UI Design
The Full User Experience
When it comes to designing a UI for a web application, I consider every aspect of the user experience. Is it usable? Is it accessible? Is there strong information scent? Does it behave as expected? Is there feedback after interactions? I’m passionate about championing the cause of the end user while staying committed to working within the defined constraints of the project.
A Full Depth of Experience
I have a tremendous amount of experience designing web applications, including:
- 1999 - Tripeze.ca (now Sears Travel). A Canada-based trip booking site.
- 1999 - Photochannel.com. One of the earliest, large-scale apps for photography enthusiasts.
- 1999 - PCSupport.com. A web-based computer maintenance site.
- 2002-2004 - Futurephoto.ca. A site for consumers to upload, view, share their photos, while purchasing prints, creating photo calendars and photo greeting cards.
- 2005-2010 - Travel Underwriters’ Partner Sales application “Partner Express”. A B2B travel insurance policy sales site that is accessed daily by insurance brokers across Canada.
- 2005-2010 - Travel Underwriters’ Consumer Sales application. A B2C travel insurance policy sales site that was designed to be easily branded to match the styling for over 100 insurance companies to date.
- 2008-2010 - Travel Underwriters’ internal policy sales system “Venture”. An enterprise application designed manage every aspect of Travel Underwriters’ extensive insurance offerings, from Customer Service sales interfaces to Business Development’s partner administration to the creation and management of every detail of insurance plans, policies and claims.
Here are some areas where I can bring value:
- Usability and Accessibility
- Information Architecture and Findability
- Visual Design and Interaction Design
- Wireframes, Prototypes and Mock-ups
- Custom interface components, including icons
