profile

Gary Carr

UX Design & Research

My working process

I use the following skills to ensure efficient results

Identify

  • Customer insight
  • Research & data
  • Existing critique
  • Affinity map
  • Personas
  • Proof of concept

Justify

  • Business benefits
  • UX brief
  • Timescales for delivery
  • Stakeholder presentation

Design

  • Information architecture
  • User flows
  • Interactive wireframes
  • Component design
  • Content strategy
  • Functional spec

Develop

  • A/B testing
  • Rapid prototype's
  • Perceived loading
  • Page optimisation
  • SEO
  • Design handover

Review

  • Customer insight
  • Data analysis
  • Net promoter score

Projects

Just a few key projects that cover a range of my skills

Consolidated support, help centre

gov logo

Tags: GDS Prototype Kit | UCD | Wireflows

Design framework

barclays logo

Tags: Process | Design ops

Online registration

npower logo

Tags: User flows | Wireframes | Conversion

Smart TV App prototype

skype logo

Tags: Rapid prototyping | UCD | HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Help & Support redesign

bt logo

Tags: IA | Wireframes | HTML, CSS, JavaScript | User interface design

Account settings dashboard

npower logo

Tags: Layout | Wireframes | UCD

Tools

Pen & Paper

My preferred starting point for any project

Interpersonal communication

Bringing a human element to a world of digital

Axure

Interactive wireframes, sitemaps, user flows & collaboration

Sticky Notes

Mass information organisation in groups or alone

Coda

HTML/CSS/SASS/JS for rapid and realistic protoyping

Adobe Creative Suite

Visual design and illustrations

Employment history

For a full breakdown check out my LinkedIn

Interaction Designer

GOV.UK, Education and Skills Funding Agency (contract)

October 2019 - Present

User Experience Designer

Barclays (contract)

April 2019 - October 2019

User Experience Designer

npower (contract)

July 2018 - March 2019

User Experience Manager

BT

December 2013 - June 2018

Front end dev & part UX

Various (contract)

March 2011 - 2013

Front end dev & part UX

Public Creative

Sept 2009 - 2011

Front end dev

Lightmaker

Oct 2007 - 2009

CV

An in depth look at roles and responsibilities I upheld

GaryCarr-CV.pdf
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Education

2:1 BSc Multimedia Technology

Nottingham Trent University

2002 - 2005

1999-2001
A levels Northampton College
Media Studies - C
Communications - C
Photography - D

1994-1999
GCSE's Campion School
5+ C and above including Maths & English