Eriks Lapins

About

Startup design specialist focused on B2B early-stage SaaS UX design and branding. Helps founders turn business models into working products by transforming ideas into investor-attracting MVPs—improving brand awareness, driving first signups, and gathering feedback from real users. Founder & Designer at ThirtySquare (curiosity-driven design agency for forward-thinking companies), with experience across brand strategy, graphic identity systems, pitch-ready marketing assets, video/motion design, and visual storytelling.

Experience

• Founder & Designer · ThirtySquare05-01-2022

  ThirtySquare is a curiosity-driven Design Agency for forward-thinking companies. Now offering a dead-simple subscription for startups & agencies at 30square.com We're on the journey of discovering what true meaningful remote work can bring and how location-independent teams of driven thinkers can supercharge startups 6 ThirtySquare projects August 2023 - August 2023 (1 month) Here's a rundown of 6 projects we're up to now Brand Case Snapshot: Orbit8 Personalized Career Assistant June 2023 - August 2023 (3 months) Orbit8 is a startup on a mission to solve the ever-topical challenge of the massive career shift brought on by the recent A.I. tech development explosion. Page 2 of 5 -- 2 of 5 -- Category: Cognitive Testing with Assistant App Scope: // Core Graphic Identity System // Brand Tone of Voice & Essential Communication // MVP App prototyping // Printed Matter, Presentation Template Read full case study here: https://www.30square.com/orbit8-app-concept Brand Case Snapshot: Quutio Tech Investments July 2022 - August 2022 (2 months) Client: Quutio Ltd. Category: Tech Investments Web: quutio.com Scope: // Core Graphic Identity System // Brand Tone of Voice & Essential Communication // One Page Lander Web Design // Printed Matter, Presentation Template Full case study: https://www.30square.com/quutio-investments

• Brand Design Manager · Ecartic08-01-2020 – 08-01-2022

  Doing a bit of everything around storytelling and visuals over at Ecartic - venture hub & marketing agency Making, maintaining and growing brands with clear strategy, spreading the gospel of Design and setting up systems and collaboration teams for our brands to develop their own voice to their full potential

• Multimedia designer · Brickshare2017 – 05-01-2022

  Multimedia Designer January 2017 - May 2022 (5 years 5 months) Brickshare Multimedia Designer January 2018 - June 2020 (2 years 6 months) Copenhagen Now "The Many" @ https://the-many.com/ - Best Nordic Fintech Startup 2019 Doing a bit of everything in the field of Multimedia Design in one of the most exciting real estate tech startups in Copenhagen. ✌️Joined when there was a team of 4, proud to have seen the team grow to over 20 and become Best Nordic Fintech Startup 2019. I deal mainly with designing assets for marketing and product visuals, including a mix of video and motion design to drive investment and raise awareness of a different way of dealing with real estate.

• Camera crew at Design Matters '19 · Design Matters Copenhagen09-01-2019 – 09-01-2019

  Freelance Camera crew at Design Matters '19 September 2019 - September 2019 (1 month) Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• Freelance Copywriter · Freelance01-01-2013 – 01-01-2018

  Freelance Copywriter January 2013 - 2018 (5 years) English-Latvian translator January 2013 - 2018 (5 years)

• In-house Translator & proofreader (EN-LV, LV-EN) · Latvian Museum of Photography10-01-2014 – 03-01-2016

  In-house Translator & proofreader (EN-LV, LV-EN) October 2014 - March 2016 (1 year 6 months) Latvian Museum of Photography Translator 2013 - 2016 (3 years) Riga Translation and editing of descriptions of photo exhibitions, press releases etc. , Interpreting.

• Project Manager · Skrivanek Baltic06-01-2013 – 05-01-2014

  Project Manager June 2013 - May 2014 (1 year) Riga Managing translation and copywriting of marketing texts for a large corporate client's website in 7 languages.

• Translator/interpreter · TOBIAS HOFSÄSS (photographer)01-01-2013 – 06-01-2013

  Translator/interpreter January 2013 - June 2013 (6 months) Riga Translation and interpreting for a photo project about the Riga Central Market.

• Translator & proofreader · Linearis Translations Latvia01-01-2013 – 01-01-2018

  English-Latvian translator January 2013 - 2018 (5 years) Linearis Translations Latvia

Education

• Zealand - Sjællands ErhvervsakademiAP Multimedia Design and Communication, Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, AP Multimedia Design and Communication, Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
• RigaTechnical Innovation House 2annasPhotography, Intro into analogue & fine art photography
• University of LatviaBachelor's degree, English Language and Communication, General
• Universitetet i Oslo / University of Oslo (UiO)ERASMUS exchange, English Language and Literature, General

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