Emmanuel Leal

User Interface Specialist

NCH Software, Inc.

I create and direct graphic elements for developers for all products and applications. Platforms range from desktop applications: Windows and Mac, mobile applications: Android and iOS and as well as cloud (web) based applications. I also assist and provide the marketing team with any artwork needed for web store sales and any other miscellaneous artwork needed. Incorporating feedback from team peers and leading quality control and art design.

Research
Wireframing and Layout Designs
Mobile and Desktop Interface Design
Icon Development
Website Element Graphics
Web Advertisements
Logo design
Window frame designs

Layouts, positioning and colors

Research current design trends.
Collaborate with the Product Managers and incorporate ideas into my designs.
Insure the developers have all assets necessary such as icons and references screenshots with detailed notes where required.
Once the changes are applied review the released final product.

Creating new and updating old

Using current design trends as ideas to build off of.
Keeping within style of the established iconsets.
Creating various thumbnail ideas for single icons, entire sets and collaborating with developers and product managers to arrive at a solution with what works best.
Cleaning up older iconsets to bring up to date with current quality expectations and file size requirements.
Crossplatform design and usage.
Often times using a canvas as small as 12x12 to create an icon that shows exactly what the function does!

Designing app logos

Defining the main function or purpose of a product through edgy and fun designs.
Providing several thumbnails for a single logo to nail down the right look.
Keeping in mind the various sizes that the logo will be used in. Ranging from 16x16 pixels to much larger 1200x1200 sizes.
Using popular and widely recognized designs as jump off points for ideas to create a style that fits well.

Google ads, marketing and social media artwork

App store image content such as stylized cover art, logos and any other image requirements for each product listings.
Social media posts artwork for advertising new 3D model features.
Fun graphic art designs such as t-shirt designs used in promotional material.
Cover title slide artwork for tutorial videos on YouTube.
Web ad designing, testing and editing for attracting traffic and new users through Google Ads.