Elise Gomes

Adobe, Affinity, Figma, Miro, Sketch, Notion, among others... It may not be a very popular opinion, but I think it's more important for professionals to familiarize themselves with good practices and work with an efficient workflow. Tools can be easily learned. Even so, here is a brief overview of some of my main work tools.

GRAPHIC DESIGN & WEB DESIGN

For a long time I worked with Adobe xD, which ended up being one of the best known because of its package that involves Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, among others. I worked and still work with them on Windows. But I currently see a new trend that seeks to bring more alternatives to this type of "monopoly".

Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer are excellent examples of software that allow professionals to work more profitably, safely and legally. I use both on my MacBook.

PROTOTYPATION & UI/UX

Today, although I still work with Adobe xD from time to time, with the Anima Plug-in (turning the site created in xD into HTML and CSS, used in creating the final site).

Figma has become my favorite interface for prototyping, mainly because I work, in some cases, directly with the end client and remotely . This type of customer will often not have access to Adobe programs in a legal way, generating incentives for this type of practice, which ends up turning into a figurative avalanche of pirated product.

I like to make it easy for my customers to navigate my site and their sites... thus creating a safe environment, further increasing the value of the feedback I receive. Something real and true and not a simple "oh I don't know, I get it".

3D MODELING

As 3D modeling tools I have already used Autodesk Maya and ZBrush, but during my postgraduate studies in "Animation and Digital Art 2D and 3D", I I switched my entire workflow to Blender, which has a more active community of users, as it is free and Open Source software.

VIDEO EDITING

While still in graduate school I started using Adobe After Effects to create animations and edit videos. Today looking for more agility and portability with a focus on video editing for Social Networks I use mobile apps like the paid InShot, as well as slightly more robust alternatives like DaVinci Resolve on Windows or even iMovie on Mac devices to export videos in 4K and have more format options.

PROJECT ADMINISTRATION, TEAMS AND REMOTE WORK

During the time I worked with game development, between 2014 and 2016, I used Trello a lot for managing tasks between teams, Slack was used a lot as internal communication tool and digital product version control log.

The Discord was mostly used for external communication, with people outside the company or people who were working remote. Today I use Discord for video calls with clients, which can also be done via Skype, WhatsApp or Zoom, according to one's preference.

I currently use Miro or Notion, according to customer preference, for project administration and communication with my remote customers during projects.

I also have a forum created on my website (login / user area) for organizing and tracking Briefings and projects.

Portuguese: Native

English: Advanced / Fluent

Spanish: Intermediate

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I have been fluent in English for at least 8 years, as it was in 2015 that I worked as an English teacher at the CCAA language school, using the CCLS (Common Core Learning Standards) of education.

In the game development industry I started to use English more than Portuguese on ordinary days. When working with digital game marketing, I often had to speak in English in meetings, with publishers, prepare and translate public announcements, email marketing… I've also acted as a translator during some informal meetings!

As a UX/UI Designer I have to "wear many hats", finding just the right balance between the roles of a scientist, teacher, psychologist, sociologist, and artist, among others. For that same reason it is noticeable how I've been developing my knowledge on multiple areas like Psychoanalysis, Chromotherapy, Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and more.

In this link you will find a very informal list, of all the areas that I have already studied, followed by a brief personal evaluation indicating what I found most interesting in each case and how I can apply this new knowledge to my work.

https://www.saeloveart.com/about-cv

I'm still studying. I believe that learning at least one new thing a day is the key to a healthy and mentally stimulating life.

My site is bilingual, so you can choose to browse it in English or Portuguese ;)

Fun facts:

I love communication! That's why I'm studying LIBRAS (Brazilian Sign Language) and Spanish.

My hobby is dog training. Currently I'm teaching my dogs to talk. They are two Pomeranian puppies (Cookie and Misha) and they are learning to communicate using ACC* buttons with words in Brazilian Portuguese. Their evolution can be followed on instagram @saekawaii

Misha is officially enrolled in the international research on canine communication and cognition, she has reports sent and is monitored by a 24h camera.

*AAC is short for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Communication devices, systems, strategies and tools that replace or support natural speech are known as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). These tools support a person who has difficulties communicating using speech.