Nick Black

After 8 years of animation and working in media, in 2018 I retrained as a UX designer and researcher. I currently work in a tight-knit product and design team at GetGround.

 

I was drawn to UX because of the focus on collaboration, process and positive impact. Throw into the mix a healthy dose of analysis, psychology and creativity and you have yourself a winning combination! Now I solve problems and make things easier to use.

senior product designer - GetGround

10/2021 - now

My current role.

product designer - Rightmove

09/2020 - 10/2021

Research, design, design systems, and accessibility for all of Rightmove's consumer-facing iOS and Android apps..

UX/UI designer - Maritech

01/2019 - 09/2020

=Developing and improving a suite of enterprise products to transform the shipping industry. This involves all parts of the UX process from user interviews to high-fidelity wireframes, getting into the guts of complex business problems plus working closely with engineers to implement designs. 

product designer - ETCH

09-11/2018

8-week design sprint to research, prototype, test and deliver assets for a blockchain startup's new mobile app.

UX designer & researcher - Nettoken

08-09/2018

Final project at General Assembly to design key user flows for a password management app. 

student - General Assembly

05-08/2018

3-month course to nail the fundamentals of UX design. Training in principles of UX, UI, research methods, agile, facilitation, presentation and collaboration.

animator, illustrator - freelance

2011-2018

During this time I was lucky enough to animate and draw for some truly epic projects - artists, charities, companies like Aardman, BBC and Red Bull, plus a few of my own short films. 

 

research plans

user interviews

personas

storyboards

user journeys

user flows

competitive analysis

business analysis

usability testing

research synthesis

workshops

research reports

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ideation

wireframes

prototyping

drawing

UI design

accessibility

video editing

design systems

presentation

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scrum / agile

lean UX

common sense

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methodology

design

research