United Kingdom

UX Design

Graphic Design

UI/ Visual Design

Branding and Identity Design

Master of Arts - MA

Exchange Program

BA Branding & Marketing Management

Calin Sisman

Senior UX Designer

Usability Testing

Problem-solving

Presentation skills

Branding

Design systems

User research

Zapier

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe XD

Figma

InVision

Adobe After Effects

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.

Breaking into tech

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

Presenting your work with impact

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Building a design process

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Being the only designer

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Improving design skills

How to define an ambitious product vision and how to best communicate it to stakeholders?

Creating a product vision

Den Creative was set up in 2010 with one aim - creating user-centric designs that are coded with technical excellence. Since then, the team has grown into a strong collection of skilled creative thinkers, designers and developers that have capability to realise strategic digital, marketing or creative products. We do everything with love, care and attention.

In 2017 Den was acquired by Elixirr offering top level digital, design and development services, with clients across a plethora of industries.

Key responsibilities:
● Lead product design processes from discovery to developer handoff
● Facilitate UX workshops and design sprints with clients
● Assist the creative director to recruit team members
● Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards

Key responsibilities:
● Understand and incorporate technical and business requirements into interfaces
● Create journeys maps and user flows
● Create wireframes and prototypes
● Create high-fidelity mock-ups with real content, following UI patterns, best practices, and design principles
● Create design libraries and handoffs for developers
● Motion design for brand assets and website interactions
● Research and develop brand identities and assets

Key responsibilities:
● Research and develop brand identities and assets
● Plan and run on-site research activities to understand the customer and business needs
● Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards
● Lead product design processes from discovery to developer handoff
● Understand and incorporate technical and business requirements into interfaces
● Deliver creative pitches
● Generate new business 
● Promote the company through holding presentations at networking events
● Translate business briefs into creative briefs

Golin is a global public relations agency that helps companies create change that matters. Together, we discover powerful human truths that bind us, create with bravery and collaborate inclusively and obsessively.

Key responsibilities:
● Write articles. press releases interviews, editorials
● Develop creative strategies and concepts for PR and BTL campaigns

Key responsibilities:
● Write articles and press releases
● Develop creative strategies and concepts for PR campaigns

Key responsibilities:
● Research and develop brand identities and assets
● Create print ready artwork for various marketing materials
● Develop creative concepts and visual directions for campaigns
● Deliver creative pitches
● Work alongside the client team to implement the campaign

Key responsibilities:
● Research and develop creative directions
● Plan brand workshops

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