UI/UXdesigner
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Hi, I’m Pete
Where do I come from...
When I was 8 years old I didn’t want to become a fireman, I wanted to make designs on my Commodore 64. The plan was that it would be a control hub for my family home. It was supposed to control the lights, change and record TV channels, have a calendar connected to the fridge. Excactly like Google Home functions in my home today.
10 years later I was thinking I would make a great architect, I could design my own house with a private skate park. I wasn’t a top pupil at secondary school just because my skateboarding career seemed to have been more important at the time.
College years were so awesome. I studied English Linguistics (which was actually fun) and I was a local Rock Star. Some say I was only ‘Rock’ cos I wasn’t much of a star. So be it, still it was me up there on the stage not them. I will always cherish these moments performing with my band, best experience ever.
The age of internet has came around at the time giving a whole new lot of infinite possibilities. Finally I was able to combine and develop all my aspirations, thanks to a chunky box with an ethernet cable. This was when I realized that me and the interwebs are a match for life. People were saying that you could in fact get paid for doing all that. I must admit it sounded like a pretty good idea.
On top of all that, I was also lucky enough to marry a geek like me. Life is good and thank you all for being there for me. Rain or shine. Cheers!
particular set of skills skills I have acquired over the years
My key skills
I am an experienced UI/UX designer. An agile problem solver with over a decade of commercial experience and background in front end development. I try to never assume anything, always looking for evidence before making desicions. I think I get along well with the devs, as one I was one of them at some point.
Empathy is my key to understanding the needs of users. I am learning new things daily keeping my mind young and creative. I am keen on working on software that genuinely helps people and the planet.
Designs I believe in
- User focused
- Accessible
- Easy for all
- Kind & caring
- Responsive
- Manual free
I am really good at
Research
Paper & pencil
Wireframes
User flows
Prototypes
HTML5 & SCSS
and additionally...
- I am always cool with the devs because I was one one them.
- I have great empathy for those who get annoyed with bad UX.
- Accessibility and diversitiy is always on my mind.
- I understand not everyone cares for computers as much as I do.
- Love working in a team, don't want to be the only one who cares.
- I am against evil UX and will work only for a good cause.
- Create, test, itereate, make better, test again and repeat...