Lukas Kovac

Lukas Kovac

App Design (UI, UX) & Web Design

About

Senior product designer with over a decade of experience in helping SaaS companies & startups create exceptional software.

I am a senior product designer with over a decade of experience in helping founders, startups, and companies create exceptional SaaS products. 



My expertise spans various stages of product development, from crafting MVPs and launching new products to enhancing existing software.


In 2014, I established a one-man design studio and embarked on a freelancing career. 



Since then, I have collaborated with clients worldwide on diverse projects, delivering innovative design solutions as a freelance contractor.

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Work Experience

2020 — Now
Lead Designer at Mangata
Remote

Mangata is a startup building the blockchain protocol for the decentralized exchange of crypto-assets.

I help form the product's UX and design the user interface. I also provide design support for branding, marketing materials, web design, and no-code development.

2014 — Now
2016 — 2023
Product designer (UI,UX) at HOTOVO
Slovakia - Remote

Hotovo is a dev-house established in 2010 in Košice, Slovakia, that has grown from zero to over 100 employees and now has team members based in several locations around the globe.

I worked as a contracted product designer with multiple HOTOVO dev teams on numerous projects during our 7+ years of cooperation in building startup products and improving the software for clients worldwide.

2017 — 2022
Product Designer UI,UX at Protecht
Remote

Protecht is an Australia-based company building software products across Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Asset and Liability Management (ALM), supported by Training, Consulting, and Advisory.

I was working with the Protecht team as a Lead Product Designer (UI/UX) on the Protecht.ERM product, cooperating with the Slovak front-end dev. team from HOTOVO.

The main part of my work was to improve the usability and visual quality of the interface and improve UX in various parts throughout their software product

2019 — 2020
Product Designer & Web Designer at BlockUnison
Slovakia - Remote

Blockunison is a blockchain consultancy and web3 development studio.

I worked as a Product Designer with the Blockunison development team on various Web3 applications and solutions.

2013 — 2014
Graphic Designer at Animagraf
Slovakia

I worked in this creative studio in Nitra, Slovakia as a junior graphic designer, mostly on print design projects for local and international clients (Unilever, Nivea, Bramac...)

Side Projects

2019
MindTalk

Mindtalk is a progressive application for journaling that is useful in improving the mental wellness and happiness of users through various journaling techniques while allowing them to have full control over their private data.

The project scored 2nd place in the Blockstack mining program and 1st place in the "User interface design" category in real-users testing.