Panos

a digital product designer focused on creating functional digital products

Task View of a Todoist project shown in an iOS device mockup

Illustration showing people sharing Todoist

Illustration showing two hands doing high five

Channel View of a Twist team shown in an iOS device mockup

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Hi 👋

I love building and maintaining sustainable projects.

Translating concepts into designs and code, I’ve spent more than fifteen years perfecting my process, and my skill set. This sets me up for easy communication, both with clients one-on-one, and with teams of developers.

I evolve, learn, and progress in my praxis everyday. I consider (and where appropriate, adopt) the latest trends, driving results and ROI in every project that I’ve been involved in.

Devs use so many languages. I think the least I can do is communicate my designs in terms that developers expect and understand. This allows for a streamlined and efficient process. To date, I have completed over 50 projects, collaborating with design, development and marketing teams globally to align ideas and deliverables.

I translate ideas into beautiful and functional interfaces for the web and mobile world. It’s my super power. And yes, I’m the type of designer who obsesses over pixel perfection and user experience (so you don’t have to!). My passion revolves around design, but I am always open to exploring something new adjacent to building and maintaining sustainable projects.

Besides designing apps and web products, I enjoy getting my hands dirty with various DIY projects at home, and I love spending all my free time with my two daughters.

Panos Tsamoudakis

Blog

Sometimes I like to share bits ‘n pieces about design, products, life in general and breakout of my introvert norms.

How I use Todoist to organise my life

6 Jun, 2022 · Productivity

In today's world, it seems like everyone is always busy. We are all constantly juggling tasks and trying to fit more into our day. It can be hard to know where to start when it comes to getting organised and becoming more productive. Thankfully there are plenty of to-do list apps that can help you take control of your life and get organised like never before.

Darknetic Wallpaper

19 Apr, 2022 · Freebies

Every time Apple releases a new OS update, I immediately switch to one of their new wallpapers. I'm not sure if it's the popularity of the wallpaper or just me getting bored of it, but it doesn't take me long to seek out something new. This is probably the reason why over the years I have built a large collection of wallpapers that I rotate on my MacBook's desktop every few weeks.

Experience

I’m grateful for the opportunities that have brought me closer to amazing companies and teams with stunning projects!

Senior Product Designer at Doist

January 2017 - Present

Doist is a remote-first company, who create tools to promote more fulfilling ways to work and live. They are the creators of Todoist and Twist, two products that help more than 15 million desktop and mobile users to communicate and organise both their work and their daily lives. My roles at Doist include:

Designing, prototyping and contributing to the roadmap of key products, such as Todoist and Twist.
Evolving the company’s design libraries to achieve visual parity between two products and produce reusable components.
Guiding new features from concept to realisation by building complete product specs and development guidelines.
Continuous communication with all stakeholders (i.e. marketing, copywriting, development) for each deliverable.

UX Designer at Booking.com

November 2015 - October 2016

Booking.com is one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies, specialising in global online hotel reservations. The website supports more than 40 languages, and has an inventory of over 900,000 different accommodations worldwide. Serving millions of visitors every day, Booking.com deals with more than a million nights of room reservations daily. My roles at Booking.com included:

Working on the “Extranet”, the part of Booking.com that hoteliers use to manage their properties.
Design and UX research on the main website, specifically on hotel pages and their amenities.
Implementing numerous A/B testing experiments with conversion rates and user adoption in mind.
Aligning design and product decisions with multiple stakeholders across different teams.

Web Designer at Sidebar

January 2015 - October 2015

Sidebar is a software company that builds successful digital products. Their HQ in Athens is responsible for more than 60 million page views per month. From design to ad campaigns, apps to online games, Sidebar raises the bar to another level. My roles at Sidebar included:

Translating complex concepts into simple flows, with the user at the epicentre.
Designing high fidelity mockups for marketing pages.
Creating user flows and mockups for new SaaS products.
Coding all new front-end designs and delivering them in HTML/CSS/JS.
Designing native iOS and Android apps for their popular Agones.gr website.

UI / UX Designer at PeoplePerHour

April 2014 - January 2015

PeoplePerHour is a UK company that connects more than a million businesses to an international community of almost 3 million freelancers. My roles at PPH included:

Defining a modern and consistent design language reflected across all company assets.
Designing clean and intuitive interfaces for the main marketplace, as well as the blog and other branding campaigns.
Leading a huge project redesigning the whole marketplace to “v3.0”.
Working closely with all in-house development teams in order to boost user experience and website conversions.
Designing the platform and the marketing pages for their new project, SuperTasker.com

Managing Director at Cambridge Motion

June 2012 - Present

Cambridge Motion is a UK-based company that provides digital services for small to medium-sized businesses. With an extensive knowledge in design and development, CM has an impressive portfolio of well thought-through products that provide real value to their audience. My roles at Cambridge Motion include:

Leading and managing multiple simultaneous projects.
Providing feedback to a remote team of designers and developers.
Managing every-day company management tasks, such as invoicing, accounting etc.
Communicating with new and existing clients to create new leads.
Establishing loyal customer relationships.

Freelance Designer

February 2001 - May 2012

As a freelance designer, I have been engaged with numerous international companies for the design, layout and coding of their online businesses. Throughout my freelancing career I have been involved with the build and creation of portals, blogs, e-commerce platforms, logos, and print packages. The roles I shoulder as a freelance designer include:

Communicating with clients and aligning with teams across multiple disciplines.
Creating pixel-perfect designs with a fast iterating process to meet the client’s deadline.
Constantly expanding my knowledge to remain competitive and relevant to the market.
Managing time across multiple projects and always delivering on time.

"What initially drew me to Panos was his great aesthetics in everything I saw: overall design, colors, typography, icons and a great attention to details. What I hadn't realized at the time is that Panos is also great at coding his designs into very nicely structured HTML & CSS. Moreover he is exceptionally good at working on multiple projects and platforms (web + mobile). Finally, Panos is a real pleasure to work with: always smiling and smooth, he works hard and supports his designs with logic."

Dimitris Giannitsaros

Co-founder of Sidebar.gr

"Panagiotis combination of rare talent and professionalism makes him a great asset. His always positive attitude, great sense of humor and extremely strong work ethics, make him a pleasure to work with. We were very lucky to have him on our team."

Charis Ermopoulos

Co-founder of Sidebar.gr

"Panagiotis is a great designer, with a good UI sense and more importantly a very pleasant person to work with. In his time with us he has shown to be very proactive, taking the prerogative to redesign our whole site without being tasked to do so. He’s very responsive, always smiling and gets great work done fast. I’m sure he will be a great asset wherever he goes."

Xenios Thrasyvoulou

Founder & CEO of PeoplePerHour.com

"Panagiotis has lead UI / UX at PeoplePerHour.com for a year now. Not only did he master various challenging features but also did a complete redesign of our website. For me he is the ideal designer to work with, having exceptional ideas, taste and problem solving skills. He understands usability and every design decision of his is backed up with logical arguments. He uses conventions very well but also innovates when it makes sense to do so. Definitely recommend him for every startup / product that wants an amazing web experience for their customers."

Christos Stamatelos-Mavromichalis

Product Manager at PeoplePerHour.com

"Panagiotis has a great sense of the design that makes one’s experience easier and enjoyable at the same time. He’s a very positive person to work with and always responds and delivers lightning-fast. I’d recommend him anytime."

Georgios Alexandros Balafoutis

Junior Product Manager at PeoplePerHour.com

"Panagiotis offered what I asked in the price that I asked. He used his tools the best possible way and offered me the solution I was looking for. I surely recommend him and I have plans for more projects for my company."

Nikos Kochylis

Director of DigiSpare

"I reached out to Panagiotis asking for a modern website that will help me get someone’s attention. All of the designing work I have done in the past I usually ask for 2 to 3 variations so I can decide which one I prefer. Panagiotis was quick to deliver and believe it or not he got it from the first take. My website is only slightly different compared to the one he first delivered. Highly recommended for his speed effectiveness and creativity."

Tasos Manouras

Director of Ariadne Pure Inc

"Panagiotis is very creative and passionate for his work. I’ve worked with him more than once and he is always professional at his work and right on schedule. The latest project he did for me is VersionStore.gr and I’m sure more will follow."

Marios Karathanasopoulos

Director of Version Computer Store

"Panos is a dream to work with. A rare “hybrid” designer who mastered website and application design. Panos understands that design is personal, a process of discovery enabled by the technology that supports it. He created compelling work for my startup, Entirely, that was customized to my needs with painstaking patience. Always delivers on my sometimes unusual requests, fast, but also thinks critically and speaks his mind, making sure that I make the right decisions. A jack-of-all digital trades who delivers quality work with a smile. Highly recommended!"

Adam Benzion

Founder of Entirely LLC