Hello! I design and build inclusive digital experiences
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Who am I?
- I’m a creative pragmatist. I embrace creative freedom aswell as constraints
- I’m a design minimalist. I believe small changes can make massive differences
- I’m tech-agnostic. Always willing to learn relevant things
- I’m receptive to implementation. Designing for developers aswell as users
- I’m humble and user-centred. Sympathetic to the client and user needs
- Accessibility as my baseline. The foundation to build from
- Design principles and conventions help guide my decisions
- I use visual and interactive flair to create engaging experiences
- The impermanence of the web Is the reason I love it as a medium to build on.
Currently: On the GovPress team at dxw. Where I design public and 3rd sector websites and carry out accessibility audits.
Where I like to sit
In the intersection of design and development — I find the two disciplines equally interesting. The less binary my positioning, the more meaningful my contributions
Skills and Expertise
I canAnticipate issues
Through my process of web design and development, I meet the functional needs of the product, while keeping in mind accessibility and adding some visual and interactive flourish — Which I call The Subtle Art of Making things POP.
I'm comfortable working with content management systems and modern JavaScript frameworks, picking up new tools as the project demands. My depth is in bridging accessible design and technical implementation.
I work on interfaces — delivering wireframes, mockups and production code. I work within agile teams, collaborating closely with content designers, developers, researchers and stakeholders to shape products that are usable and inclusive.
Showcase and thought pieces
Satoshi Power
Fun project looking at how the price of a satoshi compares to the smallest units of different fiat currencies. Pulling data from blockchain.com API
BFI Screen Culture 2033
Website for BFI's 10 year strategy
The case for the Design Engineer
And why every delivery team should have one on the team
University Alliance
Website redesign and rebuild for University Alliance
Help to Grow
Website redesign for Department for Business and Trade campaign website Help to Grow
The Tinkerer
Shower thought, around the verb _to tinker_, and what this means in a Design Engineer context.
Bitcoin Truthbombs
2 minute read articles about Bitcoin I write as I learn about the technology and economics.
Valuarchy
Design and development for a single page website for a novel new voting system
MegaTabs
Reimagining how browser tabs work
Things I think about
I embrace all facets of the front-end of a website or interface. I see them as separate pieces of the overall puzzle
My story so far
dxw
2021 – present
dxw is a digital agency that works with the public and third sectors to achieve better outcomes for citizens and business, and replacing legacy systems with more efficient and sustainable digital products
After a spell of freelancing, I was offered a permanent role within the GovPress team. Focussing on content managed websites for our clients. Much of my work is updating websites with new brand guidelines and migrating to the new Gutenburg block editor.
My first project was the design of the Screen Culture 2033 strategy micro-site and blog. I also paired with the tech-lead in the development of the site, using WordPress and utilising elements from BFI’s style guide.
I also joined the Interaction Design team to develop a tool for Probation officers to find temporary accommodation for prison leavers at risk of homelessness. Using the GOV.UK design system and elements from the MoJ pattern library, I designed the service up until nation-wide rollout. Responding to several rounds of user testing.
Duration
Clients
- British Film Institute
- Ministry of Justice
- Office for National Statistics
- Ministry of Justice
- University Alliance
- National Health Service
- National Audit Office
Hamilton Brown
2020 – 2021
Hamilton-Brown is a full-service creative agency based in London. They deliver dedicated B2B support where and when needed for regional and global clients.
As part of the digital team designing and developing B2B marketing and campaign websites, I was instrumental in transitioning our build process from page-builder tools to bespoke WordPress development. I designed and assited the development of a storefront for a corporate accounting company that sells various digital accounting tools. And maintained the product through multiple releases over the course of about a year.
Duration
Clients
- BDO Store
- Lionpoint
Freelance
2015 – present
I have done various contracts for companies in London
Fat Beehive
Fat Beehive are a digital agency serving the charity sector. I was involved in wireframing, look and feel design and build of several websites including The British Academy, Chevening and Croydon Pride.
Geckoboard
Geckoboard produce TV dashboards to display key performance data for customer service and SAAS companies. I worked on the main website, and various campaign landing pages.
Shelter
Working within the digital and marketing teams, I was involved in the build of landing pages and email campaigns using the brand guidelines. I also did some front-end work on the main website, addressing support requests.
Recipe
Recipe are an advertising agency. I worked on their advertising marketplace web app, linking companies looking for ad space with networks. Involved in the discovery phase, wireframing and mockups.
Helpful Digital
Helpful do training and web builds for government initiatives and charities. I designed and built various websites including a government owned property company and a fund for tech startups in Africa. I also worked on various digital tools Helpful use for crisis traning.
Duration
Clients
- Fat Beehive
- Geckoboard
- Shelter
- Recipe
- Helpful Digital
Stepladder
2013 – 2015
Stepladder is a branding agency that specialises in the high-end commercial property market. Capturing the energy of spaces through strategic thinking and distinctive creative campaigns.
Stepladder produces printed material to an extremely high standard of quality, using high grade materials and cutting-edge printing techniques. I was brought in to extend this standard to their online material. Working with the designers to translate their brand designs to digital form. I produced interactive interfaces for users to find out about local amenities, infrastructure and the characteristics of the spaces themselves — maps, representations of floor plans and various layout configurations.
Duration
What's next?
I am looking for a job where I have the opportunity to both use my existing experience and diversify my current skill-set by tackling new things, as I firmly believe in learning by doing. I try to avoid environments that impose rigid specialisation, preferring flexibility to an extent. My perfect employer would be a small to medium sized organisation that creates value by doing something innovative and perhaps against the mould. I am passionate about new technologies and paradigms. Decentralised protocols such as Bitcoin and Nostr interest me greatly.
If you want to chat, please drop me an email!