ANTONIO MANCINIProduct Designer (UX&UI Specialist)

Mobile: +41 76 334 3974 (Switzerland)

Email: info@officina.co.za

Website: www.officina.co.za

Nationality: Italian

WORK EXPERIENCE

2016-2019 RINGIER ONE AFRICA MEDIA (Remote Italy & Cape Town - SA)

Head of UX & UI Design

Heading the UI & UX Department delivering effective User eXperience & Interfaces design and

high quality visual design for all channels and product platforms, including rapid prototyping, using a

range of technologies & software.

My role in the company:

Take the lead on multiple projects; solving design challenges, managing delivery of full-scale

website & applications, supervising and working closely with UX Specialists to design and

implement changes. Actively suggest improvements and innovative solutions for the company

products.

Design, plan, and refine user experience and flow for multiple devices (mobile & web), through

preproduction, release, and live operations.

Managing, Building and heading up a team of professionals, providing guidance and support to the

UI & UX designers.

Create best practice guidelines for User Interface Design

Liaising with the product & dev teams to make sure that the correct procedure and flow is followed,

ensuring a great experience for our users while maximising revenue and profit for the company.

2019-Present ERNI (Geneva, Switzerland)

Senior Lead UX & UI Consultant

Leading UX & UI projects, providing guidance and support to the team and clients in digital

transformation.

Solving product design challenges, delivering effective and high quality UX adn UI visual design,

managing delivery of full-scale applications and actively suggest and implement innovative

solutions.

Creating and managing best practice brands UI guidelines while cultivate design thinking and

innovation within teams

Plan, manage and Coordinate on-time delivery of UI & UX team tasks while communicating and

liaising with the product owners & development teams

2014-2016 HONEYKOME (Cape Town - SA)

Senior Lead UX/UI & Visual Designer

Leading the UX/UI Digital Department where I create digital products with passion and knowledge,

developing and conceptualising all creative direction for the client, delivering effective and high

quality visual design for all channels and platforms including rapid prototyping, User eXperience &

Interfaces design, liaising with the dev team to make sure that the correct procedure is followed,

while maximizing revenue and profit for the company, and ensuring client satisfaction.

Clients: Vodacom, Bonitas, Fox Sports, Ashburton, Wonga, PSL, Sharks Rugby, Spekko ...

(Visit www.honeykome.com for more info)

2012-2014 REGIS Management / BetFlash (Cape Town - SA)

Senior Creative Specialist

Mobile Wap, Web, Online, Print & TV Campaign.

Responsible for concept, design & sound design. Mobile, Print, Web & TV campaign.

Setting up online campaigns, promotions and ads. 

Company Identity, Design, web, marketing & social media management

Brand identity created : BetFlash, VODmedia, CoolMobile, HuJambo ...

2008-2010 ANYTHING GOES (Cape Town - SA)

Head of Design

Responsible for concept, design and new media department.

(visit www.anythinggoes.co.za for more info)

2010-2012 OFFICINA - Think.Design.Build

Consultancy UX/UI & Visual Design

Consultancy & freelancing for various clients & companies

2006-2008 OFFICINA - Think.Design.Build

Consultancy UX/UI & Visual Design

Consultancy and freelancing for various clients & companies

(Praekelt Consulting, Cadbury, Axe, Stimorol, Earth&Ocean PR, Shield, Exposure Spain, Metropole

Hotel CT …)

Product designer passionate about creating and delivering digital products that solve problems, connect people, technology and reach business goals.

Creates User-centred design experiences and flow with

passion and knowledge for multiple devices, developing

and conceptualising all creative direction for the client &

product, delivering effective and high quality design for all

channels and platforms including rapid prototyping, User

eXperience & Interfaces design, while maximizing revenue

and meet business goals.

Possess exceptional ability to work on multiple projects at

once, swiftly, managing the work flow and supervising

junior/mid/senior staff when needed.

Strong creative, organisational, problem-solving and time

management skills.

Enjoys wearing multiple hats: UX, UI, Interaction & visual

designer.

Skills:

- Thinker & Problem solver

- Excellent end-to-end creative ability from ideation to

hands-on design.

- Develop the user experience and information

architecture for websites and applications.

- Understand the user; how they use the product and

enhance the user interface desig

- Sketch and conceptualise user interface ideas

- Develop interactive prototypes.

- Communicate designs and design rationale clearly, to

the stakeholders, management or others as needed.

- Create visual & interaction design for websites and

applications.

- Research the latest best practice and UI patterns to

ensure user experiences align with latest design

trends.

- Excellent Sketch, InVision & Adobe CC skills.

- Good knowledge of web standards, HTML and CSS

- Experienced in Waterfall & Agile environments

(SAFe training)

ADOBE CC

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BETTER DESIGN.BETTER EXPERIENCE.

AFTER EFFECTS

INVISION

1999-2000 NEWDEAL Agency (Paris - France)

Assistant Art Director, Web & Print Designer

Web & Print, Concept & Design

(Style Magazine, Charles Jourdan, Cartier, Dior, Cryo Interactive, MBK Yamaha Europe…)

1996-1998 COPLANET The Web Company (Paris - France)

Art Director Assistant & Web Designer/Developer

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Web & Print, Concept & Design

(Prisma Press Group, France Telecom, SFR, SUN Microsystems, Gec-Alsthom, Axa Insurance…)

- SAFe - Scaled agile framework

- Music Production & Sound Design (TVC, Fashion Shows, Media, Events & Advertising)

- Provided Software Support & Training on Adobe Golive to the Graphic Design Team at

Prisma Press Group France - 1998

QUALIFICATIONS

OTHER INTERESTS

PROFICIENCY

PLATFORMS

- Diploma - Institut E.Majorana(1984-1989) Grugliasco (Turin - Italy)

Computer Science & Electronic engineering (specialisation)

- Graphic & Art Design Courses - Italy

- Adobe After Effects training course - London

- Adobe & Macromedia user conferences & training courses - France

- Member of the Interaction Design Foundation

LANGUAGES- English (Fluent)

- French (Fluent)

- Italian (Native)

DIGITAL INFO

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- A keen interest in new trends and technologies

- Interests include travel, music, reading, Paintball, Snowboarding, Mtb, Soccer, Tennis

- Sound Designer, Music Composer, DJ & Producer (Pacha Recordings)

1998-1999 LA TETE DANS LES IMAGES Agency (Paris - France)

Design Concultancy for Web

Responsible for Web Site creation for their clients

(Company specialised in Image Database Creation)

Est. 2002

INTE

RACTIO

N DESIGN FOUNDATION

2003-2004 BI Worldwide - (Milton Keynes - UK)

Senior Creative Web & Print Designer

2000-2003 LAPPART Public Relations (Paris – France)

Design Consultancy & Assistant Art Director

Graphic/Web, Print, Product Design & Presentation, Catalogues, Fashion Shows & Events

Managing outsourcing and Print Quality Control where needed

http://www.lappartpr.com

Web, Print, Video, Concept, Art Direction

(Macromedia,Vodafone,BMW, Peugeot, Renault, Qlogic, Abbey, BT, HP, Smart, Nissan)

(visit BI International – UK http://www.biworldwide.com for more info)

2005-2006 VISUAL TOURS / PRODUCTIONS (Cape Town - SA)

Art Director / Digital Media & Print

Responsible for Web, Print, Video, Concept, Art Direction and managing the junior designer’s work.

(Jawitz, Palm Golding, Remax, Ajax Cape Town and many more)

SKETCH

PHOTOSHOP

ILLUSTRATOR

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• JIRA Agile Project management tools, with tasks and info related to the project.

• SKETCH & ADOBE CC Wireframe / Prototyping & UI Design

• INVISION Managing wireframe & visual prototypes for the product and as reference for implementation with the web & mobi dev teams.

Commenting enable to offer realtime feedback & sign-off between the PM, UX/UI, Dev Team and other stakeholders.

Used as cloud and central sharing point for all UI Design working assets.

• SLACK Organize team conversations in a channel for each project linked to the invision

prototype as reference so everyone has a transparent view of the product design.

RESEARCH+

EXPLORATION

IDEATION

PLAN+

BRIEF

TEST+

VALIDATE

PROTOTYPEFINAL

PRODUCTDESIGN

VISUAL DESIGN

WIREFRAME

• Collaborate closely with the UX specialists to deliver innovative design solutions for the company products based on user Insights and Data.

• Communicate with executive and senior management and technical teams, to define product requirements and target segments

• Create innovative and appealing designs, focusing on UI design best practice and guidelines, on a rapid and iterative basis, translate concepts, ideas and complex interactions into user flows, mockups, wireframes, interactive prototypes, customer journey maps and visual designs including the production of final assets for specific features and projects

• Preserving the design into implementation with attention to details

• Define UI guidelines for the company products in order to achieve consistency on web & mobile platforms

DESIGNING PRODUCTS THAT FOCUS ON THE ELEMENTS OF SOLUTIONS THAT TRULY BRING VALUE FOR THE USER.

THE DESIGN PROCESSANTONIO MANCINI

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BETTER DESIGN.BETTER EXPERIENCE.

DESIGN PROCESS

COMMUNICATION & DESIGN TOOLS

DESIGN INTEGRATION CYCLE

QA

PRODUCTDEPLOYMENT

DESIGN AUDIT

UX/UITEAM

PRODUCTMANAGERS

FRONT-END BACK-END

WEB & MOBI

PRODUCT STRATEGYPLANNING & BRIEF

DESIGN PROCESSSTARTS HERE

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- WEB, MOBILE & ANDROID APPLICATION- TEAM & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

- QUANTITATIVE & QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS- PROBLEM SOLVING & IDEATION

- UCD, WIREFRAME & INTERACTIVE PROTOTYPE- UI VISUAL DESIGN

PROJECT TASKS

WORK PORTFOLIO

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BETTER DESIGN.BETTER EXPERIENCE.

ANTONIO MANCINI

Some recent examples of projects I have been working on

WORK PORTFOLIOANTONIO MANCINI

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BETTER DESIGN.BETTER EXPERIENCE.

www.pigiame.co.ke

- WEB, MOBILE & ANDROID APPLICATION- TEAM & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

- QUANTITATIVE & QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS- PROBLEM SOLVING & IDEATION

- UCD, WIREFRAME & INTERACTIVE PROTOTYPE- UI VISUAL DESIGN

PROJECT TASKS

Some recent examples of projects I have been working on

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BETTER DESIGN.BETTER EXPERIENCE.

www.cheki.co.ke

- WEB, MOBILE & ANDROID APPLICATION- TEAM & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

- QUANTITATIVE & QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS- PROBLEM SOLVING & IDEATION

- UCD, WIREFRAME & INTERACTIVE PROTOTYPE- UI VISUAL DESIGN

PROJECT TASKS

WORK PORTFOLIO

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BETTER DESIGN.BETTER EXPERIENCE.

ANTONIO MANCINI

Some recent examples of projects I have been working on

WORK PORTFOLIOANTONIO MANCINI

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BETTER DESIGN.BETTER EXPERIENCE.

- WEB, & MOBILE, CRM- TEAM & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

- PROBLEM SOLVING & IDEATION- UCD, WIREFRAME & INTERACTIVE PROTOTYPE

- UI VISUAL DESIGN

PROJECT TASKS

Some recent examples of projects I have been working on

- WEB, & MOBILE, APPLICATION, DASHBOARD- PROBLEM SOLVING & IDEATION

- UCD, WIREFRAME & INTERACTIVE PROTOTYPE- UI VISUAL DESIGN

www.frescofrigo.it

PROJECT TASKS

WORK PORTFOLIO

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BETTER DESIGN.BETTER EXPERIENCE.

ANTONIO MANCINI

Some recent examples of projects I have been working on

WORK PORTFOLIO

RUGBY

SOCCER

ANTONIO MANCINI

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BETTER DESIGN.BETTER EXPERIENCE.

- APPLICATIONS iOS & ANDROID- PROBLEM SOLVING & IDEATION

- UCD, WIREFRAME & INTERACTIVE PROTOTYPE- UI VISUAL DESIGN

PROJECT TASKS