Matus Hatala —
Product Designer
Matus Hatala — Product Designer
Matus Hatala — Product Designer
Matus Hatala — Product Designer
Matus Hatala is a Product Designer living in Oslo, Norway who currently works at Fauna. An app that rewards you for making eco-friendly choices helping you to be more mindful of the environment.
With over eight years of experience as a designer, he has been fortunate enough to work with a large variety of clients and agencies. He often collaborates with other designers and creatives on meaningful projects.
He creates minimalistic, clean, and modern-looking digital products. His work focuses on making innovative, functional and beautiful products. They fit people's needs and keep the company's goals in mind.
His ultimate goal as a designer is to help people and make their lives easier through technology and design.
He values design that has a positive impact on people's lives, society and the environment. He believes designers are becoming architects of human behaviour. In many ways, they're influencing how people who come across their best work perceive the world.
As a designer who’s younger than 25 years old, he has joined the Awwwards Young Jury panel to share his view on the next wave of digital design.
You can pronounce his name as /mattoosh/. In English, it would be Matt.
Now that you know so much about him, why not send him a short message about your project to start working on it together →
Experience
Fauna
Fauna — Product Designer
Fauna — Product Designer
04.2021 - Present
04.2021 - Present
Product Designer
Product Designer
Product Designer
Building an app that rewards you for making eco-friendly choices helping you to be more mindful of the environment.
Freelance
Freelance — Digital Product Designer
Freelance — Digital Product Designer
01.2015 - Present
Digital Product Designer
Digital Product Designer
Digital Product Designer
Focusing on simple 3D design, graphic design, interaction design, user interface design, product design, prototyping, UX design.
A11 Studio
A11 Studio — UX/UI Designer
A11 Studio — UX/UI Designer
07.2020 - 04.2021
UX/UI Designer
UX/UI Designer
UX/UI Designer
Worked on several digital design projects, mainly SaaS apps & websites. Created functional wireframes and clean UI designs.
Syrup Advertising
Syrup Advertising — UI/UX Designer
Syrup Advertising — UI/UX Designer
03.2020 - 05.2020
UI/UX Designer
UI/UX Designer
UI/UX Designer
Worked on digital products, mainly B2B & B2C websites, mobile apps, e-commerce projects, and created design systems.
3drops
3drops — 3D Designer
3drops — 3D Designer
03.2020 - 05.2020
3D Designer
3D Designer
3D Designer
Worked on a 3d portrait that I modeled in Cinema 4D from a series of reference photos.
AppSignal
AppSignal — 3D Designer
AppSignal — 3D Designer
02.2020 - 05.2020
3D Designer
3D Designer
3D Designer
Created 3d illustrations for an upcoming product launch, directed visuals to align with AppSignal's branding guidelines.
Evenz
Evenz — Visual Designer
Evenz — Visual Designer
12.2019 - 02.2020
Visual Designer
Visual Designer
Visual Designer
Created unifying visual style, worked on branding, developed UI design for mobile application, curated & edited photos.
PLATFORM
PLATFORM — UX/UI & Motion Designer
PLATFORM — UX/UI & Motion Designer
08.2019 - 02.2020
UX/UI & Motion Designer
UX/UI & Motion Designer
UX/UI & Motion Designer
Worked for a variety of clients who required my skills in 3d graphics, graphic design, motion design, UX/UI design.
Xdemia
Xdemia — Brand Identity and UX Designer
Xdemia — Brand Identity and UX Designer
04.2019 - 06.2019
Brand Identity and UX Designer
Brand Identity and UX Designer
Brand Identity and UX Designer
Analysis, research & UX/UI Design for upcoming social media educational platform made to connect students & teachers.
Hallmark Cards
Hallmark Cards — User Experience Designer
Hallmark Cards — User Experience Designer
11.2018 - 01.2019
User Experience Designer
User Experience Designer
User Experience Designer
Worked on reimagining the gift-giving experience for event crowdfunding feature on the Hallmark Cards platform.
Semiotic Labs
Semiotic Labs — Product Designer and Web Developer
Semiotic Labs — Product Designer and Web Developer
09.2018 - 08.2019
Product Designer and Web Developer
Product Designer and Web Developer
Product Designer and Web Developer
Redesigned website, presented the product in an understandable way to potential customers, built & optimized the website.
Uncut Corners
Uncut Corners — UX/UI & Motion Designer
Uncut Corners — UX/UI & Motion Designer
08.2018 - 08.2018
UX/UI & Motion Designer
UX/UI & Motion Designer
UX/UI & Motion Designer
Collaborated with another designer on a series of projects for a Czech government platform and Drupal development firm.
Freelance
Freelance — Frontend Developer
Freelance — Frontend Developer
09.2013 - 12.2014
Frontend Developer
Frontend Developer
Frontend Developer
Developed websites built on WordPress, tailored programming, WordPress theme, and plugin customization.
Volunteer Experience
Awwwards
Awwwards — Young Jury Member
Awwwards — Young Jury Member
07.2019 - Present
Young Jury Member
Young Jury Member
Young Jury Member
Contributing to the creative community by scoring sites and sharing my unique view on the next wave of digital design.
Ako Uspesne
Ako Uspesne — UI Designer and Web Developer
Ako Uspesne — UI Designer and Web Developer
05.2015 - 12.2017
UI Designer and Web Developer
UI Designer and Web Developer
UI Designer and Web Developer
Content management, graphic design, SEO & marketing, web design, and web development for an online blog.
Education
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Studied User Experience Design
Skills & Interests
Art direction, digital product design, interface, and user experience design, growth-driven design, user-centered design, interaction & motion design, and creative design thinking.
Adobe CC, Figma, Sketch, Cinema 4D, Basic HTML/CSS, PHP, Github, Webflow, WordPress, InVision.
Licenses & Certifications
The Perfect Proposal
Issued May 2020 - No expiration date
The Complete Case Study
The Futur
Issued Apr 2020 - No expiration date
Empathy in UX Design
Issued Feb 2020 - No expiration date
Graphic Design Foundations: Typography
Issued Feb 2020 - No expiration date
Interaction Design for the Web
Issued Feb 2020 - No expiration date
UX Foundations: Interaction Design
Issued Feb 2020 - No expiration date
Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
Issued Oct 2019 - No expiration date
Young Jury Member
Awwwards
Issued Jul 2019 - No expiration date
Visual hierarchy & spacing in webdesign
Skillshare
Issued Mar 2019 - No expiration date
Growth-Driven Design Certification
HubSpot Academy
Issued Feb 2020 - Expires Mar 2022