234 Design

I am a creative professional with over 18 years of hands-on experience in a broad range of industries and media. I help people realize their business goals with thoughtfully crafted design solutions.

My specialties include:
• Creating scalable UI & UX for web and mobile devices
• Information and interaction design problem solving
• Creative direction
• Setting up, maintaining and working within design systems/libraries
• Applying branding guidelines consistently across different media
• An understanding of technical considerations in different media and devices and preparing deliverables accordingly
• Applying usability and accessibility standards
• Adjusting and refining designs in response to user testing feedback
• Authoring design specification documents
• Communicating with developers throughout the product design process to determine feasibility and to make adjustments and refinements to designs
• Identifying opportunities for product & design process improvements
• Competitor analysis and design research
• Deep knowledge of foundational concepts in visual design: color, type and photography
• Proficiency in using tools like Sketch, XD, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator & more
• An understanding of Agile methodology, design sprints, etc. and working within variations of these frameworks
• Working with remote and mixed teams
• Collaborating within various project management environments (JIRA, InVision, Basecamp, Trello, etc.)
• Adapting to changing client needs, project requirements and schedules
• An innate desire to organize, to pay serious attention to detail, and to be efficient