Graphic Design

In the dynamic landscape of graphic design, the essence of a personal touch and a creative concept holds profound significance. Beyond merely arranging visual elements, graphic design serves as a conduit for communication, conveying messages, ideas, and emotions to diverse audiences. At its core, infusing a personal touch infuses the designer's unique perspective, style, and passion into the artwork, fostering authenticity and connection.

A creative concept acts as the guiding force, steering the design process towards innovation and resonance. It encapsulates the central idea, narrative, or theme, providing a cohesive framework that harmonizes visual elements with intended messages. Through thoughtful exploration and experimentation, I try to give my designs a creative concept that cultivates memorable experiences, evoking curiosity, emotion, and engagement.

My Design Tools

Most used tools

    • Figma

    • Adobe XD

    • Sketch

    • InVision

    • Adobe Photoshop

    • Adobe Photoshop / Bridge / Camera Raw

    • Adobe Illustrator

    • Adobe InDesign

    • Adobe Lightroom

    • Adobe Premiere Pro

    • Shopify: Using it for example for my own clothing brand website Obnubil since more than 10 years.

    • Squarespace: Using it for example for my own website (the one you are looking at right now).

    • Canva: For animated social media content.

    • Project management tools like: Trello, Slack, Jira, Asana, ProjectManager, Teamwork, Google tools...

    • Social media and mail management tools like: Hootsuite, HubSpot, Canva, Mailchimp...

AI-powered tools for UX

    • Maze: Prototyping and integration with design tools.

    • UserTesting: For in-depth qualitative insights with video feedback.

    • Lookback: Remote testing and collaborative analysis.

    • Optimal Workshop: Comprehensive suite for user research methodologies.

    • Hotjar: Behavior analysis and real-time user feedback.

    • ChatGPT by OpenAI: Versatile conversational AI for idea generation and creative content.

    • Miro: Online collaborative whiteboard with AI-driven idea organization.

    • Copy.ai: Writing assistant for content generation and creative prompts.

    • MindMeister: Online mind mapping tool for visual brainstorming and collaboration.

    • Ayoa: AI-enhanced mind mapping and task management tool for creative teams.

    • UserForge: Efficient persona creation with AI-driven insights and collaborative features.

    • Make My Persona by HubSpot: User-friendly tool for building personas with AI-driven suggestions.

    • Xtensio: Versatile tool for creating living documents and detailed personas.

    • Personify: AI-driven persona generation with dynamic updates and behavioral insights.

    • Smaply: Combines persona creation with journey mapping for a comprehensive user experience.

    • Synthetic Users: To facilitate user and market research through the creation of synthetic participants for testing.

    • ChatGPT by OpenAI: Versatile AI for generating and refining UX copy with contextual understanding.

    • Grammarly: Comprehensive writing assistant for grammar, style, and tone improvements.

    • Copy.ai: AI-driven content generator with customizable templates and creative suggestions.

    • Writesonic: AI tool for efficient content creation and tone adjustments.

    • UX Writer's Block: Specialized tool for user-centered UX writing and integration with design workflows.

AI-powered tools for UI

    • Figma with AI Plugins: Enhances UI design with AI-powered plugins for automation and design suggestions.

    • Uizard: Prototyping tool used for transforming your wireframes into prototypes automatically.

    • Canva Pro: AI-driven design tools and templates for creating consistent branded content.

    • Adobe Sensei: Provides advanced AI features for design editing and content creation within Adobe Creative Cloud.

    • Components.ai: For creating responsive components, pages and sites.

    Among others...

    • Looka: Generates professional logos and brand kits using AI, with customization options.

    • Tailor Brands: For logo creation and complete branding solutions.

    • Khroma: Color palette generation tool created with designers in mind.

    • Fontjoy: Helps choose the best font combinations. Mix and match different fonts for the perfect pairing.

    Among others...

    • Dall-E: Generates images from text descriptions with a lot of advanced editing features.

    • Midjourney: Focuses on creating artistic and stylized illustrations from text prompts.

    • Stable Diffusion: Generates photorealistic images from text and image prompts.

    • OpenArt: Generates images from text and image prompts.

    • Runway ML: Provides a suite of AI tools for creative projects, including image generation and editing.

    • Artbreeder: Allows users to blend and modify images to create unique visuals through interactive tools.

    • Adobe Firefly: For creating images, add styles and textures to text, fill image areas with AI-generated content...

    Among others...

    • Pictory: Converts text into engaging videos with stock footage and voiceovers.

    • Lumen5: Creates videos from text content with AI-driven media matching and customizable templates.

    • Synthesia: Generates videos with AI avatars and multilingual text-to-speech capabilities.

    • InVideo: Offers AI templates, stock media, and editing tools for diverse video creation needs.

    • Magisto: Automates video editing with AI, applying effects and music to raw footage.