I was recently asked to upload some ‘portfolio’ images during a job application. I wondered if I could organise the images thematically to provide a more long term overview. So I collected together some examples of web applications, page designs for media companies, and a bit of the visual analysis you do as part of design thinking.
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The Devil
Take a leap if you are stuck in a rut
A man and a woman chained to the devil. Stuck or trapped without any options unable to make the changes that will bring them happiness. But, the devil’s appearance can signal that you have more choices than you think you do, you need to reclaim your creativity.
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The principle of least effort
The fool is starting something new, and doesn’t know what to expect. The fool is confident that things will work out well. The Fool just wants to get the task done, and is optimistic, possibly naively thinking he can achieve it. For his user experience he should expect to complete his task as efficiently as possible.
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One of my old colleagues from the Barclays design team recently posted this on linked in, made me realise how lucky I was to manage such a lovely group of people. Couldn’t resist a silly comment.
Continue reading Don’t look back in angerInvesco Customer Journey experiments
As a side project I saw that lots of teams were commissioning their own research on customer journeys and the overall experience of purchasing and using Invesco products. Rather inspired by Neri Oxman’s Krebs Cycle of Creativity I wanted to see if any common themes or ideas emerged.
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One of the smaller projects I was asked to work on was an interactive infographic for Invesco’s ESG Funds. ESG being the hot topic in investment. In order to avoid any claims of greenwashing Invesco decided to publish a breakdown of all the data for each of their funds, so that clients could be confidant that the rating of the fund was accurate.
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Introduction
Invesco is a global investment management firm, they invest their clients money in stocks and bonds, creating portfolios and other financial products. They work with large corporations such as pension funds to small firms of IFA’s. It is mostly focused on its B2B service. Many clients are advised by Independent Financial Advisers, who will pick Invesco products on their behalf. Invesco launched a Model Portfolio service via its software for financial advisers Intelliflo, and wanted to see if providing its Model Portfolio products with a stand alone web app would increase sales. I was approached to help design an MVP WebApp for Invesco’s Model Portfolio Service.
Continue reading Invesco Model Portfolio ServiceAnother self portrait
Becoming a bit of a thing, updating my linkedin image when I finish a gig. Following lock down isolation its now all about a beard and long hair, and binge watching Tron Uprising on Disney+.
Continue reading Another self portraitMaking scenery for the Lion King at St Jude’s
Something I enjoy more than anything else is volunteering to do the St Jude’s school play scenery. I did Alice in Wonderland for my eldest daughters Year Six production and this year was lucky enough to do The Lion King for my youngest. St Jude’s were amazing and despite all the extra difficulties of COVID the school decided to go ahead with the end of year school play. Miss McLeash wrote an adaptation of the Lion King, and I got busy with papier-mâché and acrylic paints.
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