Gabriel Kirmaier
UX Designer

Gabriel Kirmaier

Art director, illustrator, UX/UI & web designer.
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About

Gabriel Kirmaier is a UX/UI and web designer with a demonstrated background in the design and advertising industry. He has conceptualized and created digital products from mobile apps to web platforms for clients and brands like Avenu, Garanti Bank, and Patru Maini. As an art director and illustrator, he has designed and art directed both print and digital marketing materials for agencies such as Leo Burnett Romania and Chenar. In June 2019, he has authored and released UX Bites, a hardcover book about UX design. Gabriel is also proficient in using InVision, Sketch, Coggle, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop.

Employment

6 roles
Oct 2014 - Present 11 years 7 months
UX Designer
Independent
  • Conceptualized and created digital products from mobile apps to web platforms for various US-based startups.
  • Authored and released UX Bites, a hardcover book about UX design. 
  • Clients: Avenu, Garanti Bank, and Patru Maini (Four Hands), among others.
Oct 2014 - Present 11 years 7 months
UX/UI Designer
Datareef

Datareef is a mobile-first software company, specializing in home security sales and service automation software. 

  • Developed UX and UI designs.
  • Conducted concept and usability testing.
  • Created personas through user research and data
  • Ensured all the startup's platforms are built on the same design language.
Jan 2012 - Dec 2016 4 years 11 months
UI Designer
Gingerpen

Gingerpen is a digital agency offering design services for local startups.

  • Executed all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to engineering.
  • Conceptualized original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design roadblocks.
  • Created wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows, and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
Apr 2013 - Aug 2015 2 years 4 months
Illustrator
Chenar

Chenar is a news publication based on visual storytelling.

  • Co-founded a platform where news stories were illustrated for easier comprehension.
  • Collaborated with the team of illustrators working on the stories.
  • Brainstormed with the design team to come up with new ideas, patterns, and styles.
Sep 2013 - Jul 2015 1 year 10 months
Web Designer
Rusu+Bortun

Rusu+Bortun is an independent Romanian business structured in two brands, such as Rusu+Bortun Brand Growers and Rusu+Bortun Cyber Growers. It is the first Romanian brand strategy & brand manifestation agency.

  • Consulted on UX, UI, online strategy, and flow design.
  • Developed an online brand identity.
Jan 2012 - Mar 2012 2 months
Art Director
Leo Burnett Romania
  • Designed and art directed both print and digital marketing materials.
  • Identified marketing initiatives, strategic positioning, and target audience.
  • Managed work from concept to final execution within deadlines.

Education

Jan 2008 - Dec 2011 3 years 11 months
Licentiate, Photography-Videography
University of Art Bucharest
Oct 2008 - Oct 2011 3 years
Master's Degree, Photography & Visual Arts
University of Arts Bucharest

Portfolio

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