José Torre

Designer

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
I just love Design.

Work Experience

Shopify

Staff Product Designer

Designing really exciting things.
September 2019 - Present Ontario, Canada

TomTom

Design Lead

April 2018 - August 2019 Netherlands

TomTom

Senior Designer

I'm part of the team responsible to design the UI and UX for most of the drive related Products.
Like the iF Design Award-winning Sat Navs:
TomTom Go (2017)
TomTom Rider 400 (2016)
TomTom 'GO' Series (2014)

And our Android and iOS mobile apps.
March 2016 - May 2018 Amsterdam, Netherlands

TomTom

Visual UX Designer

In London, I was the representative of the team responsible for the UI and UX design of our Sat Navs, there I was more focused on Visual Design and was working closely with the engineering team responsible for the UI implementation.
August 2014 - March 2016 United Kingdom

Leya

Designer | Illustrator | Motion Designer

Responsible for:
- Interactive Media Design;
- Illustration;
- Animation and Motion Design.
March 2012 - August 2014 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

J!

UI&UX Designer | Illustrator | Graphic&Motion Designer

Responsible for:
- UI&UX Designer of mobile applications;
- Illustration (web, exhibitions, children's books, t-shirts and newspapers)
- Motion design.
- Branding & re-branding projects;
- Client management.
March 2008 - Present Porto, Portugal

Endu - Energias Educativas

Designer

Responsible for all the graphic design (multimedia&print).
October 2011 - December 2011 Braga, Portugal

Selecto

Lead Graphic Designer

Responsible for branding and advertising.
March 2009 - January 2010 Barcelos, Portugal

Edições Brito Jardim

Junior Graphic Designer

Responsible for monthly magazine's editorial design.
October 2006 - March 2008 Povoa De Varzim, Portugal

Education

Instituto Politécnico Do Cávado E Do Ave (IPCA)

Masters in Illustration and Animation

September 2011 - Present Barcelos, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico Do Cavado E Ave

Undergraduation in Graphic Design

September 2007 - July 2010 Barcelos, Portugal

Escola De Tecnologia E Gestão De Barcelos

Graduation in Graphic Design

September 2003 - June 2006 Barcelos, Portugal

Languages

English (Fluent),
Portuguese (Native),

Awards

Clube Português Artes E Ideias

Jovens Criadores 2010 - Categoria Video

2011

ETG

Best final project

2006

ETG

Valedictorian

2006

Skills

Adobe Premiere, 3D Design, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe Dreamwaver, Adobe Edge Animate, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Advertising, Animation, Blender, Branding, Corel Draw, Drawing, Editorial, Film, Illustration, Infography, Macromedia Freehand, Motion Graphics , Multimedia Design , Packaging, Photography, Sketching, Typography, UI & UX Design, Web Design,