I’m an interaction designer and GDS trained design assessor. I have good knowledge of the GOV.UK Design System, Service Manual and Style Guide. SC cleared.

Here’s my story:

When I was 16 years old, I wanted to design logos and websites.

I had an eye for design, but lacked the practical skill to do it. So I ended up going into frontend development which was more technical.

But most of the designers I worked with gave me complicated and inaccessible designs to implement.

Sometimes I’d suggest changes to simplify the design and improve accessibility. But no matter how solid my rationale or how simple my solution, I couldn’t convince the designers to make changes.

I felt frustrated having to go back to my desk to implement designs which were harder to build, inaccessible and slow to load.

As a result, I started to believe that designers only cared about aesthetics.

In 2014, my wife and I had our home renovated just in time for the arrival of our first baby. But three weeks into a new six-month contract, I was let go. I’d never had so much responsibility and so little money.

But I got a new contract as a UX prototyper at Just Eat, the UK’s leading takeaway delivery service.

Prior to this role I wasn’t part of the design process. So by the time designs were given to me to implement, it always felt too late to give feedback and suggest changes.

But at Just Eat I was embedded in the design team where I could influence solutions from the start.

To my surprise, the designers there weren’t just focused on aesthetics; they cared about UX. We did user research, ran A/B tests and tracked performance.

I worked closely with Mark Jenkins, the lead designer. But he wasn’t like the other designers I had worked with before. He listened to what I had to say and valued it. He advocated for doing the most basic thing, doing it quickly and learning. He didn’t fuss over pixels.

Most importantly, he showed me that, not only was it possible to be a designer like this but that it was better to be a designer like this.

For example, we redesigned the checkout journey by using the most basic and accessible solution. The result was an increased conversion of 5% – 37,000 orders a week.

Mark also encouraged me to start a blog. And 2 of my early posts went viral on Hacker News (multiple times over).

I realised I wasn’t alone and that others resonated with my design philosophy.

Now I’m trying to be the designer I wish I got to work with when I was a dev.

You can find links to my newsletter and courses below ↓

Adam Silver

Harborn digital

UX Designer

As a digital designer I design and shape unique, user-centric web pages and experiences. For instance, redesigning an accommodation page or translating a marketing campaign. 

I'm a member of the Cross & Upsell, Self-Service team, working in an agile manner with regular incremental development cycles (sprints). My responsibilities include front-end development (and deployment) with HTML/SCSS. I use tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe XD etc. to visualise the user-experience journey into a smooth and intuitive interaction, by enhancing new or existing features, by testing them with end-users and ensuring that designs adhere to our style guides.

Digital Designer

Eurocross Assistance

Analyzed protocols to translate the work flows to the new system "Connect". I resolved many interface issues during user acceptance testing by designing features and to (re)test them with the end-users and by openly discussing their feedback. I supervised the implementation and optimization of Connect in the repatriation/evacuation department.

Business Information Analyst / UX Designer

As centralist I am the first contact for customers in need. Eurocross Assistance helps people who get into trouble for various reasons when travelling midland or abroad. Within this function I learned to understand the customer and I learned how to ensure our team acts rapidly to make the customer feel care-free and get home safe. Aside from that, I also had the benefit to sit down with some insurance companies (clients) to design and analyse the customer journey of their insured members to adjust our protocols.

Health Assistance Coordinator (international)

GamePoint

I set up the basics of usability within the company by testing new mobile games and researching the flow of our current games. With information collected during my work as chat operator we could improve some features in existing games and invite several players for a usability test. I provided descriptions to create personas and presented the first step in user centered design.

As a chat operator I function as a support technician. I provide technical support and troubleshooting services to end-users who need assistance with our platform. As a remote help desk I support customers via phone, mail, facebook and on-site. We also offer an in game chat service which has to be moderated continuously.

Chat Operator

humanwave

The purpose of this assignment was to research the online behaviour of end-users and how to influence it. Accordingly, the psychology behind the interface of the website was the starting point of this project. It made me feel immensely proud to receive only positive reactions from both end-users and the commissioning company. Especially, regarding the fact that I personally established the guidelines for the responsive website I (re)designed based on user research.

Bibi Alhaja Bijoux

I got hired after finishing my internship to continue as a graphic designer with a focus on social media.  I photographed products, worked on photo editing, catalog design and social media maintenance on Facebook and Instagram for Bibi Alhaja Bijoux and BijouxStore. Every trimester they launched a new jewelery collection with a catalog made by me. I was also the one to keep the webshop updated with new/old collections, product descriptions, pricing and sales.

Graphic designer

Studious design thinker who helps business owners discover their own creativity while improving their digital experiences in usability and accessibility. I'm passionate about working hand-in-hand with people to achieve project goals that accurately reflect the balance between business needs and user needs to produce solutions that are user friendly, accessible, inclusive and technologically achievable. With a cheeky and welcoming nod to innovative tools or technologies ;-)

Specialties: Analytical skills, Creative spirit, Empathy, Flexibility, Problem-solving capability, Organisational/structured way of working

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