brands, music and magic but my passion for all aspects of graphic design and creativity have remained strong throughout my life and 15+ year career. My background includes corporate, agency and freelance graphic design experience, with a history of leading digital/print projects to acclaimed completion.

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Figma
  • Graphic Design
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Print Design
  • Brand Identity & Guidelines
  • Sketch
  • Logo Design
  • Website Redesign
  • Wix
  • Cards & Flyers
  • Brand Identity
Marcos M.

San Francisco, California

$75/hr
4.9
379 jobs

Have an app idea but not sure where to start? A few years ago, I was sitting exactly where many of my clients are today: trying to turn an idea into an app. After years of mistakes and learning to code, I ended up building SchooLinks, which grew into an Inc. 5000 business and raised over $90 million. Since then, I focus on designing and developing apps for founders and entrepreneurs with no technical background. People who have identified a problem that an app could solve, but they don't know how to build it. They have the vision, but they don't have the tech partner. And these are the results my clients have gotten: โ€ข $350M+ raised by clients โ€ข 2M+ users across products built โ€ข 10K+ five-star reviews across products built โ€ข Top 1% in App Design & Development on Upwork Book a consultation with me today! Iโ€™ll save you months of frustration by helping you understand the ins and outs of bringing an app to life: How much it costs, how long it takes, whatโ€™s the process and more. The apps Iโ€™ve built usually come in the form of: SaaS platforms, internal platforms, Mobile & web apps, Marketplace apps. Trusted By: Harvard, Samsung, Indeed, Yamaha, University of South Florida, and more. Technologies: OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Flutter, Node.js, Angular, AWS, MongoDB, Figma If youโ€™re serious about building your app the right way, letโ€™s talk!

  • User Experience Design
  • Mobile App Design
  • Mobile App Redesign
  • UI/UX Prototyping
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Web Application
  • Mobile App Development
  • Front-End Development
  • UX & UI
  • iOS Development
  • Android App Development
  • Software Development
  • JavaScript
  • User Authentication
Luis R.

Los Angeles, California

$50/hr
4.9
121 jobs

A professional website is often the first place people decide whether they trust your business. I help make sure that first impression feels clear, polished, and easy to act on. Iโ€™m Luis, a Top Rated website designer and UI/UX designer with 98% Job Success and 100+ completed projects. I work with growing brands, agencies, and founders who need a site that finally matches the level at which they operate. Iโ€™ve been designing and redesigning websites for over 6 years now. Hereโ€™s what itโ€™s like to work with me: โœ… When you work with me, you get a design partner who thinks through the full experience โ€” not just someone making screens. โœ… I look at messaging, layout, hierarchy, flow, and how each section supports the next action. โœ… I bring a mix of web design, UI/UX, branding, and conversion-focused thinking, so your site feels polished, clear, and easy to use. โœ… I have 100+ completed projects, a strong portfolio, and client feedback that reflects the quality, communication, and care I bring to each project. โœ… I work across Figma, Webflow, Framer, Wix, Squarespace, Shopify, and WordPress, depending on what fits the project best. โœ… Iโ€™m organized with my files, responsive in communication, and focused on making the process feel clear from strategy to final handoff. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I offer a polished, strategy-driven design process that goes beyond making a site look good. Whether you need a website redesign, a landing page, an e-commerce experience, a CMS setup, or a cleaner digital presence, I focus on creating something that feels aligned with your brand, is easy for users to navigate, and is practical for your team to maintain. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My expertise lies in: โœ… Responsive website design โœ… Responsive website redesign โœ… Landing pages and sales pages โœ… User Interface and User Experience design โœ… Webflow website design and CMS builds โœ… Framer website design and landing pages โœ… Wix and Squarespace website design โœ… Email design systems and marketing layouts โœ… SEO-friendly website structure โœ… Brand identity, color palettes, typography, and brand-to-web systems ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Letโ€™s work together if you need help improving your website, designing a landing page, refreshing a digital experience, or creating a polished design that better reflects where your brand is headed.

  • Web Design
  • Website Redesign
  • UX & UI
  • Webflow
  • Figma
  • Framer
  • Shopify
  • WordPress
  • Squarespace
  • Branding
  • Email Design
  • Wix
  • Graphic Design
  • Website Builders & CMS Consultation
  • Custom Web Design
  • Ecommerce Website
  • Website
  • Website Builder
  • Landing Page Design
  • Wix SEO Wiz
Syeda Shanze G.

San Mateo, California

$50/hr
4.9
108 jobs

โญ Top Rated UI UX Designer On Upwork ๐Ÿ”ฅ $100k+ Earnings on Upwork ๐ŸŽ–๏ธ 100% Job Success on Upwork ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป 6+ years of experience - Senior UI/UX Designer ๐Ÿค Collaborated with Fortune 500 Companies What positive attribute I bring to the table: ๐Ÿ”ถ 6+ years of professional and extensive experience ๐Ÿ”ถ Skilled and dedicated professional ๐Ÿ”ถ Daily updates and flexible availability ๐Ÿ”ถ Efficient, hardworking, and highly organized ๐Ÿ”ถ Detail-oriented focused, and motivated ๐Ÿ”ถ Communicative and responsible ๐Ÿ”ถ Clean, corporate, professional, modern design ๐Ÿ”ถ Quality: of course! ๐Ÿ”ถ Quick turnaround (you'll always have your project on time) ๐Ÿ”ถ Rush work available With my extensive design experience, I believe that I will be a great addition to your project if you are looking for skills: ๐Ÿ’Ž Web design (UI/UX) ๐Ÿ’Ž Mobile design (UI/UX) ๐Ÿ’Ž User flow & User journeys ๐Ÿ’Ž User Personas ๐Ÿ’Ž Lofi Wireframing ๐Ÿ’Ž High Fidelity Designs ๐Ÿ’Ž Clickable Animated Prototyping ๐Ÿ’Ž Ideal User Experience ๐Ÿ’Ž Website & Mobile App Audit ๐Ÿ’Ž User Testing ๐Ÿ’Ž Stylescapes ๐Ÿ’Ž Brand Identity ๐Ÿ’Ž Design System ๐Ÿ’Ž Typography ๐Ÿ’Ž Icon Design ๐Ÿ’Ž Logo Design ๐Ÿ’Ž E-commerce ๐Ÿ’Ž Landing Page Design ๐Ÿ’Ž SaaS Platform Design ๐Ÿ’Ž Dashboard Design I have experience with the following tools: ๐Ÿ”ท Figma ๐Ÿ”ท Adobe XD ๐Ÿ”ท InVision ๐Ÿ”ท Sketch ๐Ÿ”ท Zeplin ๐Ÿ”ท Slack ๐Ÿ”ท Jira, Notion My working hours: Monday โ€“ Saturday I greatly appreciate your time reviewing my work and look forward to working with you very soon. Feel free to invite me to your project. ๐Ÿ”‘ Keywords: UI/UX, UI Design, Android guidelines, iOS guidelines, logo design, Material Design, Tailwind CSS, User Interface Design, website design, Figma, Adobe XD, GUI design, User interface designs, UX Research, Graphics & UI Design, Adobe Illustrator, Animation UI, UX design, User Interface Design, UI/UX Design, Graphic designer, Landing Page, User Experience Design, Web & Mobile Design, Responsive Web Design, UI Research, User Flow, Android and iOS app design, mobile first design, mobile design, Android app design, Graphics & UI Design, website wireframing, lofi, e-commerce web design, Ant Design, Clickable prototype, Export Assets from Figma, Developer Handout, Identity, Advertising, Redesign, Guidelines, Management, Web-design, Mock-up, Long term, Short term, Search ENgine, Designer, Mobile Design, Creation, UX, Digital Marketing, Android Design, Hire, Mobile UX Design, Graphics, Desktop, HTML5, Javascript, Website Prototyping, Agency, Freelancer, User Experience, Web & Mobile Design, Website, Usability, Application design, iPhone, UI/UX Design, CSS3, platform Head of Design, Team Leader, UI, Branding, Responsive, iPad Design, Android, Responsive Design, Promo, Solution, Illustrator, Experienced, Identity, Job, iOS, Testing, SAAS, Software as a service, Design Thinking, Infographics design, Graphic Design, Productive, Web Design, Logotype, Visual Design, User Experience Design, UX Research, Material Design, UI Research, Adobe, Art Director, Effective, Design Guru, App Design, Webflow, Design Expert, Web Design, Update, A/B Testing, Fortune 500, icon design, Typography, Branding, User Interface, iOS app design, prototype design, Webdesign, wireframes design, InVision, Zeplin, Design, UX/UI, UX, UI, Slack, Jira, Logo, Creative, Adaptive, design, Google, WordPress, Webflow, Seo Audit iOS and Android guideline, WordPress design, Interaction Design.

  • User Experience Design
  • Visual Communication
  • Web Design
  • Icon Design
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • User Interface Design
  • Figma
  • Mobile App Design
  • Software Design
  • Journey Mapping
  • iPhone UI Design
Serhii R.

Roseville, California

$75/hr
4.9
189 jobs

15+ years in UI UX Design and 100+ product projects delivered, helping teams improve activation, conversion, retention, and usability. Iโ€™m a UI UX Designer who turns complex ideas into clear, build-ready interfaces across SaaS, Web App Design, and Mobile App Design. WHAT I DO (CLIENT RESULTS FIRST) If you need a UI UX Designer who can simplify complexity without dumbing down the product, youโ€™re in the right place. My UI UX Design work is built to: โ€ข Increase onboarding completion and time-to-first-value with clearer flows โ€ข Improve conversion on key actions, sign-up, upgrade, checkout, booking โ€ข Reduce user confusion and support tickets with complete UI states and better UX writing โ€ข Speed up delivery with a scalable system your team can reuse โ€ข Align design and engineering so Web App Design and Mobile App Design ship as intended TYPICAL METRICS CLIENTS AIM TO IMPROVE Results depend on product, traffic, and implementation, but UI UX Design improvements commonly target: โ€ข +10-30% onboarding completion and activation โ€ข +5-20% conversion on core flows, sign-up, upgrade, checkout โ€ข -15-35% confusion-driven support tickets by fixing states and clarity issues โ€ข Faster releases by reducing UI rework and standardizing components WHERE I ADD THE MOST VALUE Iโ€™ve worked across B2B and B2C products for 15+ years, and my UI UX Design experience covers everything from early MVPs to mature platforms. My selected portfolio includes 14+ SaaS and dashboard web apps and 11+ mobile apps (iOS and Android). As a UI UX Designer, Iโ€™m especially effective on products with real logic: dashboards, admin panels, tables and filters, multi-step forms, roles and permissions, settings and billing, and mobile feature flows. MAIN SERVICES (UI UX DESIGN) โ€ข End-to-end UI UX Design for new products and MVPs โ€ข Web App Design for SaaS platforms, dashboards, admin portals, internal tools โ€ข Mobile App Design for iOS and Android, onboarding, engagement, subscriptions โ€ข UX audits, heuristic reviews, redesign roadmaps (quick wins and long-term fixes) โ€ข User flows, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, interaction specs โ€ข Design systems, components, tokens, documentation for consistent UI UX Design WHAT YOU RECEIVE Hiring me as your UI UX Designer means you get production-ready UI UX Design that reduces rework: โ€ข A clean Figma file organized for handoff, components, variants, tokens, styles โ€ข Responsive Web App Design layouts with clear hierarchy and data density rules โ€ข Mobile App Design screens aligned to native patterns and real device constraints โ€ข Full state coverage, loading, empty, error, disabled, permission-based states โ€ข Interaction notes for forms, tables, filters, modals, onboarding, key actions โ€ข Optional implementation support, I review builds and keep UI UX Design consistent HOW WEโ€™LL WORK TOGETHER 1. Align on goals, users, constraints, success metrics 2. Map journeys and edge cases, then iterate in wireframes 3. Create high-fidelity UI UX Design in Figma for Web App Design or Mobile App Design 4. Build or extend the system to prevent inconsistencies across screens 5. Handoff with clear specs, then support QA so what ships matches the UI UX Design TOOLS AND COLLABORATION Primary tools: Figma, FigJam. Collaboration: Notion, Jira, Slack, Google Workspace. I design with component-based thinking and can align UI UX Design to React and Next.js patterns, Tailwind, shadcn-style components, and design tokens so Web App Design implementation is straightforward. WHY CLIENTS CHOOSE ME โ€ข Strong product judgment, I ask the right questions early to avoid rework โ€ข Clear communication, fast iterations, no surprises โ€ข UI UX Design that balances usability, brand, engineering constraints โ€ข A UI UX Designer who delivers consistent Web App Design and Mobile App Design systems, not one-off screens NEXT STEP Send your product link (or brief), current challenges, and timeline. Iโ€™ll reply with a practical plan, clear deliverables, and the fastest path to measurable improvement in your UI UX Design.

  • User Experience Design
  • Mockup
  • Responsive Design
  • User Flow
  • Wireframing
  • UX & UI Design
  • UX & UI
  • User Interface Design
  • Product Design
  • Web Design
  • Mobile App Design
  • Web Application
  • Dashboard
  • Interaction Design
  • Prototyping
  • Figma
  • GUI Design
  • Information Design
  • UI/UX Prototyping
  • JavaScript

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