Luis Machado Vaz

Designer in Porto, Portugal

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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Portfolio

Digital Design

World Surf League | Apple TV
- Apple TV UI
- Apps
- UI Design
- UX Design
- Case Studies
- Product Design
- Mobile UX Design
Bedtime Stories
- Smart Homes
- iPad
- App UI
- Connectivity
- Children's Books
- Target Markets (Parents)
- Product Design
- Mobile UX Design
Adrian Peterson iPhone App (NFL)
- Apps
- iOS App Design
- iOS UI Design
- iOS UX Design
- Mobile App Design
- Training Content
- UI Design
- UX Design
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Product Design
- Mobile UI Design
Asics Interval Training
- Mobile UX
- Mobile UI
- iOS
- Apple Watch Design
- Apps
- App UI
- WatchOS UI
- iOS UI Design
- UI Design
- Product Design
- Mobile UI Design
Oak Meditation
- UI Design
- iOS UI Design
- Apps
- Meditation
- UX Flows
- Design
- Mobile UI
- Mobile UX
- Product Design
- Mobile UI Design
toptally
- iPad
- iOS UI Design
- iOS UX Design
- Mobile Design
- Tablet UI
- Apps
- Tablet UX
- Kids & Families
- Target Markets (Parents)
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Video Players
- Video Streaming
- Product Design
- Mobile UI Design

Employment

Founder | Product Desinger
2008 - PRESENT
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
Lead Designer
2012 - 2017
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
Co-founder | Product Owner
2012 - 2016
Niiiws
- Designed the mobile app for a news aggregator service.
Technologies: Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Co-founder | Lead Designer
2008 - 2015
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
Web Designer
2004 - 2008
Seara.com
- Designed websites for multiple clients.
Technologies: Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Art Director (Internship)
2002 - 2002
BBZ Advertising
- Led the art direction.
- Developed and fleshed out concepts.
- Directed photoshoots.
- Created campaigns.
Technologies: CorelDRAW, Adobe FreeHand, Adobe Photoshop

Education

Post Graduate Degree in Multimedia
2003 - 2003
Alquimia da Cor - Porto, Portugal
Bachelor's Degree in Advertising
1999 - 2003
Universidade Fernando Pessoa - Porto, Portugal

Certifications

Human-computer Interaction
MARCH 2016 - PRESENT
Interaction Design Foundation
Multimedia Production
MARCH 2003 - PRESENT
Alquimia da Cor

Experience

Concepting15 years
Web App UI13 years
UI Design13 years
Mobile App Design8 years
Design Direction8 years
Smartwatch Design5 years
Smart TV3 years
Connected Cars2 years

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Designer in Porto, Portugal

Portfolio

Employment

Founder | Product Desinger

Lead Designer

Co-founder | Product Owner

Co-founder | Lead Designer

Web Designer

Art Director (Internship)

Education

Certifications

Experience

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