MY STORY SO FAR
MY STORY SO FAR
MY STORY SO FAR
About me
About me
About me
I am an experienced multi-disciplinary designer, with over 15 years of experience in a variety of design roles on both digital and offline projects. I'm currently Design Team Lead at Commify Limited, and at present work as part of the product team on the UI of our messaging application.
I am an experienced multi-disciplinary designer, with over 15 years of experience in a variety of design roles on both digital and offline projects. I'm currently Design Team Lead at Commify Limited, and at present work as part of the product team on the UI of our messaging application.
I am an experienced multi-disciplinary designer, with over 15 years of experience in a variety of design roles on both digital and offline projects. I'm currently Design Team Lead at Commify Limited, and at present work as part of the product team on the UI of our messaging application.
I've always had a keen interest in Art and Design from a young age and my formal introduction to design began when I studied Graphic Arts at Liverpool John Moores University. This provided me with an invaluable foundation in both design and illustration, from creative thinking, understanding underlying theory, and putting this all in context by learning about its history.
I've always had a keen interest in Art and Design from a young age and my formal introduction to design began when I studied Graphic Arts at Liverpool John Moores University. This provided me with an invaluable foundation in both design and illustration, from creative thinking, understanding underlying theory, and putting this all in context by learning about its history.
I've always had a keen interest in Art and Design from a young age and my formal introduction to design began when I studied Graphic Arts at Liverpool John Moores University. This provided me with an invaluable foundation in both design and illustration, from creative thinking, understanding underlying theory, and putting this all in context by learning about its history.
Following completion of my degree, I've gone on to work in range of design roles, both agency side and in-house. My early roles were focussed on design for print, latterly though I've become increasingly interested in design for digital platforms, leading to my desire to transition to designing digital products. The speed at which technology evolves, and the ability to back design decisions with research and data for me really makes product design an interesting challenge.
Following completion of my degree, I've gone on to work in range of design roles, both agency side and in-house. My early roles were focussed on design for print, latterly though I've become increasingly interested in design for digital platforms, leading to my desire to transition to designing digital products. The speed at which technology evolves, and the ability to back design decisions with research and data for me really makes product design an interesting challenge.
Following completion of my degree, I've gone on to work in range of design roles, both agency side and in-house. My early roles were focussed on design for print, latterly though I've become increasingly interested in design for digital platforms, leading to my desire to transition to designing digital products. The speed at which technology evolves, and the ability to back design decisions with research and data for me really makes product design an interesting challenge.
Alongside self initiate learning over recent years, to help me on my journey into Product Design, I've completed a diploma in UX, an immersive UX/UI bootcamp, and also a design systems course helping me to up-skill in the latest design tools, workflows, and best practices within the industry.
Alongside self initiate learning over recent years, to help me on my journey into Product Design, I've completed a diploma in UX, an immersive UX/UI bootcamp, and also a design systems course helping me to up-skill in the latest design tools, workflows, and best practices within the industry.
Alongside self initiate learning over recent years, to help me on my journey into Product Design, I've completed a diploma in UX, an immersive UX/UI bootcamp, and also a design systems course helping me to up-skill in the latest design tools, workflows, and best practices within the industry.
When I'm not busy designing, you'll more often than not find me enjoying a cycle ride and enjoying the outdoors to offset time spent in front of a computer screen, catching some live music or playing sometimes even playing some music myself in a local jazz trio.
When I'm not busy designing, you'll more often than not find me enjoying a cycle ride and enjoying the outdoors to offset time spent in front of a computer screen, catching some live music or playing sometimes even playing some music myself in a local jazz trio.
When I'm not busy designing, you'll more often than not find me enjoying a cycle ride and enjoying the outdoors to offset time spent in front of a computer screen, catching some live music or playing sometimes even playing some music myself in a local jazz trio.
My reading list
My reading list
My reading list
I'm a firm believer in the importance of a growth mindset. In an industry that's in constant flux due to its focus on technology, to help improve and grow my knowledge I regularly read. Below is a small selection of my recently reads.
I'm a firm believer in the importance of a growth mindset. In an industry that's in constant flux due to its focus on technology, to help improve and grow my knowledge I regularly read. Below is a small selection of my recently reads.
I'm a firm believer in the importance of a growth mindset. In an industry that's in constant flux due to its focus on technology, to help improve and grow my knowledge I regularly read. Below is a small selection of my recently reads.
Lean UX
Just enough research
The design of everyday things
Steal like an artist
Going responsive
Laying the foundations
Creative confidence
Sprint: How to solve big problems and test new ideas in just five days
Accessibility for everyone
Rocket surgery made easy
Lean UX
Just enough research
The design of everyday things
Steal like an artist
Going responsive
Laying the foundations
Creative confidence
Sprint: How to solve big problems and test new ideas in just five days
Accessibility for everyone
Rocket surgery made easy
Lean UX
Just enough research
The design of everyday things
Steal like an artist
Going responsive
Laying the foundations
Creative confidence
Sprint: How to solve big problems and test new ideas in just five days
Accessibility for everyone
Rocket surgery made easy
My tool-stack
My tool-stack
My tool-stack
Visual
Visual
Visual
Figma
Adobe XD
Sketch
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Phootoshop
Adobe InDesign
Research
Research
Research
Figjam
Miro
Maze
Typeform
Google Analytics
Otter
Productivity
Productivity
Productivity
Notion
Slack
Google Drive
Loom
Grammarly
Trusty pen and paper