Hey, I'm Tom, welcome to my corner of the interwebs. I’m a designer who's worked in print, promotional, experience, digital, web, and app design.
Currently I work at Intradiem, where I design experiences for desktop, web, and mobile applications by day, but I consult and design for clients by night. What type of work do I do? Keep scrolling and I'll give you the details and a little bit of explanation into my thought process and the value that I can bring to your projects.
An app to allow workers to change their schedules and employers automate the approval process.
A website designed on a system built for fast page load times and reusability of components.
An app designed to solve the problem of being on hold and customer support.
My work over the last few years with logos, branding, and branding concepts.
A compilation of the random, mundane, and ordinary as seen through my eyes.
A template of the MD bottom nav made in Principle.
A template of the MD bottom nav made in Principle.
A template of Material Design for Principle.
A loading animation made to test the limits of Principle's component feature.
A launch animation to hone my timing and to add a layer of polish to the Shift app.
It's time to move on from Sketch. You'll be glad you did.
Never assume you know more about a design than the company that made it.
Having ideas and being creative doesn't mean every idea has to be good.
Just because something isn’t immediately intuitive, doesn’t mean it isn’t a good design.
Any interface that doesn’t anticipate how she would interact with it is wrong. The user is always right.
I've worked with a number of startups, in and outside of the tech industry. I've found that the most difficult part of design that startups run into is trying too many things at once. Without a clear focus in your designs, your precious first adopters can begin to get frustrated and leave. Why are they leaving? Is it because your value prop isn't right, or is it because your users are encountering slow, or confusing interfaces?I can take the time to interview those users, or help with cutting out the fat with your interface, so that the experience you want your users to have always comes through.
Designing logos, websites, or a brand for your business can be difficult and confusing. My first priority with business clients is to try and find them the cost-effective solutions, not just the ones that are popular or flashy. Do you need a custom built website? Perhaps, but often there are much cheaper and quicker options that will better suit your needs.Those options can give you quicker turnarounds and great results, but choosing and learning a new platform can be frustrating. I help you sort through all of that noise and find the solutions that work best for your business, not for my wallet, often only in the matter of a few hours of consultation.
Design and UX are treated like buzzwords, and they shouldn't be. Design is a pragmatic approach that puts a focus on clear information, and is not about making things pretty. UX design is an objective practice that looks at what your users experience when using your products, and seeks to make it as delightful and easy as possible.
