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Redesigning the search results page for a clinical decision support tool

Will the removal of informational elements negatively impact the search results page of a clinical decision support tool?

Posted on 31st January 201821st March 2023
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Ideation, Prototyping & MVP Development for a global online research course

Building a global healthcare research tool: Is Lean UX’s build-measure-learn paradigm the right choice to get us there?

Posted on 2nd October 20176th December 2019
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UX Design for the ‘shopping bag’ page of an e-commerce disruptor

Shopping Bag UX (freelance): Quick wins to improve usability and increase conversion rates of the ‘Shopping Bag’ page for an e-commerce company.

Posted on 15th August 201712th April 2018
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Onboarding and Interaction Cost

Research shows that usage metrics take a dive as interaction costs increase. Keeping this ‘cost / payback paradigm’ in mind when designing your UI is critically important…

Posted on 1st June 20179th April 2018
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The magnifying-glass Icon: An issue of recognition, location or labelling?

Users usually recognise that a magnifying-glass icon indicates a search tool, even when it has no label. Unfortunately, showing only the icon makes search more difficult to find.

Posted on 17th July 201430th March 2018
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Improving the search journey through ideation

Is adding extra interactions a UX anti-pattern? Can additional interaction cost ever be a good idea? Is it counterintuitive to good UX to add interactions when we generally try to make tasks more efficient?

Posted on 2nd February 201730th March 2018
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Pinkkies: UI Design & Development for a (very) specific user group

Designing for a niche market: Building loyalty & trust through UI/UX Design for new mums (and the things that you learn as a freelance UX/UI designer!)

Posted on 2nd June 20176th December 2019
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Lean UX and the User Registration Journey

The beauty of using Lean UX principles and A/B testing is that it allows us to make decisions that are based on real behavioural data rather than presumed knowledge about our users.

Posted on 2nd January 201728th March 2018
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POUR Accessibility – A Case Study

With every design decision we make, our digital creations serve to include or exclude large numbers of people. Designing for accessibility and inclusion acknowledges the diverse needs of users.

Posted on 8th October 201328th March 2018
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London Cycle Hire – Cycle Swap App

An ideation challenge: Rethinking Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme and the UX Design & Research of a new App.

Posted on 8th April 20136th December 2019
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UI Design & Development at QVC (x2!)

I enjoyed a great contract role working for QVC Worked as part of their Design Team. I liked it so much I went back for more!

Posted on 4th April 20136th December 2019
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UI/UX Designer at JOHN LEWIS

I enjoyed a great contract role with John Lewis where I was responsible for UI design and front-end development and implementation. This role demanded the strict adherence to brand guidelines and a level of design and artwork of the highest standard.

Posted on 8th July 20126th December 2019

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Hi, I’m Michael

I'm a UX & UI Specialist, currently doing Human-Centred Design at LivaNova PLC (MedTech)!

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