Inquisitive and passionate designer with over 2 years professional experienced in implementing UX best practices and producing high quality UI designs seeking next challenge.

ciaranoconnelldesigns

Inquisitive and passionate designer with over 2 years professional experienced in implementing UX best practices and producing high quality UI designs seeking next challenge.

Available to hire

Inquisitive and passionate designer with over 2 years professional experienced in implementing UX best practices and producing high quality UI designs seeking next challenge.

Skills

Figma
UI
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Web Design
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Presentation Design
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Social Media Design
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Experience Level

Figma
Intermediate
UI
Intermediate
Web Design
Intermediate
Presentation Design
Intermediate
Social Media Design
Intermediate
Branding
Beginner
Email Design
Beginner
Webflow
Beginner
Business Card
Beginner
Logo
Beginner

Language

English
Fluent

Education

Bachelors Degree of Science at Canterbury Christ Church University
September 1, 2016 - July 31, 2019

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Consumer Goods, Energy & Utilities, Government, Healthcare, Real Estate & Construction, Transportation & Logistics, Software & Internet
    uniE613 Cybersecurity Business Network
    Co-founded in 2021, the Transatlantic Cybersecurity Business Network (TCBN) initially united cybersecurity companies from both the UK and US, fostering dialogue and facilitating market connections between the two nations. The network has since expanded to represent 75 diverse cybersecurity organisations of varying specialties and sizes. Due to an internal retirement of a key member, TCBN decided to transition to a predominantly UK based organisation, birthing CBN. CBN had two main goals in mind: • Increase their visibility in the UK cyber market • Grow their business network Increase their visibility in the UK cyber market With a sponsored event on the horizon, the client needed their new site designed and built within two months. Despite not being the biggest site there were still a number of blocks that needed to be designed. In line with CBN’s goals, a slight rebrand was necessary. As a recognisable brand within their respective field, I found it wise to keep the branding somewhat similar so users could still easily identify them. The red and blue used in the new logo (designed externally) was reflected through the rest of the site consistently but without overbearing the user with too much colour. I did create an alternative logo design however, the clients decided to opt for a different option. The design I made tried to keep it minimal but also legible at a small scale. Open Sans was selected as the brand’s typeface as it is modern in design, highly legible and versatile. With 15-20% of the world’s population having some form of disability, designing products that are accessible and inclusive is crucial. Legible text and accessible colour combinations are two major contributing factors to an accessible site. Another aspect introduced during this rebrand was the use of icons. Two-tone line icons that utilise the brand’s primary red and blue were inaugurated to give the site a stronger sense of personality and make the site easier to navigate overall by giving visual clues to the user. Alongside the rebrand, a sitemap, userflows and a content map was devised. I wanted to keep the site simple so users could find exactly what they’re looking for with ease. Strong information architecture was deployed that aided this as well as a clear and coherent navigation menu. With a limited time frame, I designed a full new site that satisfied the client’s needs. The fully responsive site focused on the user, successfully employed a rebrand and gave the company a more professional and modern appearance. Users could easily navigate between pages and encouraged signups by signposting CTA’s in a clear, but not overwhelming way.
    uniE613 Anthesis
    Anthesis needed a new site that showcased them as a modern, dynamic, and future-facing organisation. During the process of the redesign of their site, Anthesis acquired a new company, consequently, the branding was updated during the development stage which posed challenges with tight deadlines. When I started on the project, the discovery part of this project was already completed. I started the design process by recreating the homepage design that was made externally. I made some adjustments to the original design, including different iconography, consistent spacing and accessible colour combinations. The original homepage design sent across from an external source employed key colour combinations that did not meet WCAG accessibility standards - I raised this and guided a new palette to be used. In line with UX best practices, there were conversations and recommendations about removing the carousel from the homepage hero, however this was not accepted. I regularly spoke with key stakeholders and presented variations of the design after rounds of feedback. Working alongside the project manager, developers and other members of the design team, I constructed a successful redesign of the site. I learned a lot from this project. The iterative process allowed me to face criticism head on and adapt my designs accordingly. I was in regular contact with the development team to ensure the blocks created were not only visually appealing, but also possible given the client timelines and budget. I was also able to conduct browser testing to ensure the site worked across a range of browsers and was responsive to different breakpoints.