About Me
As a UX/UI designer, I am passionate about creating products that delight and empower users. I believe that good design should be both beautiful and functional, and I strive to balance form and function in all of my work. My approach to design is centered around user empathy and research.
UI/UX Designer & Graphic Designer.
Just a high level overview, who I am, where i'm from....
- Birthday: 27 April 1987
- Website: www.WDAdesigns.co.uk
- Phone: 07854910668
- City: Swansea
- Age: 36
- Freelance: Available
- Email: Info@AdamHow.co.uk
I believe that understanding the needs and goals of users is the key to creating effective and engaging experiences. Whether I'm conducting user research, developing wireframes and prototypes, or crafting visual designs, I always keep the user at the center of my process. In addition to my design skills, I bring a strong understanding of front-end development to my work, this ensures production is executed perfectly. Overall, I am a collaborative and detail-oriented designer who is committed to delivering high-quality work that meets both user needs and business goals.
Facts
Some figures surrounding my journey so far.
Happy Clients ranging from basic design to end to end project work.
Projects Professional Role/Freelance.
Daily Engagment top 20 web application usage.
Coffees Drunk in my 10 years working as a designer.
Skills
I have a very good knowledge of the Adobe Cloud Suite and various video editing softwares including motion and final cut, heres a snap shot of my abilities of the more popular software packages.
Curriculum Vitae
Summary
Adam How
I am dedicated to creating elegant and effective digital products that deliver great user experiences. I specialize in designing responsive, intuitive interfaces for web and mobile applications that are both visually appealing and easy to use.
- Llansamlet, Swansea
- 07854910668
- info@AdamHow.co.uk
Education
Comprehensive school
1998 - 2003
Dwr Y Felin Comprehensive, Neath
5 G C.S.E's including English Language, English Speaking & Listening, English Literature, Science and Religious Studies.
College - ICT
2004 - 2006
Neath College, Neath
Information Communication Technology (GNVQ)
Information Communication Technology (Alevels)
Information Communication Technology (HSM)
Communication Key Skills
City & Guilds Spreadsheets
City & Guilds Database
City & Guilds
ICT Diploma
Professional Experience
Senior graphic designer
2012 - 2016
Virgin Media, Swansea
- Lead in the design, development, and implementation of the graphic, layout, and production communication materials
- Delegate tasks to the 7 members of the design team and provided support on all aspects of the projects throught the 4 years.
- Supervise the assessment of all graphic materials in order to ensure quality and accuracy of the design
- Developed branding and aesthetics for events ranging from regional staff conferences to international award ceremonies
UX/UI Designer
2016 - Present
Virgin Media, Swansea/Manchester
- Managed projects from research to launch with continued development to the builds
- Ive run serveral courses in HTML, Javascript & CSS
- Developed a web application into its 7th generation evolving with updated user and system requirements
- Continued data gathering / research with our clients to identify problem areas and incorporate specific user & persona requirement
- Created an asset library to allow a consistent look and feel regardless of who created the content
- Bespoke web applications / visuals created adhoc ensuring the brand is honoured
- My continued work resulted in my team within Virgin Media winning a UKCCA Award
Portfolio
I've tried my best to demonstrate some of my work. Hover over the image for the option to zoom in or click the link button to find more examples. If you have any questions please dont hesitate to get in touch as I will happily demonstrate my work further or show more examples and offer a deeper understanding as to the choice made while developing.
- All
- UX/UI
- Photoshop
- Assets
Services
What can I do for you....
Graphic Design
I'm a professional who specializes in creating visual content from logos, brochures, websites, advertisements, social media content, and product packaging to communicate a message or promote a brand.
UX Design
I specialise in designing digital products that provide a positive and enjoyable experience for users. I research and analyze user needs and behaviors, and use this information to design user interfaces, interactions, and navigation that are intuitive, efficient, and effective.
UI Design
I aim to create the look and feel of digital interfaces, including the layout, typography, colors, and graphical elements. ensuring the user interface is visually appealing, intuitive, and functional.
HTML
I write and edit HTML code to create web pages and websites. They use HTML, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), and sometimes JavaScript this ensure that the web pages are accessible and functional across different devices and browsers.
Video Editing / SFX
The goal is to create a final product that is visually compelling, engaging, and tells a story by importing, trimming, and arranging video clips, adding special effects, color correction, and audio editing.
Training
I've trained a wide range of skills in a class room environment and remotely, I have successfully trained the principles of graphic design and more recently core HTML, CSS and Javascript.
Testimonials
Here are some testimonials from people I've had the pleasure to work with on various projects over the years.
Adam is a confident and skillful User Interface Designer and Communications Specialist, with a passion to develop the right end user experience. Adam always delivers on time and goes above and beyond, particularly when faced with an adhoc request with a tight deadline. Flexible, approachable and multi-skilled, Adam is an asset to any team.
Ben McSorley
Knowledge Delivery Manager
Thanks for your great work in producing the branding pack for Workforce Planning. A sign of it's success is how fast everyone in our dept. has adopted everything you created. With our various teams spread around the country, this branding we can now use helps us identify and bond as a single department as well as presenting a consistent message to the rest of VM.
Dylan Williams
Systems Admin Support Team Leader
Adam is helpful, professional, and has a good eye for detail. He’s been instrumental in helping to maximise success. He’s created a brand and set of visuals which has brought the topic to life, injected a sense of fun, whilst also keeping a professional tone. Making it easier for our agents to do the right thing, increased engagement in the process, and ultimately led to reduced business costs.
Andrew McSweeney
Commercial Manager
Adam is a creative and talented individual supported by a professional and pragmatic work ethic. He's able to think broadly but is capable of reigning in ideas to fit the project brief and requirements. I thoroughly recommend Adam for any graphical work or concept design. He never fails to impress and delivers on every project!
Greg Thomas
Product Manager
Love the HTML training you've given - Professional, clear and brilliantly explained. I found it really easy to follow everything you said, and if someone didn't get it you had all the patience in the world to get everyone on the same page, you were great! Emulator wise - Your work is amazing and never fails to exceed expectations.
Alexandra Middleton
Knowledge Specialist
you possess a range of valuable skills in design and project management, including technical expertise, user-centered thinking, collaborative feedback, creative problem-solving, public speaking, and agility in reprioritizing workloads. These skills enable you to be a valuable resource within the team and to successfully bring ideas to life while prioritizing the end user's needs.
Dan Jeffery
Knowledge Specialist
I've worked with Adam on multiple projects for over 5 years, his skills and knowledge of UX Ui is at a high level, he always makes deadlines and delivers outstanding work. His approach to sharing knowledge and bringing up the people around him are outstanding. Adam would be an asset to any company in the digital space and a pleasure to work with.
Liam Davidson
UX/UI Designer
Contact
If you have any questions or queries please dont hesitate to get intouch,
I will endevour to reply as quickly as possible.
Location:
Llansamlet, Swansea
Email:
Info@AdamHow.co.uk
Call:
07854910668