MADRE BASSON
(--Braga, Portugal
UI/UX DESIGNER & PRODUCT DESIGNER
Portfolio: behance.net/madbasson
Website: https://easygoing-world-921741.framer.app
SKILLS
WORK EXPERIENCE
I have experience working with teams to
brainstorm and work well as an individual.
I can create wireframes at varying
levels of fidelity, and enjoy prototyping ideas.
I also have knowledge of the front-end
coding basics in HTML, CSS and Javascript.
STAY-AT-HOME-MOM
Self-employed | Germany -Portugal
Software that I’m familiar with:
ChatGPT
Figma
Framer
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
GRAPHIC AND - BRAND DESIGNER
Prontaprint | Durban, ZA
If you use different prototyping tools that
works well in your established workflow, I
would be happy to learn it.
EDUCATION
FIGMA UI UX ADVANCED
Udemy - 2024
Figma
I am freelancing as a UI/UX and graphic designer. I am proficient in Adobe
Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Figma and the new AI tools like ChatGPT.
I am doing a wide range of design work from brand design, web design and
design for print.
GRAPHIC & WEB DESIGN
Pixelcraft Training - 2017
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Muse
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
UNISA - 2013
LANGUAGES
Native
Afrikaans
Native
German
Conversational
09.2017 -08.2018
Gibbs & Dold was a small company that offers graphic design servises and laser cut
products that is sold in major decor companies and varies online stores. As a graphic
designer I was reponsible for:
Frequent and customised product development on the laser cutting side of the
company.
Created frequent social media design content and copywriting to engage with
existing and potential clients.
Met with individual and corporate clients to discuss their product and graphic
design requirements.
Loading new and existing designed stock onto 3 different e-commerce
platforms. I took and edited new stock photos, copywriting the details for the
product and making sure ordered get delivered in time when an order came
through.
Meeting clients graphic design requirements, which was mostly complete
company branding projects, from start to finish.
GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN
FirstView | Durban, ZA
English
09.2018 - 10.2020
At Prontaprint we worked with businesses, universities and walk-in clients. We strived
to meet the clients design and print requirements and made sure to always meet the
deadlines. I was in control of our social media outreach and personal company
branding. During my time at Prontaprint, I was allocated to lead designer when the
company underwent a complete rebrand. Part of my daily tasks, I also did the following:
created frequent social media design content and copywriting to engage with
existing and potential clients.
developed branding collateral in digital and print formats for a variety of projects
(logos, company branding, apparel, book cover & layout, pamphlets, posters,
wireframing & web designing)
created branding design from start to finish using multiple design tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
collaborated with clients to meet their design requirements and deadlines.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER & PRODUCT DEVELOPER
Gibbs & Dold | Durban, ZA
WEB DEVELOPMENT
Udemy - Jan’24
Incomplete
HTML, CSS, Javascript
2021 - present
05.2017 -08.2017
At FirstView I started my graphic design career by working in a large design team,
brainstromed marketing strategies and the execution thereof. I created social media
design content, assisted in the team meetings discussing layouts of new and existing
web apps and creating interactive websites from scratch.
I am a South African living Braga, Portugal with full working rights and do not require any assistance for a visa.
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