Luis Machado Vaz
Designer
Location
Porto, Portugal
Toptal Member Since
August 28, 2017
Luis fulfills many roles in his life: father, surfer, founder and designer of Canvaz Design Studio, and also as a judge for the CSS Design Awards. He loves to dedicate his time, creativity, and expertise to projects that represent real value and experiences for users—apps that provide and solve real needs. He has a special connection with anything sports-related, but he can't say no to a real challenge.
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Work Experience
2008 - PRESENT
Founder | Product Desinger
Canvaz Design Studio
- Designed mobile apps for both Android and iOS—focusing on the user experience and interfaces and the traction.
- Released internal apps and products—worked through all stages of these lifecycles that allowed an overall understanding of go to market strategies and growth hacking and user traction/retention.
- Created designs for connected devices that allow an in-depth understanding of the data visualization and valuable information (mostly on sports).
- Researched on the future of design with case studies on UX/UI experiences—focusing on invisible design, car UI, sports tech, fintech, and educational products.
Technologies: InVision, Sketch, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, UX Design, Mobile UX Design
2012 - 2017
Lead Designer
STACK Media, Inc.
- Designed mobile and web apps for professional athletes and coaches.
- Created designs for the mobile, web, and watch apps for Asics Circuit training.
- Made the Apple TV app design for Stack.com.
- Designed interactive product placements for brands like Asics, Nike, Gatorade, and New Balance.
Technologies: Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
2012 - 2016
Co-founder | Product Owner
Niiiws
- Designed the mobile app for a news aggregator service.
Technologies: Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
2008 - 2015
Co-founder | Lead Designer
muchBeta
- Designed a SaaS for the B2B and B2C internal products.
- Created the digital design strategies for product release.
- Organized events.
Technologies: Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
2004 - 2008
Web Designer
Seara.com
- Designed websites for multiple clients.
Technologies: Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
2002 - 2002
Art Director (Internship)
BBZ Advertising
- Led the art direction.
- Developed and fleshed out concepts.
- Directed photoshoots.
- Created campaigns.
Technologies: CorelDRAW, Adobe FreeHand, Adobe Photoshop
Education
2003 - 2003
Post Graduate Degree in Multimedia
Alquimia da Cor - Porto, Portugal
1999 - 2003
Bachelor's Degree in Advertising
Universidade Fernando Pessoa - Porto, Portugal
Certifications
MARCH 2016 - PRESENT
Human-computer Interaction
Interaction Design Foundation
MARCH 2003 - PRESENT
Multimedia Production
Alquimia da Cor
Experience
Concepting - 15 yearsWeb App UI - 13 yearsUI Design - 13 yearsMobile App Design - 8 yearsDesign Direction - 8 yearsSmartwatch Design - 5 yearsSmart TV - 3 yearsConnected Cars - 2 yearsLocation
