I wasn't lying when I said I loved carbs.
Why Product Design?
With a background in illustration, teaching and hospitality it’s no surprise my three biggest passions are art, people and food.
As strong as these passions are (I really do love food) I ultimately found myself with an overwhelming desire to work within a field which allows me to push my creative thinking abilities in order to work with people, for people to create something which benefits and improves individuals lives: cue UX.
UX Practises:
Discover
Surveys
User Interviews
Usability Testing
Market Research
Contextual Inquiry
Competitive Analysis
Card Sorting
Define
Affinity Mapping
Persona's
User Journey Map's
User Flow's
Storyboarding
Site Mapping
Information Architecture
Develop
Usability Testing
Sketching
Ideation
Design Studio's
UI and Visual Design
Branding
Style Guide
Wireframes
Deliver
Prototyping
Presentation's
Most days you'll find me...
Reading:
Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love by Marty Cagan
Half A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Educated by Tara Westover
The Food of Sichuan by Fuschia Dunlop
Eating:
Anything really. The weirder the better, the only thing I've tried that I refuse to eat again is sea cucumber. Think chewy raw garden slug.
Making:
Moves! Especially at festivals- there ain't nothing quite like dancing in a field with your pals (and smelly strangers).
Doing:
Yoga- Hopefully better than what's shown above.
I used to teach it and occasionally still do, as it's helped me get through a lot in life.
In a past life I was an illustrator...
Check out some of my work below and this interview about my work here.
