I am writing this letter to recommend Stefan Dinca for the position of Graphical Artist. I have known Stefan for many years and have worked closely with him in different companies and a variety of projects and each time he has always manage to impress and deliver on time with his art and designs.

Our most recent collaboration was working for the Ghost Romania studio of international video game giant EA Games on the 2015 instalment of the hit racing franchise Need for Speed. My role as Technical Artist on the project and Stefan’s role as UI Artist meant we had to closely collaborate to deliver a AAA quality product.

During the development process Stefan proved himself time and time again by first producing a variety of different mock-ups for the various interface of the game, then once a candidate was chosen he surprised us with the final result after iterating and perfecting each element of the design. He however did not provide only still designs, since gaming is a very dynamic field, he also provided animated visuals made in After Effects and Adobe Flash which is always a great plus when you’re trying to present a design to a team since it helps people better understand the proposed concept.

Stefan is also a very technical person, which is always a valuable asset for a designer since he understands the limitations he has to work in and the performance demands a more complexly designed feature could pose. This was highlighted by the fact that Stefan not only made the designs for UI in Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator but he also helped export and implement them, adding behavioural logic and animations to make his designs come to life. From my previous work with Stefan I know that his skills as an animator are also quite impressive, working on numerous digital media, e-learning and mobile game projects. Two such projects we’ve collaborated on, where Stefan assumed the role of animator/graphics artist, were the 2014 EA Code Wars and 2015 Ubisoft Game Jam. Both were indie game development hackathons, where time was short and competition was fierce but we manage to win both of these contests with the games we created.

The win was due, not in small part, to the great design concepts, assets and animations produced by Stefan on a very short time. The EA competition was an international contest, and after winning the local edition the game went on to win the International Grand Prize. So it’s no surprise that based on my excellent and successful work experience and collaboration with Stefan Dinca I’d gladly recommend him for any position that implies Graphic Arts, Design or Animation and Motion Design. He is a very talented, creative and passionate person and I am sure he will make a valuable addition to your team.