Hi, my name’s Ed
I’m a product designer executing design strategies for global firms ranging from wellbeing start-ups to financial pioneers. With a background in fintech consultancy alongside graphic design, I’ve honed my skills to focus on creating intuitive and visually-appealing user experiences.
Currently designing for a challenger stock exchange, Aquis (Europe’s 6th largest stock exchange), I have worked across a variety of projects from a complete website UX and UI overhaul, to creating an exhaustive internal design system which has been applicable to multiple projects since, including the creation of an institutional bond trading front-end for Banco de la República (Colombia’s central bank). My design work has proven instrumental to the exchange, greatly enhancing their digital presence as well as increasing the acquisition of client contracts.
Skills & Core Competencies
Design
Wireframing
Design Research
User Interface
Prototyping
Ideation
Graphic Design
Video Editing
User Research
Interviews
Surveys
Usability Testing
Personas
Affinity Mapping
Card Sorting
Software
Figma
Photoshop
Illustrator
After Effects
Balsamiq
Apple Pro Apps
Microsoft Office
Programming
OO Development
Java
Command Line
HTML/CSS
Python
JavaScript
Regular Expression
What I Get Up To
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Music Performance
I’m a keen musician, having played and achieved grades on guitar and double bass. I also enjoy recording and playing live music, currently being active in the London open mic scene, as well as recording and producing my own original music in my spare time.
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Book Club
In an attempt to overcome a lifelong neglect of reading, I decided to start a book club to hold myself accountable. Now once a month I host a discussion on anything from best-selling crime fiction to historical non-fiction.
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Improvised Comedy
I’ve had the privilege of directing, producing and performing in multiple improvised comedy troupes since 2014. I’ve performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival four times now, which has been a hugely rewarding and enjoyable experience.