ABOUT ME

I am a User Interface / Digital Designer based in Yorkshire, UK.

I have been working professionally as a Designer since 1998. Designing for businesses of all sizes from start-up companies to large corporations. For the last 5 years I have been employed by a FTSE 250 company in Leeds as a UI Designer within the User Experience team, designing for high traffic ecommerce sites spanning 46+ countries in 23 local languages.

I have a broad range of design experience and a keen interest in usability and UX Design with an aptitude for adopting and implementing new technologies and skills. I have a first class degree in Fine Art from the University of Northumbria and a BTech in Computer Software and Media Applications from Newcastle College.

Over the last 20 years I have provided a range of design services including: Graphic Design;  CMS Web Site Design & Build, Email Marketing Design, Print / Literature Design, Exhibition Graphics Design, Brand Design, Style Guides. UI Design, Mobile UI Design, UX Design,

Ben Adey UI Designer

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

User Interface Design

Responsive user focused interfaces

Mobile Interface Design

Android / iOS mobile interface design.

Graphic & Website design

CMS website design & build.

  • UI Design/Visual Design
  • Wireframing
  • Prototyping
  • Style Guides
  • Web & Mobile App Design
  • Responsive Website Design
  • User-centered Design
  • UX Design
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Front-end CSS/HTML Coding
  • WordPress
  • Brand Design

Sep 2012 –

User Interface Designer Premier Farnell, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Based within the global UX and e-Commerce teams focused on the Farnell electronics, Newark.com and Element 14 Community websites and mobile sites

June 2007 – Sept 2012

UI / Graphic Designer Ben Adey Design, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

UI design, UX design, Web site build, email marketing design, print / literature design, exhibition graphic design, merchandise design, advertisement design & layout, posters, leaflets, brand design, logo design, company identity, stationery design.

May 2006 – June 2007

Studio Manager / Lead Designer WXG Media, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

UX and visual design and build of web sites with e-commerce functionality, Literature design, Brand design, Management of web developers and studio output.

Sept 2001 – May 2006

Graphic Web Designer Tribal Group plc, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Brand Design & Guidelines . Web Design, Design of all company’s printed literature, brochures, exhibition graphics, presentations & merchandise etc. UI Design and consultancy for  e-learning software products, web applications & projects .

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