Natalia Blaszczyk Alves

Product Designer

Lisbon, Portugal

Work Experience

Illusive

Junior Motion Graphics Designer

_internship (Erasmus programme)
_worked in fields of graphic design (preparing graphics and storyboards for animation), motion graphics (animations, motion tracking, rotoscoping in AE) and photography (taking photos for the company's portfolio, taking photos for creating a stop motion animation)
_participated in projects: "Equador" TV series (the company did some special effects for the series); creating opening titles for "Sentimentos" TV series; creating the institutional video for architecture company Saraiva&Associados
May 2009 - October 2009 Lisbon, Portugal

Creative Land

Graphic Designer & Motion Graphics Designer

_responsible for designing visual identification, web design, illustrations for various clients, as well as creating logos, promotional images, photo manipulation and animation storyboards for internet TV - Young Channel
_motion graphics works for Young Channel
April 2010 - September 2011 Óbidos, Portugal

Add Comunicação

Graphic Designer

_print: brochures, posters, flyers, visual identification
_web: website layouts, newsletters, flash banners, flash post cards
_industries (clients): hotels (Continetal Hotels, Holiday Inn), construction (Sotecnisol), recycling (ReciSmart), petroleum (BP Portugal)
September 2011 - December 2011 Lisbon, Portugal

OutSystems

Graphic/Motion Designer

_inforgraphics
_webdesign
_content
_animation
_video
January 2012 - March 2014 Portugal

UX/UI Designer

I collaborate with engineers of R&D department in defining user experience of OutSystems Platform.

My responsibilities include:
• Designing interaction flows, low- and high-fidelity mockups and prototypes.
• Designing visual assets for the product and web apps (icons, icon fonts, images).
• Ensuring visual and interaction consistency across all components of the product (visual style guides and CSS definition).
• Evaluating and passing feedback about user experience of solutions proposed by other teams.
• Doing user research and usability testing.
• Evangelising about user experience in the department and across the company.
April 2014 - Lisbon, Portugal

Languages

English (Fluent),
Portuguese (Fluent),
Polish (Native),

Awards

Escola Superior De Artes E Design, Caldas Da Rainha, Portugal

2nd prize (in a team with Natalia Rychtelska) in contest "My Firts Habitat"

200807

Academy Of Fine Arts And Design In Łódź, Poland

Prize of the Rector of The Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź for project “Multimedia guide for Erasmus students”

201001

Skills

After Effects, CSS, Drawing By Hand, HTML, Icon Design, Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop, Sketching, Storyboard, UI Design , UX Research, Webdesign, Wireframes,