About me
As a designer with a focus in user centered experience and interface design, I am all about building products for the people who will use them. I like to gather requirements, analyze user research, ideate on possible solutions, and iterate based on user feedback and key metrics.
I enjoy working with people who are proactive about using human behavior and user centered design to their advantage when building products. Research, ideation, wireframing and prototyping, are all skills that drive my design process. I wrote about my process here if you are curious.
Testimonials
I’m always eager to build relationships with my clients and partners. Mutual understanding as well as establishing a clear communication channel is at the center of designer/client dynamics and crucial to the success of any project.
Throughout the past decade I have had a great time meeting and collaborating with amazing professionals from different walks of life, mainly CEOs, app creators, entrepreneurs and small business owners. Many of them have turned into long term work relationships and partnerships. Here is what they have to say about my work:
Hicham is very thoughtful and sensitive to both client needs and user needs. He is more psychologically aware and sensitive than most designers. He is quite responsive and conscientious and will respond with urgency and flexibility to any unanticipated challenges in the project timeline. He likes the clean and minimalist look that is increasingly proven effective rather than the busy look that many designers bring. He takes feedback extremely well and responds promptly to make the needed adjustment.
Shirzad ChamineI needed super fast turn around on this design effort. Hicham came through for me again. He is the best designer on Upwork.
Tabitha NashHicham is fantastic. Will definitely be using him again. Highly recommend.
Edward MGreat work!
FadiHicham is an good communicator, very knowledgeable and does excellent work. I plan to work with him on an ongoing basis on additional projects.
Grant NguyenHicham worked at Red Beard and performed admirably within the product development group. He performed tasks ranging from designing to building packages and products. He also helped us to revamp both our internal and external business strategies.
At Red Beard, he was given an opportunity to work as an individual with minimum supervision. Under this environment, he executed the goals that were setout for him in a manner undistinguishable from an employee.
I am certain that no matter wherever Hicham works, he will be an excellent help to both his co-workers and employer
Çetin YıldırımA+ work and really fast. Highly recommended!
Alik KochnerHicham definitely came through on this project. Good, fast work with excellent communication and a great positive attitude every step of the way. Highly recommended!
Scott KurklandExcellent. Communication was great.
EdwardAmazing communication skills. Very professional. Finished work to a high quality. Would definitely recommend. Thanks Hicham and keep in touch!
Tade FadairoI had the pleasure of working with Hicham as he delivered excellent technical assistance to small business clients in the form of web site development, graphic design and online marketing techniques. He is very well-rounded, multi-lingual and comfortable interacting with all levels of professionals. Hicham’s creative and technology talents will be of optimum value to the business fortunate enough to hire him
Maureen GardinerAwesome Freelancer and completed my work in a fast, quick manner!! Thanks a lot and I highly recommend this individual!
Courtland WhiteDid a very short contract, but freelancer was responsive and created appropriate work.
SimonHicham is now our primary UI/UX designer for our iPhone app and our website. He recently improved our website Google ranking from 43 to 17, and increased the performance of our website to a 98% speed rating! He is the best!
Scott BradleyHicham is a great resource. He is exremely easy to work with and very punctual on deadlines and almost always available if you need something quickly.
Randy GrossmanHicham is fantastic. He has been a tremendous help to our business. His website design and implementation are excellent. He listens and communicates very well. This was our second project together. I will be hiring him for a third project immediately.
Chelsea GarrettHicham is a hard working and dedicated individual who has been a great pleasure to work with. He was awarded the “Making a World of Difference Award” by the International Center at Johnson & Wales University for the volunteer work he has done on campus and in the local community. His interpersonal, leadership, and managerial skills would make him a valuable asset to any organization.
Shain PanzeriHicham, was a great help on this project he kept great communication through the process and finished deadlines on time. He is very attentive to details and takes direction well.
Elisabeth Van WieOne of the best – very quick and super easy to communicate with. You will never have him disappear like most designers on here! always quality stuff rarely need to do any revisions. Anybody needs to verify his ability – he has my skype and Im happy to recommend on a call
MarkExcellent work! Thank you Hicham 🙂
Mohammed TalbiHicham just successfully completed the fourth project for us. He has broad, and deep, design and creative skills. This was a challenging, and tight timeframe, video project that could not have been done without the very strong communication and cooperation we have together. I look forward to working together soon on the next project.
Andrew OwensHicham did a great job with this project. His communication and time management skills are top notch. Design was completed on time and well within the spec. Likely to work with him in the future.
FadiHicham is a great designer to work with. He has the creativity and commitment that we needed.
MutlaqGreat working with Hicham, will be using again
Randy FuentesHicham is a fantastic designer. He listens well, offers great ideas and suggestions, communicates extremely well and is a pleasure to work with. This design project just successfully completed. I will be starting a website development project with Hicham next week.
Austin OwenFriendly. Professional. Responsive. Listened well. Available. Made our vision real. Like a member of our team!
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