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Portfolio
DOROTEA
LANZA
UX/UI Designer | Illustrator
Junior UX/UI Designer with a background in
Illustration. Trained to create visually appealing
designs with a human-centred approach that
drives user engagement. Focused on creating
groundbreaking design solutions that meet users’
needs and goals. Passionate about ensuring
innovation in projects from user research to fully
functional prototypes. Striving to collaborate with
innovative teams to enhance the user experience of
their products.
PROJECTS
Moova – Responsive Web App – UI Case Study
June 2021 – August 2021
• Created a responsive web app by applying
concepts of design principles and interactions
design for three different breakpoints: mobile,
tablet, and laptop/PC using Adobe XD.
Project: view project
CreativeMentor – Mobile Application – UX / UI Case
Study
October 2020 – June 2021
• Designed a mobile app by applying principles
of human-centred design and design thinking
culminating in the ideation of a finalised high
fidelity interactive prototype using Adobe
XD, Adobe Illustrator, Miro, UsabilityHub, and
Optimal Workshop.
Project: view project
Wordy – Mobile Application – UX Case Study
September 2020 – October 2020
• Developed a small case study of a vocabulary
app by focussing the project on user research,
low and mid-fidelity wireframes made with
Adobe XD.
Project: view project
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Edinburgh (UK)
EDUCATION
CareerFoundry – Remote – Part-Time
UX Design Course, UI Design Course
September 2020 – August 2021
• Successfully completed a UX Design course
(570 hours) with a specialisation course in
UI Design (120 hours) culminating with the
ideation of two UX Design projects and one UI
Design project.
Edinburgh College – Edinburgh – Full-Time
HND Computer Arts & Design
September 2019 – June 2021
• Successfully completed the HND Computer
Arts & Design course producing a total of 10
relevant projects in Illustration, Animation,
Graphic Design, Web Design, Sound Design,
and Storyboard.
• Created a video animation and an illustrated
art book of 20 pages showing research,
progression and development of a concept art
project for a 2D side-scrolling game.
• Collaborated in a group project for the
realisation of a concept art artbook of 20
pages demonstrating excellent teamwork,
time management, and design skills.
• Developed three 2D Animation projects and
one 3D Animation project showing knowledge
of motion graphics, composition, storytelling,
storyboarding, and effective use of sound
design principles.
• Designed two magazine layout projects and
an illustrated leaflet by applying graphic
design principles (balance, form, hierarchy,
typography) and colour theory.
• Created a personal portfolio website using WIX
and applying SEO and design principles.
University of Palermo – Palermo – Full-Time
Bachelor Degree in Biomedical Science (Healthcare
Curriculum) – 1st-class honours
November 2012 – November 2015
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Portfolio
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Edinburgh (UK)
WORKING EXPERIENCE
DESIGN SKILLS
Freelancer Italian Tutor – Remote – Part-Time
Italki
September 2018 – June 2019
• Created tailored Italian lessons to engage
students according to their needs and goals,
which resulted in 100% constant positive
feedback and ongoing commitment.
• Communicated effectively with students to
overcome organisational and learning issues
which resulted in a 100% constant response
rate in my profile.
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Animal Care Assistant – Edinburgh – Part-Time
Colinton Country Cattery
June 2018 – June 2019
• Provided cats with food, medications, and
cleaned spaces on a daily basis which resulted
in clients’ high satisfaction levels from
feedback.
Retail Assistant – Edinburgh – Part-Time
Primark
June 2018 – June 2019
• Ensured memorable shopping experiences for
customers by providing high-quality customer
service and excellent teamwork resulting in
supervisors and managers’ high satisfaction.
Competitive Analysis
User Research & Analysis
User Personas & User Journeys
Task Analysis & User Flows
Wireframing & Prototyping
Usability Testing & Preference Testing
Visual Design & Design System
Style Guide & Design Documentation
Responsive Design
Digital Accessibility
Agile and Lean Methodologies
TOOLS
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Adobe Suite Package (Photoshop, Adobe XD,
Illustrator, InDesign, After Effect, Premiere)
Figma
Optimal Workshop
Miro
UsabilityHub
LANGUAGES
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Italian – Native
English – Fluent
