Joana Villar

UX/UI Designer

Lisbon, Portugal

Work Experience

Pulsely

Senior UI / UX Design

May 2021 - Present

Starkdata

Head of UI / UX Design

Responsible for the design and visual strategy of the software within different market businesses implementation and diversification, with a high focus on the user experience.
Producing high-fidelity layouts, user flows, mock-ups and a design system to bring consistency throughout the digital platform.
December 2019 - Present

Dowling, Best And Smith

Head of UI / UX Design

Working as a consultant UI/UX Designer to identify and address UX needs across different projects that require the creation and optimization of complex user flows, developing intuitive and elegant experiences to different user needs.
January 2021 - Present

Remote Freelancer

UX/UI Designer

Working for several clients mainly as a remote freelancer, both in part-time and/or full-time.
A big part of the projects I work with are mainly websites, SaaS platforms or applications with complex user interfaces that
require a higher knowledge of human-centred design thinking.
May 2017 - Present

FUTURE MONEY

UX/UI Mobile Designer

Responsible for designing a new banking concept application for mobile Android in an environment that required strong problem-solving skills and independent self-direction.
I was able to provide both highly analytical and creative ideas to a design engagement in a process with a full implementation of contemporary user-centred design methodologies and high detailed visual designs and implementing an elaborate style guide.
April 2016 - October 2016 United Kingdom

Alfresco Software

Senior Visual Designer

Responsible for producing visual designs and user interfaces for multiple projects across Alfresco Software platform, both for desktop and iOS mobile applications, including visual mockups, guide styles, detailed specifications and hand over all the necessary assets to the developers/engineers team.
Working closely with UX department team to improve the user experience and create new design patterns of the software platform.
January 2015 - November 2015 London, United Kingdom

Thomson Reuters

Senior Visual Designer

Creating, developing and producing groundbreaking visual solutions and artefacts of different products on multiple platforms, from desktop applications to mobile and tablet for Thomson Reuters Markets Digital Products, focus on the core product Eikon, a popular international finance application.
Working as part of the UX Design and Engineering Team and collaborating in multidisciplinary researches, analysis, strategies and providing design solutions for Thomson Reuters digital products in line with user and business needs
January 2013 - December 2014 London, United Kingdom

Tekuchi

Interactive and UI designer

Creating design solutions, concepts, strategies and visuals designs for interactive systems and software to be implemented in marketing suites for Luxury Real Estates companies, such as The Berkeley Group and Redrow.
Working closely with software developers, providing visual assets, stylesheets and making part of the usability testings to guarantee that the product was properly delivered to the client.
January 2012 - December 2012 Lisbon, Portugal

Waymedia

Web and UI Designer

Responsible for the overall design strategy, aesthetic and visual attitude and the concept of the user interfaces in Myway.pt website and mobile application whose content was strictly based on streaming music services and music news.
Also responsible for the graphic elements in website maintenance, as well as banners, newsletters, dissemination and advertising actions for Myway, Waybox (business streaming music service) and partners.
October 2009 - January 2012 Lisbon, Portugal

PSD - Partido Social Democrata

Web and graphic designer

Responsible for the visuals designs, information architecture and maintenance of the campaign website. Also responsible for the print marketing elements, including books, flyers, posters and outdoors for all national political campaign.
And also responsible for the pre-press of files and finishing art.
June 2009 - October 2009 Lisbon, Portugal

Yomoc

Web designer

Designed websites for several clients.
Collaborated on user interface and interaction design, information architecture, feature development and usability.
July 2008 - June 2009 Lisbon, Portugal

Waynext

Web designer

Designed websites templates, banners and newsletters for several clients.
May 2008 - July 2008 Lisbon, Portugal

Float Health

Web designer

Designed websites templates, banners and digital presentations of pharmaceutical products for advertising campaigns.
August 2007 - January 2008 Lisbon, Portugal

Fullsix Portugal

Web designer

Internship as a web designer.
Designed digital advertising content like newsletter templates, banners and competition pages for several products and clients.
January 2007 - June 2007 Lisbon, Portugal

Education

Universidade Lusíada De Lisboa

Bachelor degree in Industrial Design - Product design

1999 - 2004 Portugal

Escola De Artes Decorativas António Arroio

Product Design

1996 - 1999 Portugal

Escola Secundária Padre António Vieira

Arts

1992 - 1996 Lisbon, Portugal

Languages

Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent),
Spanish (Conversational),

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Cave Diving, Figma, InVision, Marvel, Sketch, Technical Diving, Underwater Photography,

PADI MSDT and Open Water Instructor

Certification #372973

CPR/AED/First Aid - Infant/Child/Adult Instructor

Certification #372973