About

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Me

About Me

Hi, I'm Gareth. I'm a product designer based in New York City. I have worked for over 10 years in design and 3 years focused solely on UX/UI. I have designed native mobile apps and responsive web apps for a variety of business applications including travel, healthcare, education, finance, non-profits, social media, e-commerce, and more.

I'm currently working on travel and healthcare logistics products as the lead product designer for BLADE in New York City.  I also work regularly with Brick Factory design agency based in Washington DC on a variety of projects, including education and professional networking products for National University, as well as web campaigns with the non-profit organization African Parks.

I've always loved working my way through puzzles and problems, and that, combined with my passion for design, led me to pursue a career in UX. I started my design career as a sound and video designer for theater productions - a background that gives me a unique perspective when it comes to user experience as a form of storytelling, and which honed my instincts for what makes experiences engaging.

Over the years I have been a part of many design projects where I have contributed to creating something from the ground up, which is exactly where I like to be. I'm excited to continue working on projects where I can have a personal impact and build something that improves people's everyday lives.

When I'm not working I love to travel with my wife Nicole (who I also designed and built a website for), play music, or tick another backpacking trip off my bucket list.

My Process

Skills and Tools

Each project I work on requires a unique approach, based on the background and goals of the product. These are some of the skills and tools I utilize on a regular basis.

Skills

  • Lean UX / Design thinking / UCD

  • Native app and responsive web app design

  • Web Design

  • Information Architecture

  • UI and visual design

  • Affinity mapping

  • 2x2 strategy workshopping

  • Competitive analysis

  • User research

  • User personas

  • Journey mapping

  • User flows

  • Usability testing

  • Prototyping animation / interaction design.

  • Wireframing and prototyping

  • Design sytems / UI kits

  • Analytic problem-solving

  • Frontend development (HTML, CSS, Javascript)

Tools

  • Figma expert (components, auto layout, variables, styles, design libraries, interactive prototypes, animation, FigJam, and more).

  • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

  • Webflow design and development (aka, how I made this website...)

  • Hotjar site analytics

  • Miro

  • Relume

  • User testing

  • Sketch

  • VS Code

Interested in working together?

Have a project I can help with? Have a question about something on my website? Reach out using the form below, or send me an email.

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