Cosmin N.

About Me

Cosmin is a highly skilled Senior UI/UX Designer and Art Director with 15+ years of experience across a wide range of design disciplines, specializing in typography-driven layouts, art direction, and editorial design. He creates authentic and consistent design solutions in areas like fashion, lifestyle, eCommerce, and technology. Cosmin has developed products and services for global companies such as McDonald’s, ELLE, Auto Bild, VIVA!, Glamour Magazine, Opel, Rexona, Clear, ParkerStore, and Vodafone, to name a few.

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Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior UI/UX Designer
2020 - Present (5 years)
Remote
  • Creating and designing web-ready digital content to support development initiatives or projects.

  • Evangelizing UI/UX direction and adhering to project guidelines in executing solutions according to business needs.

  • Collaborating with the design team to ensure designs and deliverables are completed efficiently and on time.

Ringier AG
Ringier AG
Art Director
2018 - 2020 (2 years)
Remote
  • Planned and implemented redesigns for group websites ELLE, VIVA, and Auto Bild, leading the execution of design elements, templates, and brand consistency for the websites.

  • Ensured intuitiveness and an optimum user experience, tracking all the designs that were launched, monitoring the results, and providing suggestions for optimization.

  • Produced detailed design documentation to hand off to developers for implementing high-quality features.

Kalon Global Group
Kalon Global Group
Senior Designer
2014 - 2016 (2 years)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Worked on the design and planning of the MyLocalMcDonald’s campaign, closely collaborating with the UX team.

  • Translated user needs and business requirements into concrete ideas, flows, wireframes, and clickable prototypes.

  • Improved functionality and usability for target audience, ensuring good layout and micro-actions implementation.

Netop (acquired by Impero Software)
Netop (acquired by Impero Software)
UX Specialist
2013 - 2014 (1 year)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Optimized and updated existing UI designs of software products from Win 98 to Win 10 to boost user satisfaction.

  • Designed teaching apps to be used in schools on various platforms based on iOS and Android.

  • Provided engineers with high-fidelity UI mockups and implemented new designs for web apps, delivering intuitive and user-centric solutions.

CosminNeagu.com
CosminNeagu.com
Creative Director
2011 - Present (14 years)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Planning and implementing new designs for global clients in various industries, including iOS/Android apps and online games.

  • Collaborating with stakeholders to understand business needs, designing iteratively based on client feedback to define an optimum solution.

  • Syncing up with engineering teams to ensure projects' successful launch.

MediaPro Interactiv
MediaPro Interactiv
Senior Graphic Designer
2007 - 2012 (5 years)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Designed full websites for the biggest online publisher in Romania, including campaigns for promoting clients’ new products throughout the publisher's outlets (websites, magazines, and TV), meeting tight deadlines and budget.

  • Created banner ad campaigns for various advertisers, respecting sales department requirements and conducting user research for monitoring sales results.

  • Designed online games for the group’s clients, collecting project requirements to ensure customer satisfaction.

Showcase

UI/UX & Art Director - VIVA! Magazine
UI/UX & Art Director - VIVA! Magazine
  • VIVA! is a magazine focused on covering the lives of celebrities and VIPs with exclusive photos.

  • It covers cultural and social events alongside celebrity life.

  • The project involved UI/UX design, layout design approval, and achieving significant user engagement (doubled time spent and 19% increase in visitors).

UI/UX & Art Director - Elle
UI/UX & Art Director - Elle
  • Elle is a worldwide lifestyle magazine with extensive international editions.

  • Elle is the world's best-selling fashion magazine with 46 editions.

  • The editorial team collaborated closely with Elle to develop the visual style and layout design.

Art Direction, Branding, UI/UX - Urban
Art Direction, Branding, UI/UX - Urban
  • Developed a comprehensive brand concept encompassing logotype, visual identity, art direction, and website design.

  • Successfully launched a project with 5,000+ unique daily visits, demonstrating brand effectiveness.

  • Implemented art concepts and identified process improvements to enhance the brand's overall strategy.

UI/UX & Art Director - Auto Bild
UI/UX & Art Director - Auto Bild
  • Auto Bild is a globally distributed magazine with over 7 million copies sold monthly.

  • It has international editions including France's Auto Plus, UK's Auto Express, and Turkey's Auto Show.

  • The client requested a bold and modern design revamp for Auto Bild Romania.

Education

High-school Diploma
High-school Diploma
B.P. Hasdeu - Romania
1996 - 2000 (4 years)