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alisa smelkova

portfolio

skills

articles

resume

alisa smelkova

I’m Alisa Smelkova

UX/UI Designer

Located in Mexico City

Game UX

Design Systems

Startaps 0 -> 1

SaaS, B2B, B2C

Case Studies

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Game UX only

Articles

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Alisa Smelkova — Game UX Designer

10 years loving design

POrtfolio

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Favorite projects

Download

Dungeon Valley

How to fix "Free-to-Play" UX when It becomes "Frustrating to Play"

Game UX/UI

Monetization Strategy

Mobile game

TES III: Morrowind

Balancing the old and the new: porting console UX to mobile without losing its identity

Game UX

Mobile port

Vibe coding

Expedition 33

Redesigning post-battle screen for clarity, accessibility, localization and the social loop

Console Game UX

Accessibility & Localisation

Ace

The UX of productivity: meetings engineers actually want to attend

SaaS, B2C

Product UX Design

Vectory

Career progression tool for design and engineering teams

Saas, B2C

Product UX Design

Ace

Can we use a game-inspired dialogue system for supporting engineers' growth?

SaaS, B2C

Product UX

Ace

Can we use a game-inspired dialogue system for supporting engineers' growth?

SaaS, B2C

Product UX

Unnanounded

How to engage children to earn and share achievements through customization?

Gamification UX

Mobile App

Unnanounded

Unannounced project: UX Design for a Major Kids' IP

Game UX

Case Studies

Favorite projects

Download

Dungeon Valley

How to fix "Free-to-Play" UX when It becomes "Frustrating to Play"

Game UX/UI

Monetization Strategy

Mobile game

TES III: Morrowind

Balancing the old and the new: porting console UX to mobile without losing its identity

Game UX

Mobile port

Vibe coding

Expedition 33

Redesigning post-battle screen for clarity, accessibility, localization and the social loop

Console Game UX

Accessibility & Localisation

Ace

The UX of productivity: meetings engineers actually want to attend

SaaS, B2C

Product UX Design

Vectory

Career progression tool for design and engineering teams

Saas, B2C

Product UX Design

Ace

Can we use a game-inspired dialogue system for supporting engineers' growth?

SaaS, B2C

Product UX

Unnanounded

How to engage children to earn and share achievements through customization?

Gamification UX

Mobile App

Unnanounded

Unannounced project: UX Design for a Major Kids' IP

Game UX

Case Studies

Skills

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Design Maturity

Design Maturity

UX Research

UX Research

Player Psychology

Player Psychology

Systems Thinking

Systems Thinking

Player Lifecycle

Player Lifecycle

Hands-on Experience

Hands-on Experience

Hands-on Experience

Curiosity

Curiosity

Game UX design

Game UX design

Articles

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Articles

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

The Destiny legacy: why console UI is finally abandoning the free cursor

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

The Destiny legacy: why console UI is finally abandoning the free cursor

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

The Destiny legacy: why console UI is finally abandoning the free cursor

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Beyond color blindness: designing game UIs for everyday vision challenges

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Beyond color blindness: designing game UIs for everyday vision challenges

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Beyond color blindness: designing game UIs for everyday vision challenges

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Top 5 Game UI Patterns Players Hate: with Psychological Explanations

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Top 5 Game UI Patterns Players Hate: with Psychological Explanations

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Top 5 Game UI Patterns Players Hate: with Psychological Explanations

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Contrast as a narrative tool: the art direction of Indika narrative-driven UI

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Contrast as a narrative tool: the art direction of Indika narrative-driven UI

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Friction vs. Difficulty: Why Game UX and Interfaces aren’t the same thing

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Friction vs. Difficulty: Why Game UX and Interfaces aren’t the same thing

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

How Jakob's Law of Internet User Experience works for video games?

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

How Jakob's Law of Internet User Experience works for video games?

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Post-Battle UX Optimization for Clarity, Accessibility, and Social Proof (Clair Obscur Expedition33)

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Post-Battle UX Optimization for Clarity, Accessibility, and Social Proof (Clair Obscur Expedition33)

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Post-Battle UX Optimization for Clarity, Accessibility, and Social Proof (Clair Obscur Expedition33)

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Post-Battle UX Optimization for Clarity, Accessibility, and Social Proof (Clair Obscur Expedition33)

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Post-Battle UX Optimization for Clarity, Accessibility, and Social Proof (Clair Obscur Expedition33)

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Post-Battle UX Optimization for Clarity, Accessibility, and Social Proof (Clair Obscur Expedition33)

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Post-Battle UX Optimization for Clarity, Accessibility, and Social Proof (Clair Obscur Expedition33)

April 2025

Published in

Bootcamp

Post-Battle UX Optimization for Clarity, Accessibility, and Social Proof (Clair Obscur Expedition33)

Resume

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Experience

Download

Freelance

Senior UX Designer

Apr ’24

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May ’24

Freelance

Senior UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Huly Labs

Associate UX Designer, DesignSystem

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Huly Labs

Associate UX Designer, DesignSystem

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Ace

Design Founder

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Ace

Design Founder

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Vectorly

Design Founder

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Vectorly

Design Founder

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Hippo

Lead UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Hippo

Lead UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Picasel Agency

Lead UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Picasel Agency

Lead UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Picasel Agency

Senior UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Picasel Agency

Senior UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Picasel Agency

UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Picasel Agency

UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

BKS Bank

UX Designer, Contractor

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

BKS Bank

UX Designer, Contractor

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Bank Otkritie

UX Designer, Contractor

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Bank Otkritie

UX Designer, Contractor

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Freelance

Web Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Freelance

Web Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Education

HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Education

HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Open to game ux design jobs

hello@alisa-designer.com

Connect

Experience

Download

Freelance

Senior UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Huly Labs

Associate UX Designer, DesignSystem

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Ace

Design Founder

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Vectorly

Design Founder

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Hippo

Lead UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Picasel Agency

Lead UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Picasel Agency

Senior UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Picasel Agency

UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

BKS Bank

UX Designer, Contractor

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Bank Otkritie

UX Designer, Contractor

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Freelance

Web Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Education

HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Open to game ux design jobs

hello@alisa-designer.com

Experience

Download

Freelance

Senior UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Huly Labs

Associate UX Designer, DesignSystem

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Ace

Design Founder

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Vectorly

Design Founder

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Hippo

Lead UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Picasel Agency

Lead UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Picasel Agency

Senior UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Picasel Agency

UX Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

BKS Bank

UX Designer, Contractor

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Bank Otkritie

UX Designer, Contractor

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Freelance

Web Designer

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Education

HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL

Apr ’24

—

May ’24

Open to game ux design jobs

hello@alisa-designer.com

Let's talk

Connect via linkedin

hello@alisa-designer.com

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This is consize version of my website, becasue I don't have time to adapt it correctrly for mobiles so it is not laggy. This is one of my principles at work: Done is better than in progress. So if you want to know more about me:

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